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Duet for Violin and Piano - (2025) = ~4:30
          Date: September 14, 2025
          Location: Cedar Rock State Park, Quasqueton, IA
          Event: Mesa Duo 2025
          Performers: Nash Ryder, violin; Sean Botkin, cello

Memory Wheels - (2019, rev. 2022) = 13:00
          Date: between July 13 and August 30, 2024
          Location: Alphabet Art Centre (livestreamed)
          Event: Sound of Antropocene

Ingrained - (2024) = ~8:00
          1) Date: June 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
          Location: The Loreto Theater, New York, NY
          Event: NYCEMF
          Performer: Esther Lamneck, táragató; Jonathan Wilson, technician

          2) Date: February 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM CT
          Location: Doudna Fine Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
          Event: Napoleon Electronic Music Festival (NEMF)
          Performer: Jonathan Wilson, soprano saxophone; Joseph Norman, technician

          3) Date: March 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET
          Location: The Arts Federation, Lafayette, IN
          Event: SEAMUS National Conference
          Performer: Esther Lamneck, táragató; Jonathan Wilson, technician

          4) Date: June 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
          Location: Raytheon Amphitheater, Boston, MA
          Event: International Computer Music Conference
          Performer: Esther Lamneck, táragató; Jonathan Wilson, technician

          5) Date: October 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM CT
          Location: Northern Iowa University, Cedar Falls, IA
          Event: Iowa Composers Forum 2025 Festival of New Music
          Performer: Esther Lamneck, táragató; Jonathan Wilson, technician

A Soundtrack Without Film - (2023) = ~7:15
          1) Date: September 8, 2023 at 5:00 PM CT
          Location: St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
          Event: Casual Classics at St. Ambrose University
          Performers: Michelle Vigneau, oboe; Robert Patterson, horn; Perry Mears II, piano; Craig Hultgren, cello

          2) Date: September 9, 2023 at 7:00 PM CT
          Location: Porter House Museum, Decorah, IA
          Event: Luna Nova Plays ICF
          Performers: Michelle Vigneau, oboe; Robert Patterson, horn; Perry Mears II, piano; Craig Hultgren, cello

          3) Date: September 10, 2023 at 3:00 PM CT
          Location: Cedar Rock House, Quasqueton, IA
          Event: Luna Nova Plays ICF
          Performers: Michelle Vigneau, oboe; Robert Patterson, horn; Perry Mears II, piano; Craig Hultgren, cello

          4) Date: June 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
          Location: Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Memphis, TN
          Event: Belvedere Chamber Music Festival
          Performers: Michelle Vigneau, oboe; Robert Patterson, horn; Perry Mears II, piano; Craig Hultgren, cello

A Liar on a String - (2023) = ~7:30
          Date: June 21, 2023 at 8:30 PM EST
          Location: The Loreto Theater, New York, NY
          Event: NYCEMF
          Performer: Rocio Diaz de Cossio, cello; Jonathan Wilson, technician

Epoxylips - (2022) = ~7:30
          1) Date: June 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM EST
          Location: The Loreto Theater, New York, NY
          Event: NYCEMF
          Performer: Esther Lamneck, táragató; Jonathan Wilson, technician

          2) Date: October 15, 2022 at 7:30 PM GMT+9
          Location: Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
          Event: Seoul International Computer Music Festival 2022
          Performer: Esther Lamneck, táragató; Jonathan Wilson, technician

          3) Date: October 17, 2022 at 5:00 PM GMT+9
          Location: Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
          Event: Seoul National University Concert
          Performer: Esther Lamneck, táragató; Jonathan Wilson, technician

          4) Date: November 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM MT
          Location: CMMAS, Morelia, Mexico
          Event: CMMAS Concert November 23, 2023
          Performer: Esther Lamneck, táragató; Jonathan Wilson, technician

          5) Date: July 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM GMT+9
          Location: Paiknam Concert Hall, College of Music, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
          Event: International Computer Music Conference
          Performer: Esther Lamneck, táragató; Jonathan Wilson, technician

La Riviera delle Palme - (2014) = ~7:30
          Date: June 5, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST
          Location: Noble Recital Hall, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
          Event: Iowa Composers Forum 2022 Summer Festival of New Music
          Performer: Oneota Valley Community Orchestra; Matthew Cody, conductor

Sonatina in F - (2021) = ~6:00
          Date: January 30, 2022 at 3:00 PM CST
          Location: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Bettendorf, Iowa
          Event: Iowa Composers Forum - Piano Works for Students
          Performer: Perry Mears, piano

