Solo Performances
2023
July: MADE IN CALIFORNIA, Mikrotöne: Small is Beautiful • Salzburg, Austria
Sacellum, Salzburg
2022
June: FOR LA, Monkspace • Los Angeles
November: Do Right Hall • Marfa, Texas
Monkspace
2021
September: JUST GUITARS, The Yard Theatre • Los Angeles
2020
February: MUSIC AT THE EDGE, Beyond 2020 Festival • Concert + Keynote Speaker • Pittsburgh, PA
2019
December: THE WELL-TUNED GUITAR, 1st International Festival of Microtonal Music • Concert + Keynote Speaker • Istanbul, Turkey
2017
February: as Howard Cosell in Laura Karpman’s “Balls” • First Take • Aratani Theatre, LA
March: “Plucking Lou Harrison” • MicroFest • Villa Aurora, Los Angeles
May: “Lou Harrison Centennial Celebration” • Peace United Church • New Music Works • Santa Cruz, CA
October: “Partch & Lou Harrison” • Zebulon • Los Angeles, CA
December: “Lou Harrison: Music of the Pacific” • REDCAT • Los Angeles, CA
2016
February: “American Mavericks” • WPAC Concert Hall • Miami International GuitART Festival
March: “Harry Partch: The Truth About Tune” • The World According To Bob • City University, London, UK
March: “Microtonal Man” • Far Off Sounds • Youtube Video
August 4–14: Chinese Tour • Guangzhou • sponsored by Kapok Guitars
2015
February: “Bonnie & Clyde“ (excerpts) • First Take • Wallis Annenberg Center • Beverly Hills CA
October: “Hopscotch“ (voiceovers) • The Industry LA • Los Angeles CA
“Sound Art” • Partch Instruments lecture/demo • USC • Los Angeles, CA
2014
April: as Robert E. Lee in Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s CIVIL warS • Disney Concert Hall • Minimalist Jukebox Festival • Los Angeles CA
April: Just Strings • MicroFest • Claremont CA
June: “Fantasies in Crystal” • Santa Monica Museum of Art • Santa Monica CA
“Fantasies in Crystal” • Brand Library • Glendale CA
2013
January: José Maceda: Strata • Monday Evening Concerts • Los Angeles CA
April: Concert & lectures • Katzin Concert Hall• ASU Microtonal Festival • Tempe AZ
2012
April: Ben Johnston: The Tavern • MicroFest • Orange CA
September: John Cage: The 10,000 Things (premiere) • Jacaranda • Santa Monica CA
“Best of 2012” — LA Times
“Early Partch” • The Harry Partch Legacy • New England Conservatory • Boston MA
2011
Just Guitars
January: “Fixing the Frets” • Faszination Gitarre • Musikinstrumenten-Museum • Berlin DE
March: Alan Hovhaness: Spirit of Trees • Jacaranda • Santa Monica, CA
June: “Re-Genesis of a Music” • Internationaler Kongress Mikrotonalität • Stuttgart DE
Chico Mello: Quem/those (premiere) • MicroFest • Villa Aurora • Los Angeles CA
September: Music by Harrison, Johnston, Partch & Schneider • SASSAS • Hollywood CA
Youtube Video of Ben Johnston’s “The Tavern”
“Picasso/Braque” • Santa Barbara Museum of Art • Santa Barbara CA
Istanbul, 2019
Moryork Gallery LA, 2019
Djerassi Ranch, CA
MonkSpace, LA
Beyond Baroque, Venice CA 2008
Pittsburgh, 2020
2021
September: JUST GUITARS, The Yard Theatre • Los Angeles
2020
February: MUSIC AT THE EDGE, Beyond 2020 Festival • Concert + Keynote Speaker • Pittsburgh, PA
2019
December: THE WELL-TUNED GUITAR, 1st International Festival of Microtonal Music • Concert + Keynote Speaker • Istanbul, Turkey
2017
February: as Howard Cosell in Laura Karpman’s “Balls” • First Take • Aratani Theatre, LA
March: “Plucking Lou Harrison” • MicroFest • Villa Aurora, Los Angeles
May: “Lou Harrison Centennial Celebration” • Peace United Church • New Music Works • Santa Cruz, CA
October: “Partch & Lou Harrison” • Zebulon • Los Angeles, CA
December: “Lou Harrison: Music of the Pacific” • REDCAT • Los Angeles, CA
2016
February: “American Mavericks” • WPAC Concert Hall • Miami International GuitART Festival
March: “Harry Partch: The Truth About Tune” • The World According To Bob • City University, London, UK
March: “Microtonal Man” • Far Off Sounds • Youtube Video
August 4–14: Chinese Tour • Guangzhou • sponsored by Kapok Guitars
2015
February: “Bonnie & Clyde“ (excerpts) • First Take • Wallis Annenberg Center • Beverly Hills CA
October: “Hopscotch“ (voiceovers) • The Industry LA • Los Angeles CA
“Sound Art” • Partch Instruments lecture/demo • USC • Los Angeles, CA
2014
April: as Robert E. Lee in Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s CIVIL warS • Disney Concert Hall • Minimalist Jukebox Festival • Los Angeles CA
April: Just Strings • MicroFest • Claremont CA
June: “Fantasies in Crystal” • Santa Monica Museum of Art • Santa Monica CA
“Fantasies in Crystal” • Brand Library • Glendale CA
2013
January: José Maceda: Strata • Monday Evening Concerts • Los Angeles CA
April: Concert & lectures • Katzin Concert Hall• ASU Microtonal Festival • Tempe AZ
2012
April: Ben Johnston: The Tavern • MicroFest • Orange CA
