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THE END OF THE WORLD
35 CBDNA (College Band Directors National Association) university bands participated in the consortium
LA FIN DU MONDE CONSORTIUM COMMISSION GROUP: Michigan, Eastman, Texas, Indiana, Nebraska, Illinois, Florida, Purdue, Michigan State, Kansas State, Arizona State, Wisconsin, Ithaca, Southern Illinois, UNC Greensboro, Minnesota, New Mexico, Louisiana, Trinity (TX), Missouri, the Hartt School, Lawrence Conservatory, Virginia Commonwealth, Illinois Wesleyan, Tarleton, Capital, Indiana Wind Symphony, etc.
THE END OF THE WORLD
Winner of the 2012 National Band Association Revelli Composition Prize
THE END OF THE WORLD (AUDIO)
Rehearsal : September 11, 2011
Butler University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Youtube : rehearsal video
Arizona State University, September 2012 : the end of THE END OF THE WORLD
Illinois Wesleyan University, February 2012 : the end of THE END OF THE WORLD
University of Louisiana-Lafayette, March 2012 : the end of THE END OF THE WORLD
University of Nebraska, December 2012 : the end of THE END OF THE WORLD
Southern Illinois University, December 2012 : the end of THE END OF THE WORLD
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SCHEDULE . CALENDAR . EVENTS
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2014
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA, the "Bridge to Beijing" tour of China" - January 2014
China premiere of SUN-WUKONG for cello and orchestra
South Shore Orchestra (Valparaiso, IN), Troy Webdell, music director and conductor
Joshua DeVries, cellist
FORT SMITH (AR) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Fort Smith, AR - February 2014
Guest Composer
Two Performances of THE EXORCISM OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra : John Jeter, Music Director and Conductor
BUTLER UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE, Indianapolis, IN - February 23, 2014
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Orange, NY - November 2014
Guest Composer
Presentations, composition seminars / masterclass(es)
Rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
SUNY Orange Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble : Kevin Scott, Music Director and Conductor
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2013
BUTLER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, Indianapolis, IN - February 19, 2013
Faculty Artist Series
Indiana premiere of RED HERRING (2011)
Michael Henson, clarinet and Jay Young, tenor sax
Performance of Barrelhouse and Bacchanalia (Three Back Transformations) from STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM
Jim Loughery, piano
MANHATTAN CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, New York City - March 15, 2013
Guest Composer
A special concert honoring the victims and survivors of the great March 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Presented on the 2nd anniversary of the disasters, the entire project was funded by a 2012 Kickstarter project.
The new work was the centerpiece / grand finale of a concert that also featured the music of Hifumi Shimoyama,
Miho Sasaki, Kazuo Fukushima and Akira Kobayashi
World premiere: Thalia Theatre @ Symphony Space, New York City: 15 March 2013
Their Was Around Here, Somewhere . . . (2012) LISTEN HERE
VIDEO: Part 1 VIDEO: Part 2
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tuscon, AZ - March 29, 2013
Performance of MY PRECIOUS IRON LUNG (2012) for solo horn and piano
Kevin Powell, horn
WHEELING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Wheeling, IL - March 2013
Performances of WRIGHT WALTZ (from Wright Flight piano concerto) 'on tour', including Disney World (FL)
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, Sarah Struebing, conductor
CLARKE UNIVERSITY, Dubuque, Iowa - April 11 - 14, 2013
Guest Composer
SCI Region V Festival, featured guest composer
Lectures, composition masterclass(es), performances of Schelle's chamber music including
STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM (piano) and HAMMERSTEIN (piano)
ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH SYMPHONY, Albuquerque, NM - April 21, 2013
Albuquerque Youth Symphony performs THE EXORCISM OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
Gabriel Gordon, Music Director and Conductor
Butler University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
CHICAGO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA STRING QUARTET - July 26, 2013
Performances of SPRECHSTISAMBASTIMME
(a.k.a. String Quartet for Strong Quartet) Exact location: TBA
Two-week residency for lectures, masterclasses, rehearsals, performances, and two (2) "all-Schelle" concerts
Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music .... and Nagoya Imperial Graduate University
NAGOYA * AZAKO NAGAKUTE * JAPAN * July 2013 現 代 音 楽 の 諸 相
University of Michigan Symphonic Wind Ensemble : Michael Haithcock, Music Director and Conductor
Indiana University Symphonic Wind Ensemble : Stephen Pratt, Music Director and Conductor
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Kansas State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble : Frank Tracz, Music Director and Conductor
