Solo Performances

2024

October 5: JUST MAVERICKS, Harrison House • Joshua Tree, CA

September 20: AMERICAN MAVERICK GUITAR, The Village Trip • NY

September 24: COLD BLUE SOLOS, Monkspace • Los Angeles

Harrison House

Greenwich House

Greenwich House, NYC

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: StrataMonday Evening Concerts • Los Angeles CA

April: Concert & lectures • Katzin Concert Hall• ASU Microtonal Festival • Tempe AZ

2012

April: Ben Johnston: The TavernMicroFest • 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 TavernMicroFest • 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

Audio from WNYC

August: “American Mavericks” • Pianola Museum • Amsterdam

“American Mavericks” • Humboldt University • Berlin

September: “Sound Art” • Partch Instruments lecture/demo • USC • Los Angeles CA

Youtube Video of Lecture

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 + SerenadeCarlsbad 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