Squeakeasy - (2021) = ~8:30
          1) Date: June 25, 2021
          Location: (virtual)
          Event: NYCEMF (virtual festival)
          Performer: Maja Cerar, violin

          2) Date: April 1, 2022 at 1:00 PM EST
          Location: Dalton Recital Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
          Event: 2022 SEAMUS National Conference (hybrid)
          Performer: Mary Kothman, violin; Jonathan Wilson, electronics

          3) Date: Saturday, May 28, 2022
          Location: Online
          Event: 2022 Society of Composers Inc. Online National Conference
          Recording: Maja Cerar, violin; Jonathan Wilson, electronics

          4) Date: June 4, 2022 at 3:00 PM CST
          Location: Noble Recital Hall, Luther College, Decorah, IA
          Event: Iowa Composers Forum 2022 Summer Festival of New Music
          Performer: Andrew Gentzsch, violin; Jonathan Wilson, electronics
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          5) Date: June 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM EST
          Location: The Loreto Theater, New York, NY
          Event: NYCEMF
          Performer: Maja Cerar, violin; Jonathan Wilson, electronics

Ostinato Cornucopia - (2021) = +10:00
          1) Date: June 20, 2021 at 3:00 PM CST
          Location: (virtual)
          Event: Iowa Composers Forum Digital Summer Festival of New Music (virtual festival)
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Matthew Coley, marimba; Ryan Pearson, marimba; Hannah Weaver, marimba

          2) Date: July 24, 2021 at 12:00 PM CST
          Location: (virtual)
          Event: Grace Presents Virtual Concert by the Heartland Marimba (virtual festival)
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Matthew Coley, marimba; Ryan Pearson, marimba; Hannah Weaver, marimba
         
          3) Date: August 20, 2021 at 7:30 PM CST
          Location: Madison, WI (virtual)
          Event: Summer Masterworks (Virtual) Concerts - PART 2 - by Heartland Marimba (virtual festival)
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Matthew Coley, marimba; Ryan Pearson, marimba; Hannah Weaver, marimba

          4) Date: April 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM CST
          Event: "The Galop Tour 2022"
          Location: Blessed Virgin Mary Sisters Convent, Dubuque, IA
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Ujjal Bhattacharyya, marimba; Matthew Coley, marimba; Hannah Weaver, marimba

          5) Date: April 25, 2022 at 7:30 PM CST
          Location: St. Cloud State University, St Cloud, MN
          Event: "The Galop Tour 2022"
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Ujjal Bhattacharyya, marimba; Matthew Coley, marimba; Hannah Weaver, marimba

          6) Date: April 27, 2022 at 7:30 PM CST
          Location: North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
          Event: "The Galop Tour 2022"
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Ujjal Bhattacharyya, marimba; Matthew Coley, marimba; Hannah Weaver, marimba

          7) Date: April 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM CST
          Location: Minot State University, Minot, ND
          Event: "The Galop Tour 2022," Minot Day of Percussion at Minot State University, Recital
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Ujjal Bhattacharyya, marimba; Matthew Coley, marimba; Hannah Weaver, marimba
 
          8) Date: August 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM CST
          Location: Galena Center for the Arts, Galena, IL
          Event: "One: Evolve" - August - Summer Marimba Arts Festival
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Matthew Coley, marimba; Eri Isomura, marimba; Marco Schirripa, marimba; Sam Wetzel, marimba

          9) Date: August 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM CST
          Location: Shoitz Room, Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
          Event: "One: Evolve" - August - Summer Marimba Arts Festival
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Matthew Coley, marimba; Eri Isomura, marimba; Marco Schirripa, marimba; Sam Wetzel, marimba

          10) Date: August 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM CST
          Location: Whipple Auditorium, Cedar Rapids Public Library, Cedar Rapids, IA
          Event: "One: Evolve" - August - Summer Marimba Arts Festival
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Matthew Coley, marimba; Eri Isomura, marimba; Marco Schirripa, marimba; Sam Wetzel, marimba

          11) Date: August 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM CST
          Location: Studio 105w, Center for Performing Arts, Minneapolis, MN
          Event: "One: Evolve" - August - Summer Marimba Arts Festival
          Performers: Heartland Marimba Ensemble: Matthew Coley, marimba; Eri Isomura, marimba; Marco Schirripa, marimba; Sam Wetzel, marimba