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, Pullman, WA - October 3, 2013
Performance of PRAYER (2004) for cello and winds
Washington State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Danh Pham, Music Director and Conductor
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA, Valparaiso, IN - October 4, 2013
Guest Composer
Premiere of SUN-WUKONG (2013) for cello and orchestra
The piece will also be included on the January 2014 SSO tour throughout China - 12 days, eight (8) concerts
South Shore Orchestra, Troy Webdell, music director and conductor
Joshua DeVries, cellist
HARTFORD INDEPENDENT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Hartford, CT - October 17 - 20, 2013
Guest Composer
Premiere performances of a new work co-commissioned for the combined forces of the Hartford Independent
Chamber Orchestra and The Generous Ensemble, funded by a generous grant from the Greater Hartford Arts Council
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Bloomington, IL - October 25, 2013
Guest Composer
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY, Aberdeen, SD - November 12 - 17, 2013
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performances of WRIGHT FLIGHT piano concerto
and various chamber works. Northern State University faculty artists, and the
Aberdeen Sympony / NSU Civic Orchestra : Robert Vodney, Music Director and Conductor
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2012
RYOTA HIBI, pianist - Nagoya, JAPAN - January 7, 2012 and "on tour"
Ryota Hibi's final DMA recital concludes with Schelle's STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM (2010)
Aichi Prefectural University of Music and the Arts : Nagoya, Azako, Nagakute, JAPAN
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IL - February 1 - 3, 2012
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Illinois Wesleyan Symphonic Wind Ensemble : Steve Eggleston, Music Director and Conductor
JCFA FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Indianapolis - February 28, 2012
Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, Butler University
Concert includes Michael Schelle's HEARTLAND (2007) for large chamber ensemble
DISTRICT 99 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Chicago - March 7 - 9, 2012
Performance of WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002 Piano Concerto)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA - LAFAYETTE March 26 - 29, 2012
Composer-in-Residence
Four day residency : University of Louisiana 5th annual "Festival of the Arts" and UL-L Symphonic Wind Ensemble
William J. Hochkeppel, Music Director and Conductor
* Wind Ensemble concert featuring THE END OF THE WORLD and INVOCATION (1989)
* and a chamber concert featuring SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE and the premiere of RED KNUCKLES (2012)
for flute and saxophone (commissioned for the festival)
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, Dayton, OH - April 29, 2012
"Pirates of the Philharmonic"
Concert includes Michael Schelle's SWASHBUCKLER (1985) for large orchestra
Originally commissioned / premiered by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra : Neal Gittleman, Music Director and Conductor
2011/12 Harvard New Music series features music by Elliott Schwartz, Carson Cooman,
and Michael Schelle's THE VIOLA THE WIND SWEPT AWAY (2007) for solo viola and
chamber ensemble. One Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY ORCHESTRA, Northern Indiana. May 4 - 6, 2012
Guest Composer
Premiere of GUARDIAN (2011) for violin and orchestra
Commissioned by Culver Academies for violinist Sohyoung Kelly Lee
Chad Gard, CMAO music director and conductor
FORT SMITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Fort Smith, AR. May 17 - 19, 2012
Guest Composer
Performances of WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002 Piano Concerto)
subscription series program that includes Elgar's Enigma Variations and Debussy's
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. John Jeter, conductor; Miho Sasaki, piano
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, New York City June 27, 2012
Guest Composer
NYC premiere of STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM (2010) for solo piano. Jim Loughery, piano
Symphony Space, New York City / Merkin Concert Hall / Lincoln Center, New York City
New York Times review
KUALA LUMPUR NATIONAL WIND SYMPHONY, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - September 14 and 15, 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Asian premiere performance(s) of THE END OF THE WORLD
Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center Wind Symphony : Cheryl Mah, Music Director and Conductor
FAITH DEBOW, pianist - September 2012
Texas premiere(s) of STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM (2010) for solo piano
Trinity University, Texas State University, Baylor University, and the San Marcos Library Concert Series
Faith DeBow, piano
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, AZ - September 19 - 22, 2012
