2024 Events
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Maryland Hall
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts
Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Maryland Hall
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts
Friday, January 19, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Maryland Hall
Annapolis, MD
Saturday, January 20, 2024 | 11:00 a.m.
Maryland Hall
Annapolis, MD
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra - Orion
Saturday, January 20, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.
Kerr Center for the Performing Arts
Clarinet and Piano Recital with Hui-Chuan Chen
January 27, 2024
Ginger Cove
4000 River Crescent Dr, Annapolis, MD
Faculty Recital with Catherine Robinson (horn), Qun Ren (bassoon)
February 12, 2024 | 6:00 p.m.
Towson University Center for the Arts, Recital Hall
Towson, MD
Faculty Recital with Catherine Robinson (horn), Qun Ren (bassoon)
February 18, 2024 | 3:00 p.m.
Linehan Concert Hall
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA) Annual State Conference
February 23, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
Whistling Hens MSU Residency | Composition Studio Masterclass
April 5, 2024
Metropolitan State University
Denver, CO
Whistling Hens MSU Residency | Student Composer Works Reading Session
April 5, 2024
Metropolitan State University
Denver, CO
Whistling Hens Denver Residency | Concentrations poetry collaboration
April 7, 2024
Emanuel Art Gallery at the University of Colorado Denver, Auraria Campus
1205 10th Street Plaza, Denver, CO 80204
Whistling Hens MSU Residency | Music of Cherise Leiter Recital
April 8, 2024
Metropolitan State University
Denver, CO
Whistling Hens MSU Residency | Clarinet Studio Masterclass
April 8, 2024
Metropolitan State University
Denver, CO
Maryland Clarinet Day (including performance and masterclass)
April 20, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Riversdale House Museum
4811 Riverdale Rd, Riverdale Park, MD 20737
2023 Events
Reacting to the Landscape: Whistling Hens in North Carolina
January 22, 2023 | 3:30 p.m.
Queens University of Charlotte, Kathryn Greenhoot Recital Hall
2319 Wellesley Ave., Charlotte, NC
Reacting to the Landscape: Whistling Hens in Georgia
January 23, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
Georgia College and State University, Max Noah Recital Hall
210 N Wilkinson St, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Smith College Residency: Writing for Soprano and Clarinet (virtual)
February 6, 2023
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Sam Houston State Art Song Festival (virtual), Whistling Hens
February 24, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. ET
Lecture Recital Session:
Part of Our World: Exploring the Status Quo of Art Song and Envisioning a Whole New World
Sam Houston State Art Song Festival (virtual), Whistling Hens
February 26, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Performance Session:
Permission to Laugh, Yell, Embrace, and Sass
Women Composers Festival of Hartford (virtual), Whistling Hens
March 17-18, 2023
Trinity College
Hartford, CT
Whistling Hens at the Arts Club
March 24, 2023 | 12:00 p.m.
Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006
Free, registration required
CMS Mid-Atlantic Conference, Whistling Hens
March 25, 2023 | 3:00 p.m.
The Good Kind of Blurred Lines: Infusing Classical Music and Art Song with Theater
Prince George's Community College
CMS Mid-Atlantic Conference, Whistling Hens
March 26, 2023 | 11:15 a.m.
Music by Women for Soprano and Clarinet
Prince George's Community College
Towson University Clarinet Masterclass
March 28, 2023 | 8:00 p.m.
Towson University
Towson, MD
University of Maryland, College Park Clarinet Masterclass
April 7, 2023 | 4:00 p.m.
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Whistling Hens Smith College Residency: Whistling Hens Recital
April 30, 2023 | 3:00 p.m.
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Whistling Hens Smith College Residency: Student Composition Workshop
April 30, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Whistling Hens Smith College Residency: Composition Workshop with Kate Soper
May 1, 2023 | 11:00 a.m.
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Whistling Hens Smith College Residency: Student Composer Recital
May 1, 2023 | 8:00 p.m.
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Boulanger Initiative's WoCo Fest
May 5, 2023 | 8:00 p.m.
11810 Grand Park Ave, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Annapolis Symphony Academy Orchestra - Orion
May 14, 2023 | 3:00 p.m.