September: John Cage: The 10,000 Things (premiere) • Jacaranda • Santa Monica CA
“Best of 2012” — LA Times
“Early Partch” • The Harry Partch Legacy • New England Conservatory • Boston MA
2011
Just Guitars
January: “Fixing the Frets” • Faszination Gitarre • Musikinstrumenten-Museum • Berlin DE
March: Alan Hovhaness: Spirit of Trees • Jacaranda • Santa Monica, CA
June: “Re-Genesis of a Music” • Internationaler Kongress Mikrotonalität • Stuttgart DE
Chico Mello: Quem/those (premiere) • MicroFest • Villa Aurora • Los Angeles CA
September: Music by Harrison, Johnston, Partch & Schneider • SASSAS • Hollywood CA
Youtube Video of Ben Johnston’s “The Tavern”
“Picasso/Braque” • Santa Barbara Museum of Art • Santa Barbara CA
Istanbul, 2019
Moryork Gallery LA, 2019
Djerassi Ranch, CA
MonkSpace, LA
Beyond Baroque, Venice CA 2008
Pittsburgh, 2020
2010
American Mavericks
Music by Harrison, Johnston, Partch & Schneider
February: LACC, Los Angeles, CA
February: Mauricio Kagel: Eine Brise • Monday Evening Concerts • Los Angeles., CA
March: Schuster Hall • Creative Arts Center • Dayton, OH (Lecture + concert)
Microtonal guitarist John Schneider, slapping an endless series of interchangeable fretboards on his axe, started us out with a 100-minute introduction to the history of tuning that hit every salient point, made every principle clear, demonstrated every nuance beautifully on the guitar, and was thoroughly delightful and entertaining. If you ever need a lecturer on this topic, he's your man. I couldn't have done it. In five hours or 15 weeks I can make a lot of good points about tuning, but he's distilled it into a compact traveling road show.—Kyle Gann
May: “Party for Betty!” • REDCAT • Los Angeles CA
July: “The Cutting Edge” 2 concerts • NY Guitar Seminar • Mannes College • NYC
“Harrison, Johnston & Schneider” • John Schaefer’s New Sounds • WNYC• New York
August: “American Mavericks” • Pianola Museum • Amsterdam
“American Mavericks” • Humboldt University • Berlin
September: “Sound Art” • Partch Instruments lecture/demo • USC • Los Angeles CA
December: “American Mavericks” • The Flywheel • Northhampton MA
December/January: Host: “Freeway Series” • KUSC • Los Angeles CA
2009
Other Minds 14
March: Music by Ben Johnston (premiere) Harry Partch & John Schneider • OTHER MINDS • San Francisco CA
April: lecture/demo • Royal College of Music • Stockholm Sweden
concert • Birka Folk School • Östersund Sweden
September: “Harry Partch & the Authentic Voice of America,” Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story • San Jose State University • San Jose CA
November: Ingram Marshall: Soe Pa • Jacaranda • Santa Monica CA
2008
MADE IN CALIFORNIA: Microtonal music by Lou Harrison, Harry Partch, Terry Riley & John Schneider
February: Recital Hall • Hampshire College • Amherst MA
Lecture recital • Manhatten School of Music • NYC
Fine Arts Recital Hall • UMBC • Baltimore MD
April: Pasadena Museum of California Art • Pasadena CA
May: Bill Alves: Concerto for Guitar & Gamelan (premiere) • MicroFest • Los Angeles CA
September: Lou Harrison: Scenes from Nek Chand + Serenade • Carlsbad Festival • Carlsbad CA
October: William Kraft: Encounter XV (premiere) • Southwest Chamber Music • Los Angeles CA
November: JS Plays the Classics • Boston Court • Pasadena CA
2007
October: JUST GUITARS • Boston Court • Pasadena, CA
2006
October: POR GITARO “Music of Lou Harrison” • Boston Court • Pasadena CA
December: Southwest Chamber Music Vietnam-Cambodia tour
Lecture recital • Hanoi Conservatory • Hanoi Vietnam
Takemitsu: The Seasons • Hanoi Opera House • Hanoi Vietnam
2005
April: “Just Mavericks” • Just Intonation Network Concerts • San Francisco CA
May: “MicroGuitar Summit” • MicroFest UCLA • Los Angeles CA
September: “Made in California” • La Guitarra California • San Luis Obispo CA
Pianola Museum, Amsterdam 2010
REDCAT, Los Angeles 2016
Stuttgart, 2011
Stuttgart, 2011
New Music Works, Santa Cruz 2017
REDCAT, 2008
2004
March: “Music of Harry Partch” • Songlines Series Mills College • Oakland CA
March: “American Mavericks” Recital • University of Memphis • Memphis TN
2003
January: “Barstow” (staged) • Contemporary Opera Marin • Kentfield CA
July: “Barstow,” Contemporary Opera Marin • Britten Theatre • London UK
“American Mavericks” • Bolivar Hall • London UK
1998
May: “Harrison, Pärt, & Partch” • American Festival of Microtonal Music • New York NY
“A Delight…”– N.Y. Times
1997
May: “Harrison, Pärt, & Partch” • MicroStock • Denver CO
1995
October: “Harrison & Partch” • MicroStock • Denver CO
1985
November: Lois V Vierk: “Go Guitars” Premiere • New Music America • Valencia CA
Other Minds, San Francisco 2014