Nick Virzi
Composer
Perception-Based Orchestration for Composer-Performers
Monday-Friday, August 19-23, 2024
CCRMA Summer Workshops
Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
More info can be found here.
Skylark (Premiere)
Saturday, March 23, 2024 (7:00 PM EST)
TUTTI Festival
Featuring Wild Up
Denison University
Granville, Ohio
More info can be found here.
Usona (Premiere)
Monday, March 18, 2024 (3:30-5:00 / 6:00-7:30 PM EST)
Soundscapes of Inner Peace
Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) | 2024 Conference
Fieldstein Immersion Room, Avery Fisher Center for Music and Media, Bobst Library
New York University (NYU)
New York, New York
More info can be found here.
Convergent Boundaries (Performances)
Thursday-Friday, October 26-27, 2023 (7:00 PM CDT)
Eleven.One
Featuring Line Upon Line Percussion
Crashbox Theater
Austin, Texas
More info can be found here.
Riverdaughter (Film Premiere)
Friday, October 6, 2023 (7:00 PM / 9:00 PM PST)
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Corpo di Carne o Corpo di Minerale (World Premiere)
Friday-Saturday, July 14-15, 2023 (6:30 PM GMT+2)
Hosted by Scenario Pubblico
Featuring Melania Caggegi
Cultural Park Farm
Favara, Sicily, Italy
More info can be found here.
Aquaria (Performance)
Sunday, June 25, 2023 (6:00 PM GMT+2)
Hosted by Karlskirche
Featuring Oded Geizhals
Kassel, Germany
More info can be found here.
Aquaria (World Premiere)
Monday, May 22, 2023 (5:00 PM GMT+3)
Hosted by the University of Haifa
ContComp Festival for New Music
Featuring Oded Geizhals
Haifa, Israel
More info can be found here.
Above/Below (Installation)
Friday, October 21, 2022 (9:30 AM-6:00 PM PST)
Hosted by the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
CCRMA Open House
Listening Room (128)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Convergent Boundaries (World Premiere)
Friday, October 14, 2022 (8:00 PM GMT+2)
Hosted by the Novalis Music + Art Festival
Featuring Line Upon Line Percussion
Academy of Arts and Culture
Osijek, HR
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Stanford Arts Intensive Showcase
Thursday, September 12, 2022 (4:00 PM-6:00 PM PST)
Hosted by the Stanford University Arts Intensive Program
Wild Sound Explorers: Digital Storytelling at Jasper Ridge
Roble Gym Complex - Dance Studio (375 Santa Teresa St.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Pacific Forum for Acoustic Ecology / Acoustic Archives: World Listening Day
Monday, July 18, 2022 (6:00 PM PST)
Hosted by the Pacific Forum for Acoustic Ecology / Acoustic Archives (PFAE/AA)
Interactive Event
Foothills Nature Preserve
Palo Alto, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Radio Art Zone: Broadcast
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 (5:30 PM GMT+2)
Hosted by the European Capital of Culture (Esch2022)
Featuring Collaboration with Jeremy Wexler
On Air from 6/22-9/25/22
Radio ARA - 87.8 FM
Luxembourg City, LU
More info can be found here.
Kopački Rit Nature Park: Artist Residency
Saturday-Monday, June 11-13, 2022
Hosted by the Novalis Music + Art Festival
Kopački Rit Nature Park
Kopačevo, Croatia
More info can be found here.
University of Osijek: Lecture Series
Friday-Tuesday, June 10-14, 2022
Hosted by the Novalis Music + Art Festival
Academy of Arts and Culture
Osijek, HR
More info can be found here.
Linguaglossa (Film Screening)
Friday, April 24, 2022 (7:30 PM PST)
CCRMAlite Spring Concerts
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
CCRMA Stage (660 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Riverdaughter @ Festival Ecos Urbanos
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 (7:00 GMT-6)
Hosted by Festival Ecos Urbanos
Festival de Arte Sonoro VII Edición
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Campus Puebla
Monterrey, MX
More info can be found here.
Twelve Perspectives on Wolf Creek (Premiere)
Friday, October 8, 2021 (7:30 PM-9:00 PM PST)
Hosted by the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
Transitions 2021: Concert 2 | Festival of Reflection and Renewal
CCRMA Courtyard (660 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Stanford Arts Intensive Showcase
Thursday, September 16, 2021 (3:30 PM-6:00 PM PST)
Hosted by the Stanford University Arts Intensive Program
Wild Sound Explorers: Digital Storytelling at Jasper Ridge
Roble Gym Complex - Dance Studio (375 Santa Teresa St.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Pacific Forum for Acoustic Ecology: World Listening Day
Saturday, July 18, 2021 (12:00 PM-12:00 AM PST)
Hosted by Pacific Forum for Acoustic Ecology (PFAE)
Live Stream Event
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Quarantine Sessions #55
Sunday, June 20, 2021 (1:00 PM PST)
Hosted by the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
Telematic Audiovisual Event
Stanford University
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Riverdaughter @ New Music on the Bayou
Friday, June 4, 2021 (11:00 AM CST)
Hosted by the New Music on the Bayou Festival
Louisiana Tech University
Visual Arts Center
Ruston, LA
More info can be found here.