Maryland Hall
Annapolis, MD
Student Composer Recording Session: UMD Composition Studio
May 17, 2023
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
University of Maryland, College Park
National Women's Theatre Festival, Whistling Hens
June 21, 2023 | 1:15 p.m.
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Whistling Hens at The Ivey
June 28, 2023 | 1:30 p.m.
The Ivey Brain Health & Memory Wellness Center
Charlotte, NC
Washington National Opera Summer Institute: Performance, Presentation - Whistling Hens
August 1, 2023
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
Inscape Chamber Orchestra: Nordic Lights
October 7, 2023 | 5:00 p.m.
Silver Spring United Methodist Church
8900 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland
Inscape Chamber Orchestra: Nordic Lights
October 8, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. (click for tickets)
Linehan Concert Hall
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ruckus Faculty Concert, Livewire New Music Festival
October 19, 2023
Linehan Concert Hall
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Whistling Hens Panel, Power and Privilege in Classical Music: Gender Equity -
October 23, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.
Susquehanna University
Susquehanna, PA
College Music Society National Conference
October 26, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Miami Marriott Dadeland
Miami, FL
Mirabelle Senior Living
October 26, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
7400 SW 88th St
Miami, FL 33156
Flex Chamber: Discovering and Creating Music for Unusual Chamber Instrumentations
November 7, 2023 | 5:30 p.m.
Music Conservatory of Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Clarinet and Piano Recital with Hui-Chuan Chen
November 12, 2023 | 3:00 p.m.
Collington Senior Living Community
10450 Lottsford Rd, Mitchellville, MD
Clarinet and Piano Recital with Hui-Chuan Chen
November 26, 2023
Lutheran Village at Miller’s Grant
9000 Father's Legacy, Ellicott City, MD
2022 Events
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Orion Youth Orchestra
December 17, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.
Kerr Center for the Performing Arts
Ruckus, UMBC Faculty New Music Ensemble at Livewire Festival
October 20, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Reacting to the Landscape: Whistling Hens at Collington
October 2, 2022 | 3:00 p.m.
Collington Senior Living Retirement Community | Bowie, MD
Reacting to the Landscape: Whistling Hens Album Release
October 1, 2022
Bandcamp, Amazon, Apple, Spotify, Pandora
Reacting to the Landscape: Whistling Hens in DC at Sidewalk Series
September 30, 2022 5:00 p.m.
St. Thomas' Parish | Washington, DC
Reacting to the Landscape: Whistling Hens in Maryland
September 29, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
National Women's Theatre Festival, Whistling Hens
July 29, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. ET
NC State University | Raleigh, NC
International Clarinet Conference, Whistling Hens
June 30, 2022 | 2:00 p.m PT
Peppermill Resort | Reno, NV
Helios Opera "Bright Spots:" Changemakers in Opera and Classical Music
June 24, 2022 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Instagram Live interview: watch @helios_opera
Boulanger Initiative: WoCo Fest, Whistling Hens
May 27, 2022 | 7:30 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany | Washington, DC
Dupont Sidewalk Series, Whistling Hens
May 27, 2022 | 5:00 p.m.
St. Thomas' Parish | Washington, DC
Oklahoma
April 28-May 1, 2022
Indian Creek School
Power and Privilege in Classical Music: Gender Equity
March 28, 2022 | 7:00 p.m.
Susquehanna University
Classical Recital Competition Winner Recital, Natonya Duo
March 20, 2022 | 3:00 p.m.
Montpelier Performing Arts Center
Women Composers Festival of Hartford, Whistling Hens
March 18, 2022 | 8:00 p.m.
The Hartt School, Virtual
Stamp Union Women's History Celebration, Natonya Duo
March 18, 2022 | 12:00 p.m.
University of Maryland, College Park
Natonya Duo
March 11, 2022 | 12:00 p.m.
Arts Club of Washington
Mississippi Music by Women Festival, Whistling Hens
March 4, 2022 | 12:00 p.m.
Mississippi University for Women
Mosaic Intersections of Sound with Brandon Felder
February 26, 2022 | 5:00 p.m.