Ghosts Before Breakfast - (2018) = ~15:30
          Date: February 10, 2018 at 7:30 PM
          Location: Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building, Iowa City, IA
          Event: Iowa Composers Forum Festival
          Performers: University of Iowa Center for New Music
                              Zachary Stanton, conductor

Prelude to Paper Dance - (2017) = 9:40
          1) Date: December 9, 2017 at 7:30 PM
          Location: Stark Opera Studio, Voxman Music Building, Iowa City, IA
          Event: University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios Concert

          2) Date: July 21, 2018 at 4:00 PM
          Location: Experimental Theater, Abrons Art Center, New York, New York
          Event: New York City Electronic Music Festival (NYCEMF)

A Bittersweet Moment - (2017) = ~3:00
          1) Date: September 17, 2017 at 7:30 PM
          Location: Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building, Iowa City, IA
          Event: 24+24 Hour Concert
          Performer: Hongwei Cai, piano

          2) Date: October 4, 2018 at 7:30 PM
          Location: Porter House Museum, Decorah, IA
          Event: Iowa Composers Forum Festival
          Performer: Ashlee Mack, piano

          3) Date: October 7, 2018 at 3:00 PM
          Location: Montauk Historic Site, Clermont, IA
          Event: Iowa Composers Forum Festival
          Performer: Ashlee Mack, piano

Improvisation no. 2 - (2017) = 11:00
​tenor saxophone, ARP 2600 Synthesizer, Buchla Music Easel, and 8-channel live electronics
           Date: May 7, 2017 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Stark Opera Studio, Voxman Music Building, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Electronic Music Studios Concert
           Performer: Jonathan Wilson, tenor saxophone, ARP 2600, and Buchla Music Easel

Chimerique - (2017) = ~8:30
           1) Date: May 6, 2017 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Stark Opera Studio, Voxman Music Building, Iowa City, IA
           Event: University of Iowa Laptop Orchestra Concert
           Performers: Joseph Norman, Jacob Simmons, Kris Peysen, guitar; Andrew Willette, violin; Carlos Toro Tobon, Buchla Music Easel;
           Patricia Hartland, narrator; Jonathan Wilson, conductor

           2) Date: October 29, 2017 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Composers Workshop Concert
           Performers: Joseph Norman, guitar; Andrew Willette, violin; Will Yager, double bass; Carlos Toro Tobon, Buchla Music Easel;
           Jonathan Wilson, narrator

           3) Date: November 11, 2017 at 1:30 PM
           Location: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
           Event: Midwest Composers Symposium
           Performers: Joseph Norman, Jacob Simmons, guitar; Andrew Willette, violin; Will Yager, double bass; Carlos Toro Tobon, Buchla Music Easel;
           Jonathan Wilson, narrator

           4) Date: August 29, 2020
           Location: (virtual)
           Event: Iowa Composers Forum Digital Summer Festival of New Music (virtual festival)
           Performers: Joseph Norman, Jacob Simmons, guitar; Andrew Willette, violin; Will Yager, double bass; Carlos Toro Tobon, Buchla Music Easel;
           Jonathan Wilson, narrator

Fruit of reflecting - (2014) = ~7:00
           Date: March 26, 2017 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building, Iowa City, IA
           Event: University of Iowa Composers Workshop
           Performers: Cesar Torres, bassoon; Hongwei Cai, piano

Caladrius - (2016) = 8:33:33
​(music by Jonathan Wilson and Joseph Norman)
           Date: December 1, 2016 (7:15 AM - 5:45 PM)
           Location: Old Capitol Museum, Iowa City, IA
           Event: World AIDS Day

Wolf by the Ear - (2016) = 5:47
          1) Date: September 4, 2016 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Stark Opera Studio, Voxman Music Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: 24+24 Hour Concert
           Performers: Blake Bozy and Courtney Fleming, dancers

          2) Date: February 24, 2017 at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM
           Location: Luther Planetarium, Luther College, Decorah, IA
           Event: Iowa Composers Forum (ICF) Winter Festival of New Music

          3) Date: March 24, 2017 at 8:00 PM
           Location: High Ground Cafe, Iowa City, IA
           Event: iHearIC

          4) Date: March 26, 2017 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building, Iowa City, IA
           Event: University of Iowa Composers Workshop

          5) Date: April 21, 2017 at 9:30 AM
           Location: St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, ME
           Event: SEAMUS 2017 National Conference