University of Louisiana Monroe: Presentation
Thursday, June 3, 2021 (10:30 AM CST)
Hosted by the New Music on the Bayou Festival
University of Louisiana Monroe
Stubbs Hall
Monroe, LA
More info can be found here.
SEAMUS 2021 Virtual National Conference
Friday-Sunday, April 23-25, 2021 (12:00 PM-12:00 AM EST)
TWELVE: A Virtual Audiovisual Playground
Telematic Audiovisual Event
Hosted by the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)
Free Admission
Live Stream: Link
Riverdaughter (World Premiere)
Friday, February 26, 2021 (7:00 PM)
Featuring Molly Aronson
Bloomingdale Virtual Concert Series: "wordPLAY"
Hosted by the Bloomingdale School of Music
New York, NY
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Stanford University: Guest Lecture
Monday, October 26, 2020 (11:30 AM)
Guest Lecture at Stanford University
Music 192a: Foundations of Sound-Recording Technology
Hosted by the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
Stanford, CA
More info can be found here.
American Beethoven Society: Beethoven@250
Thursday-Saturday, September 10-12, 2020 (postponed)
Presentation at San José State University
Inspired By Beethoven: Beethoven @250 Convention
Hosted by the American Beethoven Society
San José, CA
More info can be found here.
UC Santa Barbara: Guest Lecture
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 (1:00 PM)
Guest Lecture at UC Santa Barbara
Language Lost: Music Creation and the Destruction of Meaning
Hosted by the College of Creative Studies
Santa Barbara, CA
Composer OverTime Podcast: Nick Virzi
Thursday, December 4, 2019
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast
Episode XI: Interview with Nick Virzi
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Composer OverTime Podcast: Kevin Zhang
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast
Episode XI: Interview with Kevin Zhang
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Composer OverTime Podcast: Carolyn Chen
Wednesday, November 4, 2019
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast
Episode X: Interview with Carolyn Chen
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Composer OverTime Podcast: Brian Baumbusch
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast
Episode IX: Interview with Brian Baumbusch
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Composer OverTime Podcast: Stylianos Dimou
Friday, September 10, 2019
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast
Episode VIII: Interview with Sylianos Dimou
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Ninth International Conference on The Constructed Environment
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Virtual Lightning Talk
Hosted by Centro Cultural Vila Flor (Av. Dom Afonso Henriques 701)
Guimarães, Portugal
Free Admission
Full video can be viewed here.
Chilnualna: Numerology, Speech Orchestration, and Natural Sound
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 (5:00 PM)
DMA Final Project Presentation
CCRMA Stage (660 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
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Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show: Clara Iannotta
Friday, May 10-17, 2019 (2:00 PM)
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show
Episode VII: Radio Interview with Clara Iannotta
Broadcast by KZSU 90.1 FM
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Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show: Eoin Callery
Friday, April 19-26, 2019 (2:00 PM)
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show
Episode VI: Radio Interview with Eoin Callery
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Eleventh International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 (1:55 PM)
Hosted by the Catholic University of America
Pryzbyla Center (620 Michigan Ave., N.E.)
Washington, D.C.
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Chilnualna (Premiere)
Sunday, April 14, 2019 (2:30 PM)
Featuring Ensemble Dal Niente
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
Dinkelspiel Auditorium (471 Lagunita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show: Timothy McCormack
Friday, April 5-12, 2019 (2:00 PM)
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show
Episode V: Radio Interview with Timothy McCormack
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On Text and Perspective in Salvatore Sciarrino's Morte di Borromini
Friday, March 8, 2019 (4:30 PM)
CICIS Conference 2019: Italy's Centers and Peripheries
California Interdisciplinary Consortium of Italian Studies
Stanford Humanities Center (424 Santa Teresa St.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
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Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show: Jon Yu
Friday, March 8, 2019 (2:00 PM)
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show
Episode IV: Radio Interview with Jon Yu
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Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show: Andrew Watts
Friday, February 22, 2019 (2:00 PM)
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show
Episode III: Radio Interview with Andrew Watts
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Phoenix (Premiere)
Saturday, February 9, 2019 (7:30 PM)
Featuring the TAK Ensemble
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
Elliott Program Center (589 Governors Ave)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
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Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show: Joanna Bailie
Friday, February 8, 2019 (2:00 PM)
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show
Episode II: Radio Interview with Joanna Bailie
Broadcast by KZSU 90.1 FM
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Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show: Davor Branimir Vincze
Friday, January 25-February 1, 2019 (2:00 PM)
Virzi & Watts Present: Composer OverTime Podcast & Radio Show
Episode I: Radio Interview with Davor Branimir Vincze
Broadcast by KZSU 90.1 FM
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Four Scenes of Wing, Wave, and Weather (Premiere)
Thursday, October 18, 2018 (7:00 PM / 9:00 PM)
Feast your ears on immersive 3D sounds played on CCRMA's multichannel speaker system (56.8)!