Davies Unitarian Universalist Congregation
SHSU Art Song Festival
February 5, 2022 | 5:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. ET
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2021 Events
Clarinet Masterclass
October 14, 2021
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ruckus Faculty Ensemble presents Arboretum
October 23, 2021
University of Maryland, Baltimore County sculpture garden
Ruckus Faculty Ensemble Concert
October 21, 2021
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Boulanger Initiative's Clarinet Composition Workshop
October 12, 2021
Washington, DC
Darkwater Women in Music Festival Composition Competition
November 12, 2021
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Darkwater Women in Music Festival
September 24-24, 2021
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
International Clarinet Association Conference: ClarinetFest
July 30, 2021
Virtual in Fort Worth, TX
Natonya Duo: Music for Seniors
July 16, 2021
Collington Retirement Community
Natonya Duo: Live Outdoors
July 14, 2021
Town Center Market
Diverse Pathways to the Podium: A Symposium for Women Conductors
June 5, 2021
Georgia Institute of Technology
Whistling Hens
May 27, 2021
DC Women in Music Showcase
Natonya Duo
May 25, 2021
AMP by Strathmore
Music Careers and Audio/Video Recording Basics
May 22, 2021
Maine All State Band, Orchestra, and Choir clinics
A Career Path to Music Performance and Recording
April 24, 2021
Virginia All State Choir, Band, and Orchestra clinics
Art Song for Soprano and Clarinet: The Green Child
April 19, 2021
Sam Houston State University Art Song Conference
The Art of Self Audio/Video
April 17, 2021
New Hampshire All State Choir, Band, and Orchestra clinics
Being the Best Virtual You You Can Be
April 15, 2021
Manhattan Concert Productions
Music Marathon
March 19, 2021
Women Composers Festival of Hartford
Mississippi Music by Women Festival Concerts
March 9, 16, 22, & 24, 2021
Mississippi Music by Women Festival
Adapting to the Current Musical Landscape
March 24, 2021
Yale School of Music
Audio Recording and Engineer Basics
February 11, 2021
University of Maryland Chamber Music Class
Recording Basics for Choirs and Bands
February 6, 2021
New Hampshire All State Jazz clinic
Virtual Choir Recording Techniques
January 5, 2021
Diocese of Wyoming
2020 Events
Trios for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, ft. Ying-Shan Su
December 8, 2020
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, MD
Reacting to the Landscape, Whistling Hens Virtual Recital
November 21, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
The Video Recording Toolkit: Record a Virtual Choir
November 16, 2020
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Finzi Five Bagatelles and Rossini Theme and Variations
November 15, 2020
Christ the King Lutheran
Falls Church, VA
Solo Recording and Audio Editing Basics
October 11, 2020
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Practice Practicing Recording, Recording Your Virtual Band
October 7, 2020
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, CA
On the Path to Self Recording, Engineering, and Editing
October 1, 2020
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Self Teaching, Self Recording, and Developing a Web-based Toolkit
September 30, 2020
Jewish Theological Seminary
NYC, NY
Recording for Virtual Choirs
September 28, 2020
Congressional Chorus
Washington, DC
Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Solo Recordings
September 16, 2020
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Time to Practice Practicing for Recordings
September 10, 2020
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Learn How to be an Entrepreneurial Musician
September 9, 2020
Orange High School
Hillsborough, NC
Solo Recital: Gerald Finzi's Five Bagatelles
August 4, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Whistling Hens Residency: Music and Momentos
July 15, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Whistling Hens Residency: Extended Techniques for Clarinet and Voice
July 13, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Whistling Hens Residency: Living Composer Spotlight
July 10, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Whistling Hens Residency: Music and Literature
July 3, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Holiday Tunes in June
June 25, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Presentation: Music Notation Software and a Brief History of Music Notation
June 10, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Presentation: Johannes Brahms' Clarinet Quintet
June 3, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Church Hymns
May 17, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Invocation and Spirit Dance, ft. Composer Frank Wiley
May 14, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Latin American and Spanish Music for Solo Clarinet
May 8, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Church Hymns
April 26, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Miniatures for Solo Clarinet
April 20, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Church Hymns
April 19, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Extended Techniques for Clarinet
April 13, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Clarinet and Piano Popular Songs
April 9, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Stardust, Featuring Composer Jenni Brandon
April 6, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Clarinet and Piano Standards
April 2, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Clarinet and Piano Popular Songs
April 1, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Solo Clarinet Recital, works by Osborne, Szeghy, Lysight
March 30, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Clarinet and Piano Popular Songs
March 26, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Measuring and Adjusting Reeds Presentation
March 25, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Mini Music: Solo Clarinet Recital, works by Brandon, Messiaen, Hoover
March 23, 2020
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Music by Women Festival
March 5-7, 2020
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS
Balance Campaign: Rebirth
March 1, 2020 | 8:00 p.m.