          6) Date: May 7, 2017 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Stark Opera Studio, Voxman Music Building, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Electronic Music Studios Concert

           7) Date: October 12, 2019 at 2:00 PM
           Location: Theatre, Doudna Fine Arts Center, Charleston, IL
           Event: Society of Composers, Inc., Region V Conference

           8) Date: June 2020 (Concert 9)
           Location: (virtual)
           Event: NYCEMF (virtual festival)

          9) Date: November 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM MT
          Location: CMMAS, Morelia, Mexico
          Event: CMMAS Concert November 23, 2023

Improvisation no. 1 - (2016) = ~10:00
           Date: May 7, 2016 at 7:30 PM
           Location: 101 Becker Communication Studies Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Electronic Music Studios Concert
           Performer: Jonathan Wilson, Serge Synthesizer

Slamming, Stretching, Striking - (2015) = 2:22
           Date: May 7, 2016 at 7:30 PM
           Location: 101 Becker Communication Studies Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Electronic Music Studios Concert

The First Gathering - (2016) = ~15:00
           Date: April 23, 2016 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Riverside Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Laptop Orchestra of the University of Iowa Concert
           Performers: Carlos Toro, Ezra Graber, Joseph Norman, Jacob Simmons, Jonathan Wilson, laptop performers; Patricia Hartland, Hodna Nuernberg, 
           Amirah Rammah, Nicholas Theisen, Kelsi Vanada, poets; Christopher Jette, conductor

Wonders in Sapphires - (2016) = ~7:00
           Date: February 20, 2016 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Riverside Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: ICF Spring Festival
           Performers: John Schultz and Lara Celeghin, violins; Andrew Steffen, viola; Andrew Stern, cello 

Light Angle Sieve - (2015) = 6:40
           Timothy Orme, cinematography
           
           1) Date: December 13, 2015 at 7:30 PM
           Location: 101 Becker Communication Studies Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Electronic Music Studios Concert
           
           2) Date: December 18, 2015
           Location: Novi Sad, Serbia
           Event: Experimental Superstars International Film Festival (from December 17 to 18)
           
           3) Date: January 29, 2016
           Location: High Ground Cafe, Iowa City, IA
           Event: iHearIC
           
           4) Date: February 23-28, 2016
           Location: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
           Event: 38th Big Muddy Film Festival
           
           5) Date: March 4, 2016
           Location: University of Regina, Regina, Canada
           Event: 29th Living Skies Student Film Festival        
           
           6) Date: April 2, 2016
           Location: National Centre of Contemporary Arts, Minsk, Belarus
           Event: Short Movie Club (awarded most discussed film)
           
           7) Date: April 23, 2016
           Location: Osnabrück, Germany
           Event: European Media Art Festival        
                   
           8) Date: June 3, 2016
           Location: Durham, NC
           Event: UNEXPOSED Microcinema
         
          9) Date: June 10, 2016
           Location: Durham, NC
           Event: UNEXPOSED Microcinema

          10) Date: September 5-7, 2016
           Location: The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
           Event: Blue Sky International Animation Festival      
           
          11) Date: September 12-18, 2016
           Location: Toronto, Canada
           Event: Toronto Film Week                  
           
          12) Date: November 28, 2016
           Location: Athens, Greece
           Event: 2nd Animation Marathon                  

          13) Date: December 12, 2016
           Location: Theater Wit, Chicago, Illinois
           Event: Avant Edge Film Festival

          14) Date: February 10, 2017 from 6:00 to 10:00 PM
           Location: Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
           Event: Shimmer: The art of light

          15) Date: March 22, 2017 at 5:15 PM
           Location: Main Auditorium, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, Michigan
           Event: 55th Ann Arbor Film Festival

          16) Date: June 24, 2017
           Location: Toronto, Canada
           Event: Eye Myth Film Festival

          17) Date: July 2017
           Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
           Event: The Cube Art Project

          18) Date: October 24-29, 2017
           Location: Jihlava, Czech Republic
           Event: Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
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          19) Date: March 31, 2018
           Location: University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
           Event: SEAMUS National Conference

           20) Date: June 7, 2021 at 7:00 PM CST
           Location: (virtual)
           Event: Iowa Composers Forum Digital Summer Festival of New Music (virtual festival)

The Wanderer - (2015) = 3:24
           Date: September 18, 2015 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Riverside Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: 24+24 Hour Concert
           Julia Wolfe, visual artist
   
Rotations - (2015) = ~30:00 (total duration for all three movements)
           1) Date: May 9, 2015 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Becker Communication Studies Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: EMS Spring Concert II
           Note: This was a partial premiere of the piece and should not be considered officially a world premiere of the entire work.