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Arizona State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble : Gary Hill, Music Director and Conductor
WESTMINSTER NEW MUSIC SERIES, Des Moines, Iowa - 7 October 2012
Chamber concert of music by Steve Reich, Aaron Copland and Michael Schelle's HEARTLAND
John Cook, Music Director and Conductor
BRADLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Peoria, IL - October 20, 2012
Performance of SAMURAI
Bradley Symphony Orchestra : Andrew King, Music Director and Conductor
BUTLER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Indianapolis, IN - October 28, 2012
Guest Composer
Performance of THE EXORCISM OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
Butler Symphony Orchestra : Richard Auldon Clark, Music Director and Conductor
TRINITY UNIVERSITY, San Antonio, TX - November 9 - 12, 2012
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Trinity University Wind Symphony : Jim Worman, Music Director and Conductor
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Edwardsville - December 2 - 5, 2012
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Southern Illinois University Wind Symphony
John Bell, Music Director and Conductor
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, NE - December 8, 2012
Performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
University of Nebraska Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Anthony "Tony" Falcone, Conductor
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Guest Composer
OHIO STATE MUSIC EDUCATORS CONFERENCE : Cincinnati, OH
Performance of THE BEAST OF BRAZIL (2005) : Toledo Youth Symphony
CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, Los Angeles, March 24 - 27, 2011
Cal Lutheran's 9th Annual New Music Festival : featured guest composer for lectures, masterclasses
and an all-Schelle concert program (March 26) - included The Viola the Wind Swept Away, Prayer,
Gimme Shelter, Blue Plate Special, Say Goodnight Gracie and Straight, No Lithium
URBAN QUARTET, Phoenix, AZ - 3 April 2011
BUTLER UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE
Indianapolis - April 3, 2011
Performance of WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER (1996) : Double Concerto
for bass clarinet, baritone sax and large wind ensemble
ILLINOIS IWC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Bloomington, IL - April 14, 2011
Guest Composer
Performances of WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002 Piano Concerto)
ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH ORCHESTRA, Albuquerque, NM - April 3 and 17, 2011
Guest Composer
Performance of VOX HUMANA (2005) for orchestra, lights and pre-recorded medium.
Also performance of Michael Schelle's WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002) concerto for piano and orchestra
Albuquerque, NM. Sayra Siverson, conductor, Miho Sasaki, piano
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, Albuquerque, NM - April 18, 2011
Guest Composer
University of New Mexico School of Music
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY, Minnesota - April 27, 2011
Performance for PRAYER (2004) for cello and winds
Bemidji State University Wind Ensemble: Erika Svanoe, conductor, Patrick Riley, cello
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, New York City : July - August 2011
Composer in Residence
NYC premiere of HEARTLAND (2007) for large chamber ensemble
Symphony Space, New York City / Merkin Concert Hall / Lincoln Center, New York City
BUTLER UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE - September 11, 2011
Premiere performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Robert Grechesky, music director and conductor
ELGIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - October 29, 2011
Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8 (2005) for large orchestra
Randal Swiggum, conductor
INDIANA WIND SYMPHONY - October 30, 2011
Guest Composer
The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts : Carmel, IN
Consortium performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Charles Conrad, music director and conductor
CINCINNATI COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC - November 4, 2011
Guest Composer
Lecture, masterclass and performances : CCM Composers Symposium
DEL MAR COLLEGE (Corpus Christi, TX) - November 23, 2011
Peformance of PRAYER (for solo cello and wind ensemble)
Darrell Brown, music director and conductor. Robyn Brown, cello
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY - November 28 - 30, 2011
Guest Composer
Lectures, composition masterclass, rehearsals and performance of THE END OF THE WORLD
Virginia Commonwealth University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Terry Austin, Music Director and Conductor
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (TX) - December 3 - 6, 2011
Guest Composer
Tarleton State University Wind Ensemble
Anthony Pursell, Music Director and Conductor
2010
and
NAGOYA IMPERIAL GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, Nagoya, JAPAN
Featured Guest Composer: Michael Schelle
of my chamber music including Hammerstein, Subwoofer, Gimme Shelter, etc.