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Washington, DC
Inventing a New Clarinet Reed Micrometer Presentation
February 22, 2020 | 11:00 a.m.
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Resident Collaboration Concert
February 19, 2020 | 7:00 p.m.
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
Rapping in the Library: Classically Dope
February 8, 2020 | 2:00 p.m.
Enoch Pratt Library
Baltimore, MD
Georgetown Epiphany Festival
January 26, 2020 | 4:00 p.m.
Dumbarton United Methodist
Washington, DC
Austrian Cultural Forum: Musica Femina, Whistling Hens
December 11, 2019 | 7:00 p.m.
Austrian Embassy
Washington, DC
Whistling Hens Sings for Seniors
December 11, 2019 | 2:00 p.m.
Collington Retirement Community
Bowie, MD
US Navy Clarinet Day
November 16, 2019 | 9:30 a.m.
University of Maryland Memorial Chapel
Takoma Park Seventh Day Adventist
National Collegiate Choral Conference
November 8-9, 2019
University of Maryland Memorial Chapel
Takoma Park Seventh Day Adventist
Performance; Living Among and Programming for Seniors presentation
November 6, 2019 | 11:30 a.m.
American University
Washington, DC
TEMPO New Music Concert, Natonya Duo
October 28, 2919 | 8:00 p.m.
Gildenhorn Recital Hall
The University of Maryland School of Music
PGAHC Talent Showcase, Whistling Hens
October 27, 2019 | 11:00 a.m.
Camelot by Martin's
Upper Marlboro, MD
Music by Women Solo Recital
October 21, 2019 | 8:00 p.m.
Gildenhorn Recital Hall
The University of Maryland School of Music
Collington Artists in Residence Debut Concert
October 19, 2019 | 11:00 a.m.
10450 Lottsford Road
Bowie, MD 20721
Natonya Duo, ft. Tonya Burton, viola
October 11, 2019 | 6:00 p.m.
7413 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD
Music at St. David's - World Premiere of Eve's Diary, Whistling Hens
September 15, 2019 | 4:30 p.m.
4700 Roland Ave
Baltimore, MD
District New Music Coalition Conference, Whistling Hens
September 14, 2019 | 8:00 p.m.
Catholic University, Ward Hall
Washington, DC
Step Afrika! Step Fest, Classically Dope
August 31, 2019 | 4:45 p.m.
Kingman Island
Washington, DC
UMD Clarinet Quartet
July 31, 2019 | 7:00 p.m.
Town Center Market
Riverdale Park, MD
Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival
July 15-25, 2019
Mannes School of Music
New York City, NY
American Library Association Conference, Whistling Hens
June 23, 2019 | 3:00 p.m.
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC 20001
Smithsonian America Now Festival, Classically Dope
June 22, 2019 | 1:30 p.m.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Washington, DC
Avaloch Artist-in-Residence Outreach, Whistling Hens
June 13, 2019 | 1:30 p.m.
Pleasant View Retirement Community
Concord, New Hampshire
Opener for National Symphony Orchestra, Classically Dope
June 5, 2019 | 8:00 p.m.
The Anthem
Washington, DC
Sans Limites Dance Festival, Optical Chicken
June 1, 2019 | 3:00 p.m.
Hudson Guild Theater
NYC, NY
Independent Studies Graduation Ceremony, Potomac Winds
May 23, 2019 | 11:00 a.m.
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, MD
Maryland Day Iribe Dedication Ceremony, Classically Dope
April 28, 2019 | 11:00 a.m.
Iribe Center for Computer Sciences
College Park, MD
Music and Film: Improv to films of Segundo de Chomón
April 17, 2019 | 7:00 p.m.
Former Residence of the Spanish Ambassador
Washington, DC
Music by Women, Whistling Hens
April 10, 2019 | 7:00 p.m.
MilkBoy ArtHouse
College Park, MD