           2) Date: November 1, 2015 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Riverside Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: UI Composers Workshop, Concert III
           Note: This was a partial premiere of the piece and should not be considered officially a world premiere of the entire work.
           Performer: Jonathan Wilson

           3) Date: December 13, 2015 at 7:30 PM
           Location: 101 Becker Communication Studies Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Electronic Music Studios Concert
           Note: This was a partial premiere of the piece and should not be considered officially a world premiere of the entire work.
           Performer: Jonathan Wilson

          4) Date: February 13, 2016
          Location: Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
          Event: SEAMUS 2016 National Conference
​          Performer: Jonathan Wilson

          5) Date: March 7 and 8, 2016
          Location: COFAC Recital Hall, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
          Event: WIU 30th New Music Festival
​          Performer: Jonathan Wilson

          6) Date: June 19, 2016
          Location: Abron Arts Playhouse, Abron Arts Center, New York City, NY
          Event: New York City Electronic Music Festival 2016
​          Performer: Jonathan Wilson

          7) Date: August 31 - September 3, 2016
          Location: FAW, Hamburg, Germany
          Event: Sound and Music Computing Conference 2016

          8) Date: December 3, 2016
          Location: Concert Hall, Voxman Music Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
          Event: Electronic Music Studios Concert
​          Performer: Jonathan Wilson
          Note: This was the world premiere of the entire work.

          9) Date: August 28, 2020
          Location: (virtual)
          Event: Iowa Composers Forum Digital Summer Festival of New Music (virtual festival)
​          Performer: Jonathan Wilson

Pride and Perseverance - (2015) = ~6:51
           1) Date: May 6, 2015 at 7:00 PM
           Location: Riverside Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Chamber Winds Concert
                       Carl Rowles, conductor
           2) Date: November 3, 2015 at 8:00 PM
           Location: Musical Arts Center, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN
           Event: Wind Ensemble Concert
                       Stephen Pratt, conductor           
           3) Date: November 6, 2015 at 8:00 PM
           Location: Auer Hall, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN
           Event: Midwest Composers Symposium, Concert I
                       Stephen Pratt, conductor

Veneration (aka "Vibrant by Windy Storm") - (2015)
           Date: April 10, 2015 at 7:30 PM
           Location: UCC Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: LOUi Concert
                       Jeiran Hasan, flute
                       Jonathan Wilson, narrator

Chimespace - (2013-4) = ~9:40
           Date: December 14, 2014 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Becker Communication Studies Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios Concert

Dram of War - (2014) = ~5:00
(music by Jonathan Wilson and Joseph Norman)
           1) Date: November 7, 2014 at 8:00 PM
           Location: UCC Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Obermann Working Symposium
                       Joseph Norman and Jonathan Wilson, laptops
                       Jacoby Clingman and Jacob Hicks, actors
           2) Date: November 9, 2014
           Location: University of Iowa Main Library, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Healing Wars Pop-up Museum
                       Joseph Norman and Jonathan Wilson, laptops
                       Jacoby Clingman and Jacob Hicks, actors
           3) Date: November 11, 2014
                       Joseph Norman and Jonathan Wilson, laptops
                       Jacoby Clingman and Jacob Hicks, actors
           Location: University of Iowa Main Library, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Healing Wars Pop-up Museum
                       Joseph Norman and Jonathan Wilson, laptops
                       Jacoby Clingman and Jacob Hicks, actors

Laptop Quartet no. 1 - (2014) = ~5:04
           1) Date: November 7, 2014 at 8:00 PM
           Location: UCC Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Obermann Working Symposium
                       Jonah Elrod, Jonathan Wilson, Paul Duffy, and Joseph Norman, laptops                  

           2) Date: November 8, 2014 at 8:00 PM
           Location: FairGrounds Coffeehouse, Iowa City, IA
           Event: iHearIC
                       Jonathan Wilson, Andy Thierauf, Paul Duffy, and Joseph Norman, laptops           

           3) Date: December 13, 2014 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Riverside Recital Hall, Iowa City, IA
           Event: University of Iowa Laptop Orchestra Concert, Iowa City, IA
                       Jonah Elrod, Jonathan Wilson, Paul Duffy, and Joseph Norman, laptops

