WENDY REID
composer - violinist - teacher
treepieces.net
Work Experience:
2025-2026 ‘Ambient Bird-Berkeley’ Project: the composition and performance of site-specific works at various parks in Berkeley: Live Oak, Shorebird, Indian Rock, Ohlone, supported in part by a Civic Arts Grant from the City of Berkeley
2018-2025 composition and performance of various chamber and site-specific works: Ambient Bird 433 at Ogawa Plaza forum, Ambient Bird-Mosswood Chapel, Ambient Bird-West Oakland at the Dresher studio on Other Minds Nature of Music 18: Wendy Reid, online international performances of Ambient Bird; Premieres of Bird Duo-'landscape of the Bird Y' (8/13/25), Bird Trio ‘at my window’(11/9/24), ongoing bird etudes (-see performances for complete list)
2023-2025+ violin, composition, ensemble instructor at Berkeley Studio: continued teaching since the close of Mills College and Holy Names University music departments in 2023, with performance workshops/recitals of Bartok’s 44 Duos & selected Berio Duetti, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Cage, Feldman, Shostakovich, & livng composers
1990-2023 Mills College: music composition instructor /lecturer, music composition classes (’90) -music department closed in 2023
1980-2023 Holy Names University PMD: violin-ensemble-composition instructor -music department closed in 2023
1988-2009 Oakland Museum / SF Art Institute: ‘New Music with Bird, Frogs, and Other Creatures’ -producer of new music series
1991-1992 Oakland Arts Council - judge for composer fellowships
1987-1991 Nature Sounds Society -board of directors
1974-1976 Los Angeles Arts Programs -producer of new music concerts (Barnsdall Park, Starlight Bowl)
Education:
1982 Stanford University: CCRMA, post-graduate study/computer music workshop with John Chowning, Max Mathews, John Pierce, Jean-Claude Risset
1978-1980 Mills College, M.A. music composition: composition with Terry Riley, Robert Ashley, Charles Shere; violin, chamber music with the Kronos Quartet
1975-1977 Private study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris / Ecoles D’Art Americans, Fontainebleau: classes in composition, analysis, harmony, counterpoint; solfege with assistant Annette Dieudonne
1970-1975 USC, school of performing arts, B.M. music composition, minor in violin performance; composition with James Hopkins, Halsey Stevens and film composer David Raksin / violin with Claire Hodgkins, assistant to Jascha Heifetz
1968-1970 Immaculate Heart College Private study with Dorrance Stalvey (music theory/composition), Sven Reher (chamber music) as a high school advanced placement student (Immaculate Heart High School)
Commissions/Grants*:
*Awards/Grants: City of Berkeley Civic Arts Grant (2025-26), Artist Grant (2025), Meet the Composer/ New York, Meet the Composer/California, City of Berkeley/Innova, Oakland Museum of California, National Educational Development Award, National Merit Finalist, Nature Company, Subito Composer Grants, ASMC Grant, Sound Image, Paul Merritt Henry, Hellman, Graduate Assistantships, 4-year California State Scholarship, Honors at Entrance-USC
Commissions: Diane Grubbe ( Glissando Flute Project, 2026), City of Berkely (Ambient Bird-Berkeley, 2025-26), Oakland Museum concert series (New Music with Birds, Frogs and Other Creatures), Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio (Tree Piece #41), Don Buchla (Tree Piece #17), Mary Oliver (Tree Piece #21), Brasiosaurus (Tree Piece #52), William Winant (Tree Piece #10), Tom Dambly (Tree Piece #31), Joyce Umamoto (Tree Piece #42), others
Discography (LP, CD, cassette, Youtube, Soundcloud):
Tree Pieces (LP, cassette - Frog Records,1988)
Tree Pieces (CD - Frog Records 2002)
Tree Pieces - volume 2 (CD - Niente, 2004)
Tree Piece Singe #1: Lulu Variations (Niente, 2009)
Tree Piece Single #2: Lu-Shoo Fragments (Niente, 2010)
Tree Piece Single #3: Lulu Variations 2 (Niente, 2014)
Tree Piece Single #4 Ambient Bird 433 (Youtube 2019)
Tree Single #5 Birds Without Borders (Youtube WR 2020)
Tree Piece Single #6 Bird Haiku (Youtube WR 2020)
Tree Piece #7 Birds Without Borders #2 (Youtube WR 2021)
Tree Piece Single #8 Birds Without Borders #3 (Youtube WR 2021)
Tree Piece Single #9 Ambient Bird -Live Oak 2022 (Youtube WR 2022)
Tree Piece Single #10 Ambient Bird - Mosswood (Youtube WR 2023)
Tree Piece Single #11 Ambient Bird - West Oakland (YoutubeWR 2023)
Tree Piece Single #12 Ambient Bird -Live Oak 20 23 (WR-2023)
Beyond Borders : BIRDS-IMPROVISATIONS-ENVIRONMENTS, Youtube - Center for New Music (10-14-21)
AMBIENT BORDERS 2019-2021 ambient bird collection (live and online) (Youtube WR 2021)
Wendy Reid - Tree Pieces (see Youtube for lists)
Bird Collection (WR-2022): Twittering Machine / Gungles / Tree Piece #21 / lulu variations / ambient bird 433 (Soundcloud - private)
Bird Collection (WR-2022): Twittering Machine / Gungles / Tree Piece #21 / lulu variations / ambient bird 433 (Soundcloud - private)
Bird Collection: Bird Trio ‘at my window’-Twittering Machine-Gungles
Bird Trio, for bird, violin and percussion (Youtube WR-2024)
Twittering Machine for 12 instruments (Youtube WR-2024)
Gungles, for mixed ensemble (Youtube-2024)
Wendy Reid Bird Trio ‘at my window’ with William Winant recording ((Youtube 2024)
Wendy Reid Bird Trio ‘at my window’ with William Winant premiere (Youtube WR-2024)
Wendy Reid Twittering Machine with HNU ensemble (VHS 1999) (Youtube WR-20225)
Wendy Reid Ambient Bird-Indian Rock (Youtube WR-2025)
Wendy Reid Ambient Bird-Shorebird Park (Youtube WR-2025)
Wendy Reid Ambient Bird-Live Oak 2025 (Youtube WR-2025)
Wendy Reid-Bird Works (Youtube WR-2025)
Bird Fragments - complete (3 Disc set) to be released on the Other Minds label
Interviews / Articles / Reviews
Best of the Bay 2025 Editors Pick: ‘Wendy and Lulu’ by Lou Fancher
https://48hills.org/2025/09/best-of-the-bay-2025-editors-pick-wendy-reid-and-lulu/
California Report-KQED (2/21/2025)
Dynamic Duo: How a Composer and Her Bird Came to Make Beautiful Music Together (Julia Haney, David Barreda)
KALW Crosscurrents: Ambient Bird: The Parrot Is Not A Sound Effect (11/13/24):
https://www.kalw.org/podcast/crosscurrents/2024-11-13/ambient-bird-book-it
https://www.kalw.org/2024-11-13/ambient-bird
Good Times, Santa Cruz (11/6/2024:
‘Very new, very adventurous sounds from New Music Works’ -by Christina Waters
https://www.goodtimes.sc/new-music-works-threes-company/
*Wendy Reid Taps into the Ambience of the Natural World interview by Lou Fancher, San Francisco Classical Voice Preview -Lou Fancher: https://www.sfcv.org/articles/preview/wendy-reid-taps-ambience-natural-world-her-music (9-19-2023)
*Democratic Birdsong: Wendy Reid makes music with nature https://eastbayexpress.com/democratic-birdsong/
https://treepieces.net/files/1235032/eastbayexpresswendyreid.pdf
https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=2873cada-027b-4c5a-9dc0-1aa195d28a24 \\Democratic Birdsong | East Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda -East Bay Express (7-19-23) https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=2873cada-027b-4c5a-9dc0-1aa195d28a24
*Nature of Music 18 - Other Minds: Wendy Reid
The Nature of Music - Other Minds (7-13-230)
Interview with Charles Amirkhanian:
https://treepieces.net/files/1334787/wendy-reid-2023-interview-3.mp3
*Oakland composer, birds make beautiful music, -Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle datebook(11-9-2018) https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/oakland-composer-birds-make-beautiful-music-together
*NOISY PEOPLE - interview by Tim Perkis: https://timperkis.bandcamp.com/track/wendy-reid / audio mp3:08_wendy_reid.mp3 (2-23-15)
audio mp3:08_wendy_reid.mp3
*Meet Lulu: Parrot Musician and Muse. -Jesse Hamlin SFChronicle Interview -2-18-2014 https://www.sfcv.org/article/meet-lulu-parrot-musician-and-muse - San Francisco Classical Voice (2-18-14)
