{"id":3305,"date":"2026-01-05T14:43:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/?p=3305"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:28:56","slug":"2025-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/2025-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 A Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 was quite a year. I’m not sure how to express exactly what it was, especially with all that was\/is happening outside of my little bubble, but it was quite a different experience from anything prior or from what I expected. <\/p>\n

I went into 2024 with a plan: recording, performing, premiering particular works and living life, and besides a few bumps it went well. <\/p>\n

2025 began with a lot of questions due to a less than typical performance schedule, which brought a bit of anxiety, but also allowed me to do things I hadn’t done prior: write more music! <\/p>\n

January<\/strong>, I attended APAP in NYC to observe and learn. I met so many people in the music industry and was overwhelmed in the best way possible. <\/p>\n

February<\/strong>, attended Chamber Music America in Houston. Similar to APAP, but much smaller in scale focusing only on classical music, I met many presenters and wonderful artists! 
\nPodcast for Piano Technicians Masterclasses – Watch<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Gave a scholarship to a Cambridge high school student from Mu Phi Epsilon Boston Alumni.<\/p>\n

March<\/strong>, Tour in California performing for Ventura Classical Guitar Society, the Bender family in Encinitas, the Athenaeum in La Jolla, and Center for New Music, and a talk for composition class of Ken Ueno at UC Berkeley. AMAZING: visiting Muir Woods!! 
\nVisited luthier Pepe Romero Jr. and recorded multiple videos<\/a> 
\nWrote first draft of ‘Cider Meditation’ for choir and guitar.<\/p>\n

April, <\/strong>Performed on Bargemusic in Brooklyn, New York for two concert programs; very pleased that the NY composers concert was very well attended. Returned to Maine for a last minute performance at Bowdoin College to premiere a guitar duo by Hayden Byrne.<\/p>\n

May, <\/strong>Recorded all of the solos for Guitar America 250<\/em> (coming on March 1, 2026!), and reconnected with violinist Irina Muresanu for a recording of our arrangement of ‘Adoration’ by Florence Price. Premiere of New Lullaby Project solo ‘All Through the Night’ by Keane Southard.<\/p>\n

June, <\/strong>Attended the Guitar Foundation of America in Louisville, Kentucky. Write and record Bill of Rights, Amended <\/em>for new album. <\/p>\n

July<\/strong>, performed concerts in Boston and a mini-tour along the Maine Coast in Eastport, Steuben, Hallowell, and Kittery. 
\nRecorded Trevor Neal, poet Charles Coe and Jeffrey Lependorf reading works of Francis Harper, Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau\/John Cage for Guitar America 250 <\/em>in Newport, Rhode Island and Northampton, Mass.<\/p>\n

August<\/strong>, visited Art Omi in Ghent, NY and made a few videos in their SILO<\/a>, gave livestream for New England Conservatory and an interview performance for WOMR radio. <\/p>\n

September, the 2025-26 Season started with a rush of events:<\/strong>
\n09-9-25, Cage Trust Event – A beautiful event celebrating outgoing JCT director Laura Kuhn. 
\n09-10-25, Hingham Library – My first all-Latin American concert in over 10 years.
\n09-13-25, Wellfleet Preservation Hall – My first performance in this amazing space!
\n09-16-25, BU Composition Class – return to BU to speak and share music with young composers.
\n09-17-25, Radio – WCRI – Conducting Conversations with Mike Maino – Listen<\/a>
\n09-28-25, NSM – Convergence Ensemble – Words & Music with poet Charles Coe. 
\n09-30-25, King’s Chapel – bunches of New Lullabies and album preview!
\nSign with Rhizome Arts for touring and management – announcement<\/a>
\nArticle Revelations on Guitar The Provincetown Independent<\/a><\/p>\n

October, <\/strong>debut with Newport Classical. Premiere of New Lullaby Project solo ‘Night Echoes’ by Jin Hee Han.
\nWCRI’s Kids Classical Hour – New Lullaby Project – Listen<\/a><\/p>\n

November, <\/strong>Tufts University all-Latin America program. \"\"<\/a><\/strong>
\nPublication<\/a> of ‘American Patriotic Songs for Guitar’ with the American Composers Alliance
\nPublication<\/a> of ‘Cider Meditation’ for SATB+G with the American Composers Alliance
\nMusic Career Talk for Mu Phi Epsilon Boston Alumni – online<\/a><\/p>\n

December,<\/strong> 3-weeks in Colorado!
\n<\/strong>12-05-25, Perform with the Cherry Creek High School Meistersingers and Kantorei
\n12-6\/7-25, Perform concerts of 14 works for choir & guitar with Kantorei – Premiere of ‘Cider Meditation’!
\n12-8\/9-25, 2-day residency in Carbondale and Basalt public\/private schools for the Aspen Music Festival
\n12-10-25, Perform with the Cherry Creek High School Meistersingers
\n12-12-25, Bravo! Vail – 1-day residency in Edwards in the public middle and high school
\n12-19\/21-25, Perform with Kantorei – Premiere of ‘Cider Meditation’ and Sir Christemasse by M. Ryan Taylor!
\nArticle feature in The Aspen Times on the residencies for the Aspen Music Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

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Over 2-million streams in 2025!<\/p><\/div>\n

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