Events
March 5, 2022
World Premiere of Shenandoah by the James Madison University Symphony Orchestra
Foster Beyers, Director.
April 10, 2022
World Premiere of Firefly by the Indiana University Concert Band
Featuring Backun artist, Carrie RavenStem, E♭ clarinet, and Phil Thomas, Director.
May 3, 2022
Texas Premiere of Firefly by the Navarro College Wind Ensemble
Featuring Backun artist, Carrie RavenStem E♭ Clarinet, and Joshua Buckrucker, director. To help celebrate Navarro College’s 75th Anniversary.
February 25, 2023
World Premiere of Kayak by the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Performed as part of the Solo Series, featuring National Symphony Orchestra percussionist, ScottChristian, Marimba and Vibraphone and David Neely, Directing.
July 8, 2023
World Premiere of re:CONNECT by La HERmandad Clarinet Duo
Premiere to take place at the 50th Anniversary of the International Clarinet Association's ClarinetFest, featuring Backun Artists Carrie RavenStem and Adria Sutherland (La HERmandad Clarinet Duo)
December 7, 2023
European premiere of re:CONNECT by award-winning artists Radovan Cavallin and Kristine Dizon
European premiere to take place at the European Clarinet Congress, featuring award-winning artists Radovan Cavallin and Kristine Dizon
March 5, 2024
World premiere of Unbridled Spirit by the Youth Performing Arts School Symphonic Band of Louisville.
Unbridled Spirit will receive its world premiere at the Youth Performing Arts School of Louisville as part of a national consortium commission featuring the YPAS Symphonic Band (Kevin Callihan, Director) and bands across the country.
May 23 to June 3, 2024
Resident Faculty at Alba Music Festival in Alba, Italy.
Erich Stem will join the 2024 Alba Music Festival Composition Program as a resident faculty member, serving alongside composers Elliott Miles McKinley, Jennifer Bellor, and J Anthony Allen, as well as guest faculty Carl Schimmel and resident composer Aaron Jay Kernis. The composition program, located in Alba, Italy, takes place during the summer as part of the Alba Music Festival. Participating composers will have the opportunity to take private lessons and engage in masterclasses and workshops. Participants in the program will also have their works performed and professionally recorded by members of the 2024 ensemble-in-residence, the SOLI Chamber Ensemble.