*BAMM: "Lounging with Lulu" (Voodoo Riffs), Interview with Micah Dubreil, 9 June 2014
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcasts/running-the-voodoo-down/id8546077970 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6yL0OTZWU
*Center for New Music : Mills Grist -composers from Mills College - Wendy Reid (27:43) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKvnr16XXqg -Sudhu Tewari ( 4-14-22)
*Teacher Feature: Wendy Reid -director Katherine Baird interviews violin instructor and composer Wendy Reid at Holy Names University PMD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uDFBeuDIg8&t=230s (3-11-21)
*”Minding the Frontier of New Music", by Whitney Phaneuf, East Bay Express, 26 February 2014 East Bay Express article
*”Synthesizers, saxophones, and one African grey parrot: The Other Minds music festival is a magnet for the avant-garde", Interview by Micah Dubreuil, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 26 February 2014] San Francisco Bay Guardian article
http://www.sfbg.com/noise/2014/02/26/and-one-african-grey-parrot-
*Other Minds 19 festival pre-concert talk with Charles Amirkhanian and composers, San Francisco Jazz Center, 3-1-2014: link to page https://archive.org/details/OMF_2014_03_01_C2
*Djerassi Institute with Other Minds 19 Festival, interview/talk with Wendy Reid -Charles Amirkhanian, moderator, 2-24-2014
*Women in Creative Music: Wendy Reid Interview by R. Unterseher, Pauline Oliveros Fall 1997, oliverosinterview.pdf
*La Communauté électroacoustique canadienne e-Contact! 12.2-interviews: "25 Years of Crack-O'Dawn",
http://cec.sonus.ca/econtact/12_2/interviews_go KPFA: Crack
*O’Dawn interview, Wendy Reid, June 5, 2015 Hosted by Barbara Golden https://kpfa.org/episode/crack-o-dawn-june-5-2015/ audio MP3 file: cracko-wendy-150605.mp3
*KALW broadcast: Other Minds Live! hosted by Liam Herb
*KPFA-Airplay/Interviews (1978→2022): Hosted by Marina LaPalma, Charles Amirkhanian, Kris Welch, Jane Heaven, Sarah Cahill, Barbara Golden, and others
*KALX Interview (1991) -hosted by Fred Lomberg-Holm / *KALW Interviews, airplay: Music of Other Minds / Richard Friedman, Sarah Cahill
Follow Your Beak: Bird, Bird, and More This Weekend", (Other Minds, 2-26-14) https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/other+minds+19/144711213d13c881, http://www.treepieces.net/files/followyourbeak.pdf, http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/om19-info.shtml
The outre music festival called Other Minds", by Andrea Abney,
SFGate, 26 February 2014, http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/The-outre-music-festival-called-Other-Minds-5270684.php
Other Minds 19 Embraces Improvisers, NorCal Composers” SFGate, 26 February 2014, www.sfgate.com/music/article/Other-Minds-19-embraces-improvisers-NorCal-5270683.php
Minding the Frontier of New Music", by Whitney Phaneuf, East Bay Express, 26 February 2014 http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/minding-the-frontier-of-new-music/Content?oid=3848945
Coming Up, Other Minds 19 at the SF Jazz Center", (2-16-14) http://newmusicbuff.wordpress.com/2014/02/16/coming-up-other-minds-19-at-the-sf-jazz-center/
*REVIEWS + Recommendations (excerpts with links)
*48hills Independent San Francisco: Best 0f the Bay 2025 Editor’s Pick: “Wendy Reid and Lulu”: …human and bird on stage often appear to be symbiotically linked; communicating back and forth as if they have arrived from a planet other than Earth, where interspecies linguistic barriers do not exist.….In those moments, Lulu is Reid’s teacher and arguably, a model for all human beings seeking greater connection to the natural world and all sentient beings…Sounds of a creek, wind in the trees, bird calls, squirrels rustling in fallen leaves, and occasional sirens, vehicle engines, or human conversations add spontaneity and vulnerability to the ambiance ….Joined by the highly attuned members of sfSOUND & the bird ensemble, every artist holds a specialized, essential place. -Lou Fancher 9/3/25 https://48hills.org/2025/09/best-of-the-bay-2025-editors-pick-wendy-reid-and-lulu/
*SheyeyeRecords: Wendy Reid, a special violinist/composer who is still active in the solitary line of eco-minimalism, has made the chamber music series "Tree Pieces" performed according to natural laws into her life's work, performing with birds and frogs that resemble musicians. After studying under Terry Riley, Robert Ashley, and other avant-garde artists, she released the first volume of "Tree Pieces" in 1988. Included is "Tree Piece #21 Bird Music," which exchanges with the calls of birds recorded on tape. The percussion that adds an elegant aftertaste to the margins is the extraordinary percussionist William Winant, who is also known for participating in Lou Harrison's creative gamelan ensemble. The Klee-decorated jacket is also wonderful (Ryota, 2025) -translation from Japanese: https://www.sheyeye.com/?pid=98467428
*California Report -KQED: Ambient Bird-Live Oak 2024.."the kids, the dogs, the water, cars whizzing by, wind in the trees — it’s all part of Reid’s composition. It also feels like a celebration of her relationship with Lulu and of the liminal human/bird world that they’ve created together" -Julia Haney https://www.kqed.org/news/12027701/dynamic-duo-how-a-composer-and-her-bird-came-to-make-beautiful-music-together (2-21-2025)
*San Francisco Classical Voice: “Wendy Reid Taps Into the Ambience of the Natural World”: Scores created by composer and violinist Wendy Reid are like scrolls read from the bottom up. Tiny Paul Klee-like arrows represent snippets drawn from listening to Lulu, the African grey parrot Reid lives with and credits as a collaborator and co-composer. But Reid’s connection to the natural world doesn’t end there. In live, outdoor performances of her work, the environment adds layers of organic sounds to what the musicians and the audience are experiencing..infinitely and immediately changeable…audience sounds…part of the equation…kid sounds, dog sounds..a global community of all kinds of people and all kinds of ages…a sonic landscape that brings everyone together. -Lou Fancher (9-19-2023) https://www.sfcv.org/articles/preview/wendy-reid-taps-ambience-natural-world-her-music
*Pro Arts: “Pro Arts has worked with Wendy in the past, exhibiting her visual scores Tree Pieces, as well as presenting her music. She is a totally dedicated composer and visionary… We can obtain accessibility for the Frank Ogawa Plaza forum through the City of Oakland …We look forward to the possibility of being the project partner and truly hope that Wendy is selected for this residency.” -Natalia Mount, Executive Director, Pro Arts, (5-21-2019) Pro Arts ACFsupport
*Ambient Bird 433 performance: That was so incredible-- magical…There are so many arcs of form and process happening- visual and audio-- and the piece works so well outside and especially when sunset happens as it did this time--So much so because of the birds-- they are all so active leading up to sunset and then bam! quiet-- And then the lights turning on-- streetlights and the colored light as it get dark-- so dramatic…I loved hearing the crosswalk, the sirens, the cars-- every little thing is just so intense and also embraced and contained by the form .… it demands (and models) a certain kind of attention from both the performers as well as the audience-- The ensemble provides an anchor and a frame but everyone is asked to include everything at the same time in a really elegant way. -Brenda Hutchinson, sound artist, performer (4-14-2019)
*New Music Buff: "Composers of Northern California, Other Minds 19" - “Tree Piece #55 “lulu variations: Reid’s Tree Pieces are an ongoing set of compositions incorporating nature with live performance. This is not unlike Pauline Oliveros’ work that involves careful listening by musicians within defined parameters of these sounds. Lulu, the parrot improvises, with sparse notes on the violin and muted trumpet…a whimsical experience” -perkutooth, (3-4-14) New Music Buff (3-6-2014)