Also, the premieres of Say Goodnight, Gracie (chamber winds) and Straight,
No Lithium (solo piano) - both new pieces commissioned for the festival.
NAGOYA * AZAKO NAGAKUTE * JAPAN * December 4 - 7, 2010
現 代 音 楽 の 諸 相
ROCKFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Rockford, IL - October 2010
Performances of VOX HUMANA for Orchestra and Tape (2005), Steven Larsen, conductor
TIPPECANOE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY, Lafayette, IN - March 21, 2010
Featured Guest Composer : performances of PRAYER, INIZIO and GIMME SHELTER
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC (Illinois) March, 2010
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE, Notre Dame, IN - February 22, 23, 2010
TOLEDO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Toldeo, Ohio
Performances of THE BEAST OF BRAZIL (2005) - February 7, 2010: 3:00 pm
ORKESTRA PROJEKT (Indianapolis, IN) - 30 January 2010
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA (Chicago) CHINA TOUR
Sponsored by the Confucius Institute for International Knowledge, the concert tour highlighted
Schelle's WRIGHT FLIGHT (2002 Piano Concerto), featuring Miho Sasaki, piano, on each program
2009
"Technology of New Pleasures" Symposium, An international symposium focusing on the 'new',
eclecticism and bricolage in the arts. The three featured guests were: a Chinese multi-media
visual artist, a British writer, and me, the featured Guest Composer. I was also commissioned
to compose a new multi-media work for premiere at the symposium (NAGOYA SPIRAL) and write
/ deliver the Keynote Address. November 18 - 23, 2009
Nagoya Imperial University, Japan : November 2009
ROCKFORD (IL) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - October 2009 Performances of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8 (2005) - Steven Hansen, Music Director and Conductor
ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Birmingham) Sept 2009 - Guest Composer
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (New York City) - May 2009
HEARTLAND (2007) for large mixed chamber ensemble : Richard Auldon Clark, Music Director and Conductor. New York City premiere of THE VIOLA THE WIND SWEPT AWAY (2007) for viola and chamber ensemble : Merkin Concert Hall, NYC
Guest Composer
Residency including performances of GODZILLA (1997) with the LeMoyne College Professional
New Music Ensemble, Andrew Russo, music director, Michael Schelle, piano
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA February 2009
Guest Composer
Composition seminars, masterclasses, and performances of PRAYER (for cello and winds) by the
University of Oklahoma Wind Symphony, William Wakefield, conductor
FORT SMITH (AR) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA February 2009 - Guest Composer residency included four performances of VOX HUMANA (2005) - FSSO Earquake Series : John Jeter, Music Director and Conductor
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington D.C. January 2009 - Guest Composer
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - December 2009 Performances of SAMURAI : UNC-Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Giraldi, Music Director and Conductor
INDIANAPOLIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - November 2009: Performances of SPIDER BABY (1996) : Indiana State Univ. Annual Contemporary Music Festival (11/14), and ICO subscription series at the Indiana Historical Society Theatre, Indianapolis (11/15) - Kirk Trevor, Music Director and Conductor
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - October 2009 - Guest Composer
Neal Gittleman, Music Director and Conductor : Performance of EXTRACTION ON NO. 8 (2005) at the Schuster Arts Center
MISSOURI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Columbia, MO) - 16 July 2009 - SPIDER BABY (1996) : Missouri Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Tervor, conductor : MSO "Hot Summer Nights" Music Festival, Missouri Center for the Arts
CHINA : DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 14 day / nine concert China tour by the South Shore Orchestra (Chicago) - featured Michael Schelle's 'Wright Flight' Piano Concerto; Miho Sasaki, piano on each program. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute
SHANGHAI, BEIJING, HANGZHOU, NINGBO, ZHOUSHAN, JIAXIN
Composer MICHAEL SCHELLE and pianist MIHO SASAKI
The Chinese children in the streets often called him SANTA CLAUS !!