Regeneration - (2014) = ~6:15
           1) Date: December 12, 2014 at 8:00 PM
           Location: Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI
           Event: The Donald Sinta Quartet
                       Dan Graser, soprano saxophone
                       Zach Stern, alto saxophone
                       Joe Girard, tenor saxophone
                       Danny Hawthorne-Foss, baritone saxophone                       
           2) Date: April 12, 2015 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Riverside Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Composers Workshop
                       John Cummins, soprano saxophone
                       Matthew Mahaffey, alto saxophone
                       Elena Pedersen, tenor saxophone
                       James Skretta, baritone saxophone
           3) Date: April 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM
           Location: UCC Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: Sixth Annual Exchange, Midwest Collegiate Composers, Session II Concert
                       John Cummins, soprano saxophone
                       Matthew Mahaffey, alto saxophone
                       Elena Pedersen, tenor saxophone
                       James Skretta, baritone saxophone

A Driving Figure - (2014) = 5:10
           1) Date: October 12, 2014
           Location: Old Capitol Building, Iowa City, IA
           Event: 24+24 Hour Composition Festival
                       Ellie Goudie-Averill, dancer                       
                       Victoria Lawrence, choreographer and film

           2) Date: March 26-28, 2015
           Location: Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA
           Event: 2015 SEAMUS National Conference
                      Ellie Goudie-Averill, dancer                       
                      Victoria Lawrence, choreographer and film

The Laughing Crane's Lament - (2014) = ~10:30
           1) Date: October 6, 2014
           Location: Riverside Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event: University of Iowa Center for New Music Concert IV, The JACK Quartet
                       Christopher Otto, violin I
                       Ari Streisfeld, violin II
                       John Pickford Richards, viola
                       Kevin McFarland, cello

Love Songs Cycle - (2014) = ~20:00
           1) Date: October 4, 2014*
           Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
           Event: Iowa Composers Forum Concert
                       Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano
                       Christine Tithecott, piano
           *Note: This performance is not a premiere of the entire song cycle.
            Performed nos. 1, 4, 7, and 8

           2) Date: October 24, 2015*
           Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
           Event: Iowa Composers Forum Concert
                       Ann Cravero, mezzo-soprano
                       Jessica Anderson, piano
           *Note: This performance is not a premiere of the entire song cycle.
            Performed nos. 1-7; premiere of 2, 3, 5, and 6

           3) Date: October 25, 2015
           Location: Des Moines Social Club, Des Moines, Iowa
           Event: Iowa Composers Forum Concert
                       Ann Cravero, mezzo-soprano
                       Jessica Anderson, piano
            Performed nos. 1-7

            4) Friday, September 20, 2024, at 7:30 PM
            Location: Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA;
            Event: Iowa Composers Forum Concert
                       Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano
                       Abbie Brewer, piano
            Performed nos. 1-3
           
            5) Saturday, September 21, 2024, at 7:30 PM
            Location: Davis Hall, Northern Iowa University, Cedar Falls, IA
            Event: Iowa Composers Forum Concert
                       Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano
                       Abbie Brewer, piano
            Performed nos. 1-3

            6) Date: September 22, 2024, at 3:00 PM
            Location: Galvin Arts Center, St Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
            Event: Iowa Composers Forum Concert
                       Lisa Neher, mezzo-soprano
                       Abbie Brewer, piano
            Performed nos. 1-3

Sonata Petite no. 2 - (2014) = ~5:30
           Date: June 1, 2014         
           Location: Des Moines, IA
           Event: 2014 Iowa Music Teacher's Association State Conference
                       Lisa Wissenberg, clarinet
                       Christine Tithecott, piano

Gapfill - (2013) = ~6:30
           1) Date: February 15, 2014           
           Location: Iowa City, IA
           Event: 2014 Iowa Composers Forum Festival
                       Lisa Wissenberg, clarinet

           2) Date: November 9, 2014 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Riverside Recital Hall, Iowa City, IA
           Event: University of Iowa Composers Workshop
                       Thiago Ancelmo de Souza, clarinet

Ecesis - (2013) = 5:00
           1 ) Date: December 15, 2013
                Location: Iowa City, IA
                Event: University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios Concert

           2)  Date: February 21-2, 2014
                Location: Southern Georgia University: Statesboro, Georgia
                Event:  2014 National Student Electronic Music Event

           3)  Date: February 24, 2017 at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM
                Location: Luther Planetarium, Luther College, Decorah, IA
                Event: Iowa Composers Forum (ICF) Winter Festival of New Music