*East Bay Express: "To Soothe the Savage Beast" - “Wendy Reid’s Tree Piece #21 performed by David Abel, violinist and William Winant, percussion on Friday evening includes a Pacific parrotlet… beginning with sounds of water joined by the bird. On stage next to Winant, surrounded by rows of finger cymbals and half-filled glasses of water, was what looked like a Joseph Beuys sculpture: a pitcher of water, with foam rubber taped to the bottom, with small rocks and tops of salt shakers. Next to it was a pot with a package of dry macaroni, and bits of hardware, objects for Winant to drop into the pitcher... For Abel, this included bouncing the bow on the violin strings, playing harmonics, pizzicato, playing on the bridge ….the bird had obvious presence …bird and performers…a fascinating interplay between randomness and structure in which the bird is the star…with a reverence for nature reflected in each work gave the program a pleasurable coherence.” - Sarah Cahill, East Bay Express (10-26-90), http://www.treepieces.net/files/eastbayexpress1990.jpg
*Sound Choice #16: “Wendy Reid: Tree Pieces LP, four Tree Pieces (#s 34,8,10,21); one piece creates a landscape of performers playing with an ostinato of croaking frogs and is quite arresting: cell-like units of sound growing into seemingly endless phrases; another, a dialogue of sparse and delicate timbres of William Winant’s solo percussion, and the final piece is a 19-minute score of bird-like motifs played with a Pacific Parrotlet. This whole record mirrors Reid’s professionalism, substantiates her deserved recognition, and succeeds in her objective to “reflect nature’s manner of operation”-Jack Jordan, Sound Choice No.16 (Winter, 1991), http://www.treepieces.net/files/treepiecereview-2.jpg
*Sound Choice #13: "Ace percussionist William Winant finds himself surrounded by frogs, birds, and humans with the Fibonacci series providing much of the structure. "..Reid's sharp ear for timbre and pace..sounds like Feldman, Messiaen and Malcolm Goldstein accompanying the bizarre chirps of a Pacific Parrotlet" (Tree Pieces LP/CD review) Sound Choice #13, winter 1990 - Fred Lomberg-Holm
*Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio: Japan tour-reviews
*San Francisco Chronicle: "Players End Series on High Note” -“One piece of musical herpetology on the program provided a relief..Tree Piece #34 has oboist William Banovetz and percussionist William Winant skillfully imitating, reflecting and otherwise interacting with sounds of a frog until both instruments assume something like frogness. With the design influenced by the Fibonacci series, there is an allegory to be inferred about music being reduced to a naturalistic state” - Robert Commanday, San Francisco Chronicle (5-9-91) http://www.treepieces.net/files/sfreview9101.jpg,
*Sound Choice: “Tree Pieces CD”-“ Ace percussionist William Winant finds himself surrounded by frogs, birds, and humans with the Fibonacci series providing much of the structure. Reid’s sharp ear for timbre and pacing keeps these four compositions following the austere path of musical intrigue. Tree Piece #21, which sounds like Feldman, Messiaen, and Malcolm Goldstein accompanying the bizarre chirps of a Pacific Parrotlet insists on being heard over and over.” -Fred Lomberg-Holm, Sound Choice No.13 (Winter, 1990), http://www.treepieces.net/files/treepiecereview-1.jpg,
*San Francisco Chronicle: "Music Goes Round but Comes out Obscure” - “A tremulous nervous bowing of a violin..vocal grunts and occasional words..sound of breaking glass..noise of a bunch of junk falling on the floor…These were only some of the ingredients of last night’s program, The Music of Wendy Reid at the New Performance Gallery. It’s evocative writing, partly irritating, partly, soothing, rarely at rest.” -Scott Beach, San Francisco Chronicle (5-30-84) http://www.treepieces.net/files/sfchroniclereview84bw.jpg
*Oakland Tribune: “Unusual Music” - “Saturday night brought new music of a very different kind to the On Broadway in San Francisco where ‘Marvelous Unusual Sounds in Concert’ (M.U.S.I.C.) was in its second night, “Wendy Reid’s Tree Piece #14 was more interesting…using widely separated piano, violin, and percussion with occasional spoken words.” -Charles Shere, Oakland Tribune (12-6-82) http://www.treepieces.net/files/oaklandtribunereview82bw.jpg
*Recommendation, Terry Riley: “I am very happy to recommend to you Wendy Reid. During the 10 years that I taught composition at Mills College, I encountered no finer composer in my classes. She is original and has great insight in realizing her forms. Her settings for Paul Klee drawings particularly impressed me, Each one of her realizations expressed with parallel brilliance Klee’s unique statements…I consider her one of the most important composers of her generation." -Terry Riley ( ASCAP grant recommendation) Letters of recommendation,Terry Riley, Don Linsdale-Oakland Museum, Natalia Ivanova-Pro Arts, etc can be found a these links: Recommendation-TerryRiley for Wendy Reid / Pro Arts ACFsupport
*Recommendation, Natalia Mount: “Pro Arts has worked with Wendy in the past, exhibiting her visual scores Tree Pieces, as well as presenting her music. She is a totally dedicated composer and visionary… We can obtain accessibility for the Frank Ogawa Plaza forum through the City of Oakland …We look forward to the possibility of being the project partner…" -Natalia Mount, Executive Director, Pro Arts, Pro Arts ACFsupport
*Recommendation, Don Linsdale, Director of Natural Siences, Oakland Museum: Oakland Museum Recommendation (Don Linsdale)
CATALOGUE OF WORKS, with selected performances, conferences*, (1968-2024)
https://treepieces.net/files/1381011/workscatalogue2025g.pdf
Ambient Bird-Indian Rock 2026 ~46:00
for African Grey parrot and 12 instruments
Supported in part by a Civic Arts Grant from the City of Berkeley, this performance is part of a project entitled, Ambient Bird-Berkeley (2025-26)
sfSOUND and the Bird Ensemble
Musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Ron Heglin (tuba), David Michalak (skatchbirds), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Matt Ingalls (clarinet), Tom Djll (trumpet), John Ingle (saxophone), Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone)
Premiere: March 20, 2026 - Indian Rock Park, Berkeley, CA
“Tree Pieces”, music of Wendy Reid, presented by Dr. Ralph Lewis at College Music Society's National Conference:
October 30, 2025, Spokane, Washington
Ambient Bird-Live Oak 2025 ~48:00
for African Grey parrot and 12 instruments
Supported in part by a Civic Arts Grant from the City of Berkeley, this performance is part of a project entitled, Ambient Bird-Berkeley (2025-26)
sfSOUND and the Bird Ensemble
Musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube). Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba), David Samas (percussion), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Ben Davis (cello), Matt Ingalls (clarinet), Diane Grubbe (flute), John Ingle (saxophone), Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone)
Premiere: September 22, 2025 -Live Oak Park, Berkeley, CA
Bird Duo: Landscape of the bird Y (2025) ~14:00
for violin and piano
Written for the Stenberg-Cahill Duo
Supported in part by Other Minds (Charles Amirkhanian)
Kate Stenberg (violin), Sarah Cahill (piano, with percussion)
Premiere recording: August 13, 2025 -Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College at Northeastern University
Ambient Bird-Shorebird Park (2025) ~44:00
for African Grey parrot and 11 instruments