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA
MIHO SASAKI, pianist
EVERYWHERE . . .
EVERYWHERE . . . 
EVERYWHERE . . .
EVERYWHERE . . .
EVERYWHERE . . .
THE FUTURE OF CHINA IS IN HIS HANDS . . .
Ferry to the Sacred Island
Groupies ... on the streets of Hangzhou City, China
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JAPAN: 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013
CONFUSED on MIYA JIMA ISLAND OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF JAPAN
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HIROSHIMA
HIROSHIMA DOWNTOWN PEACE PARK
HIROSHIMA AT NIGHT
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TOKYO AT NIGHT
Ahhhhhhhh . . .
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TOKYO STREET FAIR / KINDERGARTEN NEW YEAR FESTIVAL . . .
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HIMEJI CASTLE, JAPAN
TERRIFYING SAMURAI WARRIOR @ HIMEJI CASTLE
ANOTHER TERRIFYING SAMURAI WARRIOR, HIMEJI CASTLE
Aichi Prefectural University of Music and Fine Arts . ナホヤジャマ
NAGOYA, JAPANDecember 2010 Michael Schelle, Guest Composer
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
2010 . 12 . 4［土］
14：00～15：30
MICHAEL SCHELLE（バトラー大学・作曲）
基調講演 ［20世紀音楽における＜境界＞John Cage］
通訳とピアノ演奏：佐々木みほ
15：45～17：30
シンポジウム ［20世紀芸術における＜境界＞］
パネリスト 小林英樹（愛知県立芸術大学・油画）
井上さつき（愛知県立芸術大学・西洋音楽史）
藤井たぎる（名古屋大学・音楽思想）
2010 . 12 . 5［日］
14：00～14：50
MICHAEL SCHELLE 作品コンサート
曲目：《Straight, No Lithium》世界初演（ピアノ：佐々木み ほ）ほか
15：00～15：50
Zane Merritt のトーク＆ギター・コンサート
曲目：下山一二三《N氏へのオマージュ》、自作ほか
16：00～17：30
作曲ワークショップ［＜境界＞をめぐって］
愛知県立芸術大学音楽学部作曲科専攻有志
2010 . 12 . 6
MICHAEL SCHELLE 寺井尚行（愛知県立芸術大学・作曲）
小林聡（愛知県立芸術大学・作曲）山本裕之（愛知県立芸術大学・作曲）
主催：名古屋大学大学院国際言語文化研究科・愛知県立芸術大学音楽学部
連絡先：fujii@lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp（藤井）
境界の消失と再生
現代音楽の諸相
シンポジウム・トークコンサート・ワークショップ
会場：愛知県立芸術大学合奏棟大合奏室
EUROPE 2008
BUTLER UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND EUROPEAN TOUR - March 2008. Program included Michael Schelle's PRAYER (2004) for solo cello & winds, percussion, harp & piano - multiple performances in Prague, Salzburg, Vienna, Luxemberg and Amsterdam
Composer Michael Schelle w/ cellist William Grubb
AMSTERDAM
PRAGUE
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