Night Pieces for Piano* – (2012) = ~12:00
            Date: October 5, 2013
            Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
            Event: Iowa Composers Forum Concert
                        Christine Tithecott, piano

            *Note: Premiere of Movements II, III, and IV only

String-streamed, Wind-wreathed ­­– (2013) = ~ 3:30
            Date:  September 15, 2013
            Location: Iowa City, Iowa
            Event: 24+24 Hour Composition Festival
                        Lucy Lewis, violin
                        Timothy Hsu, violin
                        Amanda Lyon, flute

…a misfortune that was irremediable – (2011) = ~ 10:30
            Date: March 2, 2012
            Location: Macomb, Illinois
            Event: WIU Concerto Competition Winner’s Concert
                                    WIU Symphony Orchestra
                                    Dr. Richard Hughey, conductor

Knells for a memory of cold serenity – (2011) = 9:10
       1) Date:  November 29, 2011
            Location:  Macomb, IL
            Event: WIU Student Composer’s Convocation (Original version)
                                  Marina Nir, flute
                                  David Vrablic, clarinet
                                  Nick Grimberg, percussion
                                  Minjung Seo, piano
                                  Minoru Ueda, violin
                                  Eli Roth, cello
                                  Jonathan Wilson, conductor

       2) Date:  March 6, 2012
           Location:  Macomb, IL
           Event: WIU New Music Festival (Revised version)
                                    Jennifer Baker-Lord, flute
                                    David Vrablic, clarinet
                                    Nick Grimberg, percussion
                                    Minjung Seo, piano
                                    Minoru Ueda, violin
                                    Charles Spurgeon, cello
                                    Jonathan Wilson, conductor

       3) Date:  October 6, 2012
           Location:  Cedar Rapids, IA
           Event: Iowa Composers Forum 25th Anniversary Celebration (Revised version)
                                     Jennifer Baker-Lord, flute
                                     Lisa Wissenberg, clarinet
                                     Nick Grimberg, percussion
                                     Julia Titus, piano
                                     Beth Hoffman, violin
                                     Charles Spurgeon, cello
                                     Jonathan Wilson, conductor

       4) Date:  November 15, 2013
           Location:  Cedar Rapids, IA
           Event: Midwest Composers Symposium (Revised version)

                                      Contemporary Directions Ensemble at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
                                      Hannah Weiss, flute
                                      Anna Darnell, clarinet
                                      Dylan Greene, percussion
                                      Matthew Bridgham, piano
                                      Adrianne Pope, violin
                                      Alexander Berry, cello
                                      Christopher James Lees, conductor

Fire on the Indian Trail – (2011) = ~ 4:30
            Date:  November 29, 2011
            Location:  Macomb, IL
            Event: Jennifer Lord Baker’s Graduate Flute Recital
                                    Jennifer Baker Lord, flute
                                    Meredith Roche, alto saxophone

The Star-Spangled Banner – (arr. 2011) = 1:16
             Composed by John Stafford Smith/Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
             Arranged by Jonathan Wilson
             Date: June 25-27, 2011 & July 1-3, 2011
             Location:  New Salem National Historic Site, Petersburg, Illinois
             Event:  Performed for the musical "The Secret Garden."
                                    Pit orchestra
                                    Zac Clemens, conductor

Blue and Silver, Queens College Alma Mater (arr. 2011) = 0:46
            Composed by Joel Mandelbaum
            Arranged by Jonathan Wilson
            Date:  April 30, 2011
            Location:  Macomb, Illinois
            Event: 44th Annual WIU “President’s Concert”
                                    WIU Wind Ensemble
                                    Conducted by Jonathan Wilson
                                    Dr. Mike Fansler, director of WIU Bands

Textures in a Gradient Landscape (2011) = 8:15
     1)  Date: March 8, 2011
           Location: Macomb, IL
           Event: WIU New Music Festival Concert II (Original version)
                                    Jonathan Wilson, alto saxophone

     2)  Date: April 26, 2011
           Location: Macomb, IL
           Event:  WIU Student Composer’s Convocation (Revised version)
                                    Jonathan Wilson, alto saxophone

     3)  Date: April 11, 2015 at 7:30 PM
           Location: Becker Communication Studies Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
           Event:  Concert XV, Electronic Music Studios (Revised version)
                                    Jonathan Wilson, alto saxophone