Supported in part by a Civic Arts Grant from the City of Berkeley, this performance is part of a project entitled, Ambient Bird-Berkeley (2025-26)
sfSOUND and the Bird Ensemble
Musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube). Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba), Kanoko Nishi (koto), David Samas (percussion), Ben Davis (cello), Matt Ingalls (clarinet), Kyle Bruckmann (oboe), John Ingle (saxophone)
Premiere: August 10, 2025 -Shorebird Park, Berkeley, CA
Ambient Bird-Epitaphs (2025) ~50:00
for African Grey parrot and 5 instruments
Supported in part by New Music Bay Area: Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
The Bird Ensemble: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba), David Samas (percussion)
Premiere: June 21, 2025 -Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA
Ambient Bird-Indian Rock (2025) ~44:00Ambient Bird - Indian Rock (2025) premiere with the bird ensemble and dailybell; bird ensemble: Lulu (African Grey parrot(), Wendy Reid (violin), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Ron Heglin, Jacob Felix Heule (percussion)
Premiere: March 20, 2025 - Indian Rock Park, 950 Indian Rock Ave, Berkeley, CA
'From Twittering Machine to Ambient Bird’, composer Wendy Reid talks about the evolution of her recent site-specific works with reference to the indigenous people /environment, and her timbral-focused musical processes composed over four decades; presented by Dr. Ralph Lewis, Millikin University, Decatur, IL, 4/11/2025
'Careful Forests: Structures and Indterminate Interplay within Wendy Reid's Tree Pieces', presented by Dr. Ralph Lewis, College Music Society Northeast at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 3/28/2025
‘Careful Forests: Structures and Indeterminate Interplay within Wendy Reid’s Tree Pieces’ , presented by Dr. Ralph Lewis at Penn State New Music Festival and Symposium, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 3/21/2025
Bird Trio - ‘at my window’ (2024)
for bird, violin and glockenspiel
‘with Lulu (African Grey parrot))
Wendy Reid (violin)
William Winant (glockenspiel, percussion)
This performance is part of the New Music Works series (Phil Collins), concert II: ‘Three’s Company', with other trios by David Lang, Steed Cowart, Augusta ReadThomas, others
Premiere: November 9, 2024 -Peace United Church of Christ, Santa Cruz, CA
Ambient Bird - Live Oak 2024
with sfSOUND and the bird ensemble
a site-specific performance at Live Oak Park on the fall equinox
Lulu (bird), Wendy Reid (violin), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Ron Heglin (tuba), Aurora Josephson (voice), David Samas (percussion), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Ben Davis (cello), Tom Dambly (muted trumpet), Diane Grubbe (flute), John Ingle (saxophone), Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone), Matt Ingalls (clarinet)
Premiere: September 23, 2024 -Live Oak Park, Berkeley, CA
‘Careful Forests: Structures and Indeterminate Interplay within Wendy Reid’s Tree Pieces’, a talk given by composer Ralph Lewis at Explorations in Sound and New Media Art Conference –Porto, Portugal, 11/13/24
Ambient Bird Quintet (2024) with the bird ensemble, at the Skronkathon
the bird ensemble: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Aurora Josephson (voice), David Samas (percussion); Skronkathon festival (Bay Improviser, West Oakland Sound Series),
Premiere: September 1, 2024 -Dresher Studio, Oakland, CA
Bird Ensemble-Pet the Tiger (2024), Improvisations at the Skonkathon -musicians: David Samas (percussion, found objects), Brian Day (electronics), Cheryl Leonard (found objects, sound sculpture), Wendy Reid (violin), Lulu (African Grey parrot), Aurora Josephson (voice); Skronkathon festival, D
Premiere: September 1, 2024, Dresher Studio, Oakland, CA 9/1/2024
Ambient Bird - epitaph klee (2024) with the bird ensemble, text by Paul Klee, on ‘Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival’
musicians: Lulu( African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Aurora Josephson (voice), Kanoko Nishi (koto), David Samas, percussion; Garden Of Memory Summer Solstice Concert presented by Music Bay Area (Sarah Cahill, Lucy Matingly) and
Premiere: June 21, 2024. -the Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland
Bird Trio 'at my window’ (2024) Premiere recording, for bird, violin and glockenspiel, recorded at Littlefield Concert Hall
musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), William Winant (glockenspiel, crotale, bird call), recorded by Phil Perkins, Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA 6/17/2024
Bird Etudes (2024) premiere solos, duos for violin
Wendy Reid (violin) with students; Pacific Boychoir Academy,Oakland, set for 11/16/2024
Berkeley Bird Festival: ‘From Twittering Machine to Ambient Bird: Composing with a bird named Lulu’ at the David Brower Center -Composer Wendy Reid discusses her Tree Pieces, with performance of excerpts: Twittering Machine, Gungles, Bird Trio, and Ambient Bird; David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA 10/15/23
Ambient Bird - Live Oak 2023 premiere with sfSOUND and the bird ensemble, a site-specific performance at Live Oak Park
musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube); Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Ron Heglin (tuba), Aurora Josephson (voice), David Samas (percussion), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Diane Grubbe (flute), John Ingle (saxophone), Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone), Matt Ingalls (clarinet); site-specific performance, Live Oak Park: under the trees, near the creek, Berkeley, CA, fall equinox 9/22/2023
Ambient Bird - West Oakland (2023) premiere with the bird ensemble on 'Other Minds: Nature of Music’
Other Minds series, ‘Nature of Music: Wendy Reid’, composer interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian, discusses her Tree pieces and Ambient Bird works, followed by premiere performance of Ambient Bird-West Oakland with musicians Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Ron Heglin (tuba), Aurora Josephson (voice), David Samas (percussion), Kanoko Nishi, (koto); with ‘Tree Pieces - the visual scores’ exhibited in the theatre; Dresher Studio, Oakland, CA 7/13/2023
Ambient Bird - epitaph pieces (2023) premiere with the bird ensemble, on ‘Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival’ -the bird ensemble: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Aurora Josephson (voice), Kanoko Nishi (koto), David Samas (percussion); Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Concert presented by New Music Bay Area (Sarah Cahill, Lucy Mattingly) and Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA 6/21/2023
Ambient Bird - Mosswood (2023) premiere, on ‘sfSOUND PERFORMS TOSHI ICIYAGANI AND WENDY REID’
with sfSound and the bird ensemble: Matt Ingalls (clarinet), Diane Grubbe (flute), Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone), Ron Heglin (tuba), David Samas (percussion, found objects), Aurora Josephson (voice), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Wendy Reid (violin), Lulu (African Grey parrot), Mosswood Chapel, Oakland, CA 1/9/2023
Ambient Bird - Live Oak 2022 premiere with sfSOUND and the bird ensemble, a site-specific performance at Live Oak Park
musicians: Kyle Bruckmann (oboe), Matt Ingalls (clarinet), Diane Grubbe (flute), Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone), Ron Heglin (tuba), David Samas (percussion, found objects), Aurora Josephson (voice). Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Wendy Reid (violin), Lulu (African Grey parrot); Live Oak Park: under the trees, near the creek, Berkeley, CA fall equinox 9/22/2022
Beyond Borders : BIRDS-IMPROVISATIONS-ENVIRONMENTS, with premiere of Birds Without Borders 3 (2021), presented by Center for New Music -Birds without Borders 3 for two ensembles online, international / USA:
International ensemble: Biggi Vinkeloe, flute (Sweden),Thea Farhadian, violin (Berlin), Barbara Held, flute (Barcelona), Silvia Matheus, bird whistles (Brazil), Barbara Golden, piano (Nova Scotia);
USA ensemble: Krys Bobrowski, glisglas (Oakland), Brenda Hutchinson, long tube (San Francisco), Ron Heglin, tuba (Oakland), Wendy Reid, violin (Berkeley), with Lulu, African Grey parrot (Berkeley, Africa) in both ensembles; and, other works by Pauline Oliveros, Biggi Vinkeloe, Silvia Matheus and Aurora Josephson; this program is presented by Center For New Music, San Francisco 8/14/2021
Birds Wthout Borders 2 (2021) premiere for two ensembles online (international / USA), on Holy Names University Faculty & Friends Concert - International ensemble: Biggi Vinkeloe, flute (Sweden), Thea Farhadian, violin (Berlin), Barbara Held, flute (Barcelona), Silvia Matheus, bird whistles (Brazil), Barbara Golden, piano (Nova Scotia)
USA ensemble: Krys Bobrowski, glisglas (Oakland), Brenda Hutchinson, long tube (San Francisco), Ron Heglin, tuba (Oakland), Wendy Reid, violin (Berkeley), with Lulu, African Grey parrot (Berkeley, Africa) in both ensembles; this performance was part of the Holy Names University Alumni, Faculty & Friends Concert, Oakland, CA, 2/28/2021
Ambient Bird Online: Birds Without Borders (2020) premiere, presented on Sound Without Borders UK Festival (Shelly Knotts, Charles Hutchins) - Birds Without Borders, for two ensembles online, international / USA):
International ensemble: Biggi Vinkeloe, flute (Sweden), Thea Farhadian, violin (Berlin), Barbara Held, flute (Barcelona), Silvia Matheus, bird whistles (Brazil), Barbara Golden, piano (Nova Scotia)
USA ensemble: Krys Bobrowski, glisglas (Oakland), Brenda Hutchinson, long tube (San Francisco), Ron Heglin, tuba (Oakland), Wendy Reid, violin (Berkeley), with Lulu, African Grey parrot (Berkeley, Africa) in both ensembles; part of the Online Network Music Festival, ‘Sound Without Borders' -UK 12pm (PDT) 7/17/ 2020
Tree Piece #67 'bird haiku' (2020) premiere with the bird ensemble, presented on Holy Names University Faculty & Friends Concert
the bird ensemble: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Ron Heglin (tuba), Aurora Josephson (voice); presented on the Holy Names University Faculty and Friends Concert, Valley Center for the Performing Arts, Studio Theatre, Oakland, CA 2/8/2020
Tree Pieces / Lulu Variations 8 (2019) premiere with the bird ensemble, on Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
the bird ensemble: Lulu (African Grey parrot) , Wendy Reid (violin), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice); Ron Heglin (tuba); performances at the Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival presented by Music Bay Area (Sarah Cahill, Lucy Matingly) ans the Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA, 5-9pm 6/21/2019
Ambient Bird 433 (2019) premiere for 3 open ensembles and African Grey Parrot, a site-specific performance at the Frank Ogawa Plaza forum
The ensembles:
frogpond ensemble: Maggi Payne (flute, bird whistle), John Bischoff (laptop), Tom Djll (trumpet), Tim Perkis (electronics), Barbara Golden (suir, ruling), Tom Bickley (recorder, electronics), Barbara Beckman (shakuhachi), Kenneth Atchley (electronics), Kattt Atchley (voice, laptop), Brian Reinbolt (tweet boxes), Silvia Matheus (bird whistles);
Mills Contemporary Performance Ensemble: Erik Glick Rieman (melodica), Tony Genaro (percussion), Mitch Stahlmann (flute), Jess Tambellini (trumpet), Jiwon Choi (cello), Jake Parker Scott (saxophone), Rodrigo Barriga (electric bass) -directed by Steed Cowart
the bird ensemble: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba);
This site-specific performance sponsored by Pro Arts (Natalia Mount) took place at Frank Ogawa Plaza forum, Oakland City Hall, Oakland, CA sunset 4/14/2019
Premiere: April 14, 2019, Frank Ogawa Plaza forum, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #65 “Lulu Variations 7” (2018) premiere for open ensemble on "Mills Performing Group Concert"
with the Mills Performing Group, directed by Steed Cowart: Emily Cardwell (voice, flute), Jiwon Choi (cello), Naomi Clay-Harrison (saxophone), Tony Genaro (percussion), Eric Glick-Rieman (melodica), Lee Hodel bass, John Evers (clarinet), Wendy Reid (violin), Lulu (African Grey parrot), Mathew Robidoux (guitar), Mitch Stahlmann (flute), Jess Tambellini (trumpet), Maia Ziaee (piano); Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, 11/17/2018
Ambient Bird 433 (2018) for 3 open ensembles and African Grey Parrot Frank Ogawa Plaza forum, 11/10/2018 (-rescheduled due to fire)
Solo Exhibition: Wendy Reid: TREE PIECES, visual scores/ambient collage, SoloExhibition at Pro Arts Gallery & Project Space (Natalia Mount); Oakland, CA; Window Gallery Exhibition Dates: Nov 2-30, 10AM-6PM; Opening Reception: Friday, Nov 2. 2018 6PM-9PM
Tree Piece #34 "frog ostinato" (1985/2018) for oboe and percussion, performed at Anne E. Pitzer Center Recital Hall
Kyle Bruckmann oboe, Christopher Froh percussion; with other works by Du Yun, Lou Harrison, KyleBruckmann and others; Music Faculty Recital, Pitzer Center Recital Hall, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 10/19/2018
Tree Pieces/Lulu Variations 6 (2018) premiere with the bird ensemble, performed on Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (trombone), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube); Garden Of Memory Summer Solstice Festival presented New Music Bay Area (Sarah Cahill, Lucy Mattingly) and Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA 5-9pm 6/21/2018
Tree Piece #65 "lulu variations 5" (2017) premiere for bird quartet presented on ‘SILVIA MATHEUS-TIM PERKIS-WENDY REID at CNMAT bird quartet: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Ron Heglin (tuba), Aurora Josephson (voice) with other works by Silvia Matheus and Tim Perkis’; Center for New Music and Technology (CNMAT), UC Berkeley 11/19/2017
Tree Piece #65 "lulu variations 3" (2017) premiere ‘for African Grey Parrot & the Mills Contemporary Performance Ensemble’ -with Lulu (African Grey Parrot) Wendy Reid (violin), Soo Yeon Lyuh (haegeum), Eric Glick Rieman, Rodolfo Cordova (guitar), Tony Genaro (percussion), Michael Jones (percussion), Naomi Harrison Clay (alto saxophone), Kevin Schwenkler (baritone), Lee Hodel (bass), John Ivers (clarinet), Isaac Hayes (bass clarinet), Matthew Robidoux (guitar), Jess Tambellini (trumpet), Marc Zollinger (guitar); Mills Contemporary Ensemble Concert directed by Steed Cowart, Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA 11/29/2017
New Trees / Bird Pieces (2017) premiere with the bird ensemble, perfomed on the Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
the bird ensemble: Lulu (bird), Wendy Reid violin, Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba); Garden of Memory Concert, presented by New Music Bay Area (Sarah Cahill) and Chapel of the Chimes Festival, Oakland, CA 6/21/2017
Nothing Piece (2017) premiere -in memory of Don Buchla, for alto saxophone and mixed ensemble, on ‘Don Buchla Memorial Concert’
Peter Apfelbaum (alto saxophone) with Lulu, Wendy Reid, William Winant, Don Buchla (recorded); Don Buchla Memorial Concert - Grand Theatre/Gray Area Foundation, San Francisco 4/23/2017
Lulu Variations Trio (2016) premiere for bird, violin and tuba, performed on ‘Music for Birdwatching’ at Turquiose Grotto musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Ron Heglin (trombone), Turquoise Grotto, ‘Music for Birdwatching” (David Samas), San Francisco, CA 3/18/2016