Transitions 2018
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
CCRMA Stage (660 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Linguaglossa (Premiere)
Saturday, May 19, 2018 (7:30 PM)
Featuring the Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
CCRMA Stage (660 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
More info can be found here.
Precarious Sounds / Sounding Sanctuary Conference
Thursday/Friday, February 16-17, 2018
Conference featuring papers, staged performances, street performances, sound/video installations on the subject o precarity in the modern world
Hosted by the NYU Department of Music
NYU, Silver Center
New York, New York
Free Admission
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Songs of Northern California (Premiere)
Saturday, January 27, 2018 (7:30 PM)
Featuring recent electroacoustic multichannel music from composers at CCRMA, deployed in a large speaker array
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
Bing Concert Hall, Main Stage (327 Lausen St.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
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Songbird (Premiere)
Friday, January 19, 2018 (7:30 PM)
Featuring the JACK Quartet
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
CCRMA Stage (660 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
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Dawn Chorus: Windy Hill (Premiere)
Thursday, October 26th, 2017 (7:30 PM)
Featuring performances by Nick Virzi, MoVE, Talisman, and Owen Dalby & Chris Costanza of the St. Lawrence String Quartet
Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
Memorial Church (450 Serra Mall)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
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UC Berkeley: Presentation
Friday, April 14th, 2017 (3:00 PM)
Presentation at UC Berkeley
Featuring the music of Nick Virzi and Andrew Watts
Hosted by the UC Berkeley Composition Department
CNMAT
Berkeley, CA
Open to the public
Six Silver Rings of (((Aquamarine))) (Premiere)
Saturday, April 8th, 2017 (7:30 PM)
Featuring the Distractfold Ensemble
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
Elliot Program Center (589 Governor's Ave)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
UC San Diego: Presentation
Tuesday, February 14th, 2017(6:00 PM)
Featuring the music of Nick Virzi and Andrew Watts
Hosted by the UCSD Composition Department
UC San Diego Music Center
San Diego, CA
Open to the public
Music for String Quartet (Performance)
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 (7:30 PM)
Featuring the Emanio Quartet
Hosted by the New Music for Strings Festival
Musikhuset Aarhus, Lille Sal
Aarhus, Denmark
Free Admission
The Sephiroth Tree (World Premiere)
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 (2:30 PM)
Featuring the Soma Quartet
Hosted by the SoundSCAPE Festival
Auditorium
Maccagno, Italy
Free Admission
Ten Paths to the Rising Moon (Premiere)
Saturday, May 28, 2016 (7:30 PM)
Featuring Liminar
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
CCRMA Stage (660 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
Aux Imagistes II: Wide Arc – Low in the Northern Sky (Premiere)
Sunday, April 3, 2016 (7:30 PM)
Featuring the JACK and Spektral String Quartets
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
Elliot Program Center (589 Governor's Ave)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
E la tua veste é bianca (Premiere)
Saturday, March 5, 2016 (time TBA)
Featuring the Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
Elliot Program Center (589 Governor's Ave)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
Sette Illuminazioni (Performance)
Saturday, January 16, 2016 (time TBA)
Featuring Splinter Reeds
Hosted by the Center for New Music (55 Taylor St.)
San Francisco, CA
Free Admission
Sette Illuminazioni (Performance)
Friday, January 15, 2016 (7:30 PM)
Featuring Splinter Reeds
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
CCRMA Stage (660 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
The Garden of Eden (Premiere)
Saturday, May 9, 2015 (7:30 PM)
Featuring Tony Arnold and Max Murray
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
Cantor Arts Center (328 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
Rain Spell (Performance)
Friday, April 10, 2015 (9:30 PM)
Featuring The Edge Ensemble
Six Views from the Edge
The Hague, Netherlands
Tickets: €25 (€23 online)
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Rain Spell (Performance)
Saturday, March 28, 2015 (8:00 PM)
Featuring The Edge Ensemble
Gaudeamus Sessies
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Rain Spell (Performance)
Saturday, March 21, 2015 (8:15 PM)
Featuring the Edge Ensemble
Six Views from the Edge
The Hague, Netherlands
De Nieuwe Regentes Theater
Gravity (Performance)
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 (7:00 PM)
Featuring Séverine Ballon
Hosted by sfSoundSalonSeries
Center for New Music (55 Taylor St.)
San Francisco, CA
Free Admission
Gravity (Premiere)
Saturday, January 17, 2015 (7:30 PM)
Featuring Séverine Ballon
Hosted by the Stanford University Department of Music
CCRMA Stage (660 Lomita Dr.)
Stanford, CA
Free Admission
Rain Spell (Performance)
Saturday, November 22, 2014 (8:30 PM)
Featuring the Edge Ensemble
Ostadetheater
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rain Spell (World Premiere)
Sunday, October 19, 2014 (4:00 PM)
Featuring the Edge Ensemble
Gaudeamus Sessies
Muziekhuis Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
Tickets: www.muziekweek.nl
Admission: pay-what-you-want