Aria allegra from Produzione Armoniche no. 27 (2011) = 2:24
            Composed by Antonia Padonai Bembo/Transcribed by Jonathan Wilson
            Date:   March 3, 2011
            Location: Macomb, IL
            Event: Western Illinois University’s “A Celebration of Women in Music”
                                    Katelyn Kratz, soprano
                                    Roderick Sharpe, piano
 
The Imperfect World (2010) = ~ 4:00
            Date: May 4, 2010
            Location: Macomb, IL
            Event: WIU Student Composer’s Convocation
                                    Anna Smith, piano​

Ypsilanti to Detroit (2010) = 7:00
            Date: April 17, 2010
            Location: Macomb, IL
            Event: WIU Jazz Composer’s Concert
                                    WIU Jazz Studio Orchestra
                                    Dr. John Cooper, conductor
          
A Chamber of Mouthpieces (2010) = 5:35
           1) Date: March 10, 2010
            Location: Macomb, IL
            Event: WIU 2010 New Music Festival Composer’s Workshop

           2) Date: April 5, 2014
            Location: Iowa City, IA
            Event: University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios Concert

           3) Date: November 14, 2014
            Location: University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
            Event: Electroacoustic Barn Dance Festival

           4) Date: June 19, 2019
            Location: Loreto Theater (Sheen), New York University, New York, NY
            Event: ICMC-NYCEMF 2019

           5) Date: August 9, 2019
            Location: The Lingonberry, Decorah, IA
            Event: ICF Summer Festival of New Music

More Saxophone! (2009) = 4:53
            Date: December 7, 2009:  Western Illinois University Jazz Studio Orchestra
            Location: Macomb, IL
            Event: Sight-reading performance as a requirement of MUS 387 – Jazz Composition I
                                     WIU Jazz Studio Orchestra                                   
                                     Dr. John Cooper, conductor

Sequenzas for Flute (2009) = 5:38
       1) Date:  December 8, 2009: WIU Student Composer’s Convocation
           Location: Macomb, IL
           Event: WIU Student Composer’s Convocation
                                      Karen Sanders, flute

       2) Date: March 10, 2010
            Location: Macomb, IL
            Event: WIU New Music Festival Composer’s Workshop
                                       Karen Sanders, flute

Haiku Poem Cycle* (2009) = ~7:25
       1)  Date: March 11, 2009
            Location: Macomb, IL
            Event: New Music Festival Composer’s Workshop
                                    Katie Gansel, soprano
                                    Ethan Ivey, piano

       2)  Date: April 28, 2009
             Location: Macomb, IL
             Event: WIU Student Composer’s Convocation
                                    Katelyn Kratz, piano
                                    Ethan Ivey, piano

 *Note: Both performances were only of the first two movements.

String Quartet no. 1 in B Major* (2009) = 24:25
            Date: March 12, 2009
            Location: Macomb, IL
            Event: Robert Palmer’s Senior Composition Recital
                                    Alise Svoboda, violin
                                    Christine Pappalardo, violin
                                    Renee Douglas, viola
                                    Aamil Suleiman, cello

     *Note: Premiered the second movement only

Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano* (2008) = 8:00
       1)  Date: December 9, 2008
             Location: Macomb, IL
             Event: WIU Student Composer’s Convocation
                                    Kylie Crawford, oboe
                                    Yvonne Dean, clarinet
                                    Patrick Downing, piano

       2)  Date: March 12, 2009
             Location: Macomb, IL
             Event: Robert Palmer’s Senior Composition Recital
                                    Kylie Crawford, oboe
                                    Yvonne Dean, clarinet
                                    Nicole Peters, piano

*Note: Both performances of the second movement only

Trio for Clarinet, Saxophone, and Cello* (2008) = ~8:00
            Date: April 29, 2008
            Location: Macomb, IL
            Event: WIU Student Composer’s Convocation
                                    Yvonne Dean, clarinet
                                    Meredith Roche, alto saxophone
                                    Pablo Tinajero, cello

*Note: Premiered 1st movement only
                  
Reminiscence of the Bel Esprit (2007, revised in 2008) = ~4:00
  1)  Date: November 27, 2007
        Location: Macomb, IL
        Event: WIU Student Composer’s Convocation
                                    Alysse Hunter (née Anderson), flute

  2)  Date: March 5, 2008
        Location: Macomb, IL
        Event:  WIU New Music Festival Composer’s Workshop
                                    Alysse Hunter (née Anderson), flute

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