Lulu Variations Quintet (2016) premiere, with the bird ensemble performed on the Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival the bird ensemble: Wendy Reid (violin), Lulu (African Grey parrot), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson, Ron Heglin (tuba), Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival (Sarah Cahill), Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA 5-9pm 6/ 21/2016
Tree Pieces Collage (2016) premiere for open ensembles, Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
the bird ensemble: Wendy Reid (violin), Lulu (African Grey parrot), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson, Ron Heglin (tuba), (electric piano), Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival (Sarah Cahill), Chapel of the Chimes (Sarah Cahill), Oakland, CA 6/21/2016
Tree Pieces #10 (1982/2016) for two or more instruments, performed on Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
musicians: Larry Polansky Mandolin) George Tingley (electric piano), Wendy Reid (violin); Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival (Sarah Cahill), Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, California 6/21/2016
Tree Piece #56 ‘frog pond haiku’ (2015) premiere for African Grey Parrot & violin as part; one of 17 sonic haikuFROG POND 433, a benefit concert for SAVE THE FROGS, Berkeley Arts Festival, Berkeley, CA 5/30/2015
FROG POND 433 (2015) premiere for 17 composers
17 sonic haiku (4'33" or less) by 17 composers: John Cage, Wendy Reid, Pauline Oliveros, Brenda Hutchinson, Krys Bobrowski, Ellen Fullman, Steed Cowart, Tim Perkis, Kenneth Atchley, Kattt Atchley, Tom Dambly, Barbara Golden, Silvia Matheus, George Tingley, Ron Heglin, Brian Reinbolt, Ralph Lewis; Bill Thibault, graphics: FROGPOND 433, a benefit for Berkeley Arts Festival, Berkeley, CA 5/30/2015
Lulu Variations 3 (2014) premiere for African Grey parrot, violin, buchla lightning, and piccolo trumpet, on Other Minds 19 Festival
Lulu African grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), Tom Dambly (muted piccolo trumpet); other featured composers included Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Byrd, Charles, Hutchins, John Bischoff, John Schott; the complete name of this work ‘Tree Piece #55, ’Lulu Variations 3' was presented on the Other Minds 19 Festival (Charles Amirkhanian) at the Jazz Center, San Francisco , CA 3/1/2014
Lulu Variations (2008/2013) for African Grey parrot, violin, buchla lightning and muted trumpet New Music at the Ivy Room musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin, buchla, lightning), Tom Dambly (muted trumpet), performance at The Ivy Room, Berkeley,CA 6//3/2013
Lulu Variations, recorded version (2008/2011) for African Grey parrot, violin, buchla lightning and muted trumpet, presented at Brown University Pixilerations Festival -recorded musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin, buchla, lightning), Tom Dambly (muted trumpet) on the Brown University, Rhode Island 10/2/2011
Tree Piece #58 ‘lu-shoo fragments’ (2010-2012) with African Grey Parrot, violin, buchla lightning, and muted trumpet, Trinpin at Stanford musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot, Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), Tom Dambly (muted trumpet)' Trinpin at Stanford-DIY Tailgate Demonstration/Performance, White Plaza, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/10/2011
Tree Piece #51 ‘lightning dog variations 2'(2011) premiere for bird, violin, buchla lightning and dogs (recorded), Trinpin at Stanford musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot). Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), with dogs (Twinkie, Hazelle, recorded); Trinpin at StanfordDIY Tailgate Demonstration/Performance, White Plaza, Stanford University, Palo Alto, 4/10/2011
Lulu Variations 2 (2010) premiere for African Grey parrot, violin, buchla lightning and muted trumpet, on Thingamajigs Festival
Lulu African grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), and Tom Dambly (muted piccolo trumpet) performed on the Thingamajigs Festival (Edward Schocker) at the Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA 9/25/2010
Lulu Variations/photographs (2008) premiere with African Grey parrot, violin, buchla lightning & muted trumpet, with photographs by Ariel Tingley, on the ‘Nature of Nature Concert' in the Garden of the Oakland Museum
Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), Tom Dambly (muted trumpet); other featured composers included Guillermo Galindo, Krys Bobrowski, and Dan Dugan; ‘On The Nature Of Nature’ took place in the garden of the Oakland Museum 10/12/2008
Tree Piece #52 ‘19 variations on 19 variations’ (2003/2005) premiere recording, for brass trio -commissioned by Brassiosaurus, at Atelier Niente - Brassiosaurus musicians: Tom Djll (trumpet), Ron Heglin (tuba), Toyoshi Tomita (trombone)other Brassiosaurus performances: Atelier Niente, (for recording), Berkeley, CA 8/10/2005
Tree Piece #51 ‘lightning dog variations’ (2004) premiere recording for violin, buchla lightning and dogs, at Atelier Niente -Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), with dogs (Twinkie, Hazelle, recorded) Live Oak Park, Berkeley, CA, 1/14/2004
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Tree Piece #52 (2003) premiere '19 variations on 19 variations’ for brass trio -commissioned by Brassiosaurus, Trinity Chapel - Brassiosaurus musicians: Tom Djll (trumpet), Ron Heglin (tuba), Toyoshi Tomita (trombone); other featured composers included Pauline Oliveros, Chris Brown and Phillip Greenlief; Trinity Chapel, Berkeley, CA, 3/4/2003
Tree Piece #10 (1982/2001) for two or more instruments, performed on New Music Works: Night of the Living Composers: Estradasphere -musicians: John Wooley (saxophone), Jason Schimmel (guitar), Tim Harris (violin), David Murray (drums), Tim Smolens (bass), Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Santa Cruz 12/8/2001
Tree Piece #17 ‘nothing is more real than nothing’ variation 2 (1991/2001) premiere for two performers with butoh performer, Music Teachers Convention of California Final Concert musicians: Wendy Reid (violin), George Tingley (piano) with Ronnie Baker (buhtoh performer), Music Teachers Convention of California, San Francisco, CA 7/3/2001
Tree Piece #50 ’19 variations’ (2001) premiere for violin and percussion on Spring New Music Series: ‘Small Ensembles / Large Ensembles’
First night: Wendy Reid (violin), William Winant (percussion); Second night with Pauline Oliveros; ODC Theatre & Living Music Present Spring New Music Series (Dan Joseph), Oberlin Dance Collective, San Francisco, CA, 3/24/2001
Tree Piece #17 variation 1 (1991/2001) premiere for four instruments with butoh dancer, Spring New Music Series: ‘Small Ensembles / Large Ensembles’
First night: Wendy Reid (violin), Dan Joseph (dulcimer), Philip Gelb (shakuhachi), Ariel Tingley (percussion tree), with Ronnie Baker (butoh performer ); Second night, Pauline Oliveros, Oberlin Dance Collective Theatre and Living Music Inc. Present: Spring New Music Series: ‘Small Ensembles / Large Ensembles’, San Francisco, CA 3/24/2001
Twittering Machine (1975/1999) premiere for 12 instruments & sound sculpture, ‘A Benefit Concert with Holy Names University PMD Faculty’
A Benefit Concert by the Holy Names PMD Faculty (directed by Kent Tchii): Mei-Ling Tchii (celesta), Anna Toste (flute, piccolo), Kathie Hammond (Bassoon), Marc Bolander, Mary Heffron (percussion), Sachiko Inaki (harp), Monica Norcia (soprano) Moira Little (oboe), Shane Petrites French horn), Katherine Baird (cello). Robin Revelli (violin), Ariel Tingley (percussion tree), Wendy Reid (conductor); Studio Theatre, Valley Center for the performing Arts, Holy Names University, Oakland, CA 6/4/1997
Tree Piece #46 ‘..sound of water’ (1998) premiere for violin and percussion with percussion tree, at ‘In Your Ear Festival' -Wendy Reid (violin), William Winant (percussion), Ariel Tingley (percussion tree), ‘In Your Ear’ new music festival (Marvin Sanders), Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, 7/12/1998
Tree Piece #43 ‘studies in timbre’ (1996) premiere for violin, koto and percussion with projections of Seascapes by Hiroshi Sugimoto, ‘Sound Culture Festival’
Wendy Reid (violin), Miya Masaoka (koto), Gino Robair (percussion), visuals; Sound Culture Festival, James Moore Theatre, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA 4/7/1996
Tree Piece #8 (1984/1996) premiere for solo percussion, with the projection of the visual score of Tree Piece #8, 'Sound Culture Festival' -Gino Robaire, percussion, ‘Sound Culture Festival’, James Moore Theatre, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA 4/7/1996
Tree Piece #17 ‘nothing is more real than nothing’ for two or more performers (1991/1995) New Music Works: 15th Annual Avant-Garden Music Festival with Wendy Reid (violin) and others, 15th Annual Avant-Garden Music Festival, New Music Works (directed by Phil Collins), Santa Cruz 6/11/1995
Tree Pieces: Visual Scores-Musical Collage (1994) premiere:
An installation of the composer's visual scores, Tree Pieces #2, #8,#10, #17, #21,I #31, #34, #37, #41, #44) with Tree collage #42), and Klee Pieces: ‘Twittering Machine’ and ‘Epitaph’ at the Prieto Gallery, Mills College -reception preceeding the performance, 11/11/1994
Tree Piece #44 ‘frog personna’ (1994) premiere for 2 or more instruments (part 2) at the Prieto Gallery - Mills Forest (near the Prieto Gallery)
Wendy Reid violin, George Lewis (trombone, buchla lightning), Don Buchla (buchla thunder), Tree Pieces Installation/Performance, Forest (near Prieto Gallery), Mills College, Oakland, CA 11/11/1994
Tree Piece #44 (1994) ‘frog personna’ premiere for two or more instruments (part 1) on American Music Week: New Music Worlds -Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Wendy Reid violin, George Lewis (trombone, buchla lightning), Don Buchla (buchla thunder), American Music WeeK: New Music Worlds (Phil Collins), Santa Cruz Boardwalk, CA 11/7/1994
Solo Exhibition: Wendy Reid: TREE PIECES, visual scores-ambient collage, Solo Exhibition at Prieto Gallery, Mills College, Oakland, CA; Exhibition Dates: Nov 2-30; Opening Reception: Friday, Nov 11. 1994 7PM-10PM
Tree Piece #42 ‘tree collage’ (1992/1994) premiere -commissioned by Joyce Umamoto, part of the Prieto Gallery Installation / created at Noh Sculpture -Asian American Theatre Company (Joyce. Umamoto)
A visual and sound installation made with bits and pieces of Tree Piece score; Wendy Reid violin) and Ariel.Tingley (percussion tree); Noh Sculpture - Asian American Theatre Company, San Francisco, CA, created 8/29/1992/Installation: 11/11-12/2/1994
Tree Piece #17 (1991/1993) premiere for two or more instruments
Mills Contemporary Performance Ensemble Concert -musicians: David Kwan, Miya Masaoka, Seth Clark, Steed Cowart,Thomas Day, Eva Baumgarter, Elizabeth Gray, Mark Wyman, Paul Cramer, with guests Wendy Reid, Don Buchla; Mills Contemporary Ensemble, directed by Steed Cowart, Littlefied Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA 5/11/1993
Tree Piece #41 'bird Y’ (1993) premiere for violin, piano and percussion -commissioned by the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, “Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio Concert”, musicians: David Abel (violin), Julie Steinberg (piano), William Winant (percussion); ‘Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio Concert’, Littlefield Concert Hall , Mills College, Oakland, CA 12/3/1993
Tree Piece #37 premiere recording (1993) for two instruments, at Live Oak Park
Wendy Reid (violin), Don Buchla (buchla lightning), Live Oak Park, nder the trees, near the creek, Berkeley 12/18/1993
Installations: Prieto Gallery, Mills College, 11/11/1994; Communication and Technology Cluster, Oakland, CA 9/24/1999
Tree Piece #24 ‘bird music 2’ (1992) premiere for two violins and percussion Studio Theatre, Valley Center for the Performing Arts
Wendy Reid, Robin Revelli (violins), Krys Bobrowski (percussion), ‘Especially for Children’ benefit concert, Holy Names University PMD Faculty Recital, Studio Theatre, Holy Names University, Oakland, CA, 9/27/1992
Tree Piece #42 ‘tree collage’ (1992) premiere -commissioned by Joyce Umamoto, Noh Sculpture -Asian American Theatre Company
A visual and sound installation made with bits and pieces of Tree Piece score; Wendy Reid violin) and Ariel.Tingley (percussion tree); Noh Sculpture - Asian American Theatre Company, San Francisco, CA, premiere 8/29/1992
Tree Piece #17 ‘nothing is more real than nothing’ (1991) premiere for two or more instruments -commissioned by Don Buchla, performed by Don Buchla (buchla thunder), Mark Golcstein (percussion) Interpretations Series (Tom Buckner), Merkin Recital Hall, NYC - New York City, 1/9/1992
other performances of Tree Piece #17:
-Don Buchla & William Winant, Electro-Acoustic Music Concert, Mills College10/8/1992 -
-Larry Polansky (mandolin), George Tingley (electric piano), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba), Garden of Memory, Chapel of the Chimes Festival, Oakland, California 6/21/2016
-Don Buchla, William Winant, New Music with Birds, Frogs and Other Creatures Concert, James Moore Theatre, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA 10/8/1992
-Don Buchla, Mark Goldstein, International Computer Music Conference, San Jose (D. Buchla, M. Goldstein), 4/5/1992.
-Don Buclha, Mark Goldstein, Cornell University Music Department 10/15/1992
-Don Buchla, Mark Goldstein, Drew University Music Department 11/2/1992Center for
-Don Buchla, Mark Goldstein, Center for Music Technology, Radford University 11/3/1992
-Don Buchla, Wendy Reid with the Mislls Contemporary Ensemble directed by Steed Cowart, Mills Contemporary Ensemble Concert, 11/7/1992
-Wendy Reid (violin), with David Lee (guitar) 15th Annual Avant-Garden Music Festival, Santa Cruz (6/11/1995
-Wendy Reid (violin), George Tingley (piano), Ronnie Baker (buhtoh performer): Music Teachers Convention of California, San Francisco, CA 7/3/2001
-Wendy Reid and Friends, New Music at the Ivy -Room, Berkeley, CA 6/3/2012
Tree Piece #34 ‘frog ostinato’ (1985/1991) for oboe and percussion
-written for William Banovetz & William Winant, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players Concert - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art -musicians: William Banovetz (oboe), William Winant (percussion), the Green Room at SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA, 5/7/1991
Tree Piece #31 ‘one eye sees, the other feels’ (1991) premiere for muted trumpet and percussion -commissioned by Tom Dambly “New Works for Trumpet” -musicians: Tom Dambly (muted trumpet), Joel Davel (percussion); Littlefield Concert Hall Mills College, Oakland, CA, 4/11/1991;
other Tree Piece #31 performances:
-Tom Dambly (muted trumpet), Joel Davel (percussion) New Sound Works, Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA 5/11/1992
-ITom Dambly, Joel Davel, “In Your Ear” New Music Festival, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 7/12/1998 -Tom Dambly, Joel Davel (recorded performance ) at the Session House, Tokyo for Dance-Naganuma, Tokyo, Japan 1/16/2000
Tree Piece #10 (1982/1990) for two or more instruments
Mills Contemporary Music Ensemble, with special guests The Fall 1990 Music 291 Seminar, directed by Wendy Reid: Christian Asplund (violin), Erin Espeland (cello), Krys Bobrowski (horn), Joel Davel (percussion), Manuel Rocha (piano), Ed Osborn (electric ski), Mark Fisher (harmonium), Eddie Sam’s (Tenor saxophone), Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA 12/4/1990
Tree Piece #21 ‘bird music’ (1985/1990) for violin and percussion
Japan Tour: David Abel (violin) and William Winant (percussion) perform this work as part of the program of ‘Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio tour Japan: November 1990’;
other local performances of Tree Piece #21:
-David Abel, William Winant, Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio Concert Student Union, Mills College, 4/16/1990
-David Abel, William Winant, Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, Mills College Alumni Concert, Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA 10/12/1990
Tree Piece #21 ‘bird music’ (1985) premiere for violin and percussion -commissioned by Mary Oliver; Mary Oliver( violin) and William Winant ( percussion), ‘Avant-Garde Violin’ at the New Performance Gallery,San Francisco, premiere 9/18/1985;
other performances of Tree Piece #21:
-Mary Oliver (violin), William Winant (percussion), New Langton Arts: ‘Wendy Reid/Jin Hi Kim’, San Francisco, 11/16/1985
-Wendy Reid, talk (violin excerpts): YLEM: Artists Using Science & Technology’, Exploratorim San Francisco, 1/23/1990; -
-Ann Vancoille, Van der Vens, Contemporary Music Competition, Ann Vancoillie (violin),Van Der Vekens (percussion), Antwerp, Belgium 2//26/2004), VIP Concert 3/4/2004
Tree Piece #34 ‘frog ostinato’ (1985) premiere for oboe and percussion
-written for William Banovetz (oboe) and William Winant (percussion), New Langton Arts: ‘Wendy Reid - Jin Hi Kim’, San Francisco, CA, premiere 4/9/1988;
other performance of Tree Piece #34:
-Dream of Wild Animals, Ruth Botchen Dance Company, Oakland, CA 12/1990
Glass Walls (1980/1984) for string quartet
San Francisco String Quartet: Nathan Rubin (violin I), James Shallenberger (violin II), David George (viola), Sharon O’Connor (cello); ‘Music of Wendy Reid’ at the New Performance Gallery, San Francisco, CA 5/29/1984
Tree Piece #8 (1984) premiere for solo percussion, written for William Winant
William Winant (percussion), ‘Music of Wendy Reid’ at the New Performance Gallery, San Francisco, premiere 5/29/1984;
other performances:
-William Winant (percussion), ‘Wendy Reid-Jin Hi Kim’ at New Langton Arts, San Francisco 11/16/1985
- William Winant (percussion) 'New Music with Birds, Frogs & Other Creatures’ series (Wendy Reid). San Francisco Art Institute, 3/12/1989 ---
-Gino Robair (percussion), SoundCulture Festival, Oakland Museum, 4-7-96
-In Your Ear festival (Marvin Saunders), Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 7/12/1998
-William Winant (percussion), Ton Art ’89, Kunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland 11/5/1989
Tree Piece #13 ‘landscape of the bird Y’ (1984) premiere tape piece
created at CCRMA (Stanford University) and Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College, presented on‘Music of Wendy Reid’ at the New Performance Gallery, San Francisco, CA 5/29/1984
Tree Piece #14 (1982) premiere for open ensemble
Wendy Reid (violin), William Winant (percussion): M.U.S.I.C. Festival, On Broadway, San Francisco, CA premiere 12/4/1982
Tree Piece #10 ‘but contradition is affirmation of’(1982) premiere for 2 or more instruments, based on a poem by Jeff Reid -commissioned by William Winant ‘New Commissioned Works for Percussion’, William Winant (percussion), Wendy Reid (violin), Mills College Concert Hall premiere 3/31/1982
other performances of Tree Piece #10:
-William Winant, Wendy Reid: Music of Wendy Reid’ at the New Performance Gallery, San Francisco, CA 5/29/1984
-Mills Contemporary Ensemble, Concert Hall 12/4/90
-Night of the Living Composers: New Music Works Concert (Phil Collins), Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Santa Cruz 12/I 8/2001
-The Ivy Room, Wendy Reid (violin) and others, Berkeley, CA 6/3/2012
Tree Piece #4 ‘two poems by Shotsi Reid’ (1981) premiere for voice, violin and music box, recorded at the Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College; Wendy Reid (violin, music box), P.A.S.S., New York City 12/28/1981
Tree Piece #2 (1980) premiere for paired instruments Mills Contemporary Ensemble Concert David Rosenboom (violin), Wendy Reid (violin), William Winant (percussion), Brian Reinbolt ((piano) 12/4/1980;
other performances:
-Christian Asplund (violin), Wendy Reid (violin), Guillermo Galindo (percussion), George Tingley, piano), Seventh Species new music series (Gary Noland), Ensemble Room, Mills College, Oakland, CA 12/4/1993
Tree Piece #1 ‘Gungles’ (1980) for mixed ensemble with yellow bird/ birdcage music box; William Winant (vibraphone), Sam Ashley (glass), Wendy Reid (glass), Barbara Golden (recorder), with bells (campanile); mixed/recorded at Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College, Oakland, CA 4/1980;
other performances of Tree Piece #1:
-New Performance Works, Mills Student Union, 4/25/1980
-musical score for film “On The Track” (Lambert Lam) -San Francisco Art Institute, film festival shorts, San Francisco, CA. 1982
Game of Tree (1980-2004) premiere for one or more players
Players: Toyoshi Tomita (trombone), William Winant (percussion), Chris Maher (voice), George Tingley (piano), Barbara Golden (voice), Wendy Reid (violin), ‘Music of Wendy Reid’ at the New Performance Gallery 5/29/1984;
other performances of Game of Tree:
-Mills Contemporary Performance Ensemble with Graduate Composition Seminar 291 directed by Wendy Reid with players: Christian Asplund (violin), Ed Osborn (electronics), Guillermo Galindo (percussion), Wendy Reid (violin), 12/4/1990
-Wendy Reid, Ariel Tingley (players and performers), Niente Gallery, Berkeley, CA, New Year’s Day 1/1/2004
Glass Walls (1980) premiere for String Quartet and Tape
1 glass themes
2 glass variations
Kronos Quartet : David Harrington (violin I), John Sherba (violin II), HanDuttt (viola), Joan Jeanrenaud (cello), An ASMC Special Event , Mills Concert Hall, 2/13/1980
other performances of Glass Walls:
-San Francisco String Quartet (Nathan Rubin (violinI), James Shallenberger (violin II), David George (viola), Sharon O’Connor (cello), Music of Wendy Reid -New Performance Gallery,SF 5/29/1984 -San Francisco String Quartet (Nathan Rubin), -Readings, S.F. Conservatory 108/1981 -Mills Quartet, 1st movement (wip), -New Works, Mills Chapel, Oakland 2/11/1978
Klee Pieces (1975-79) premiere for mixed ensembles, with paintings, sketches and writings by Paul klee
i the tear
ii thoughts
iii collection of signs
iv inaccesible
v twittering machine
vi in itself
vii limiits of the intellect
viii epitaph
An ASMC Special Event, Mills Concert Hall (Ensemble Klee: Janet Farr (soprano), Barbara Scheer (flute, piccolo),Steve Cortilyou (oboe), Robert Stern (bassoon), Peter Douglas (French horn), Joanne Nichol (violin), Margaret Martin (cello), Linda Berg (harp), Peter Scherer (piano, celeste), William Wiant, Tim Leaphart, Tom Kehoe, Sam Ashley (percussion), 2/13/1980
other performances of Klee Pieces:
PMD Faculty Recital/benefit: faculty ensemble: Mei-Ling Tchii (celesta), Anna Toste (flute, piccolo), Kathie Hammond (Bassoon), Marc Bolander, Mary Heffron (percussion), Sachiko Inaki (harp), Monica Norcia (soprano) Moira Little (oboe), Shane Petrites French horn), Katherine Baird (cello). Robin Revelli (violin), Ariel Tingley (percussion tree) Wendy Reid (conductor), Studio Theatre, Valley Center for the Performing Arts, Holy Names University 6/4/1997
Musical score (1976) premiere for Tapping on Miracles’, a film by Laura Rindner,- mixed ensembles; UCLA, Los Angeles (10-79); shown as part of the ASMC special event, Mills Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA 2/13/1980
Reflections on Klee (1976) premiere for mixed ensembles
the tear
twittering machine
limits of the intellect
Ensemble Klee: Catherine Fiasca (soprano), Cynthia Heiden (harp), Jeani Muhonen (flute, piccolo), John Rojas (oboe), Patricia Kindel (bassoon), James Christensen (horn), Sonia Hintz (violin), Daniel Twin (cello), Deborah Kim (celeste), Scott Maxson, Brian Nathanson (percussion), conducted by Rhonda Kess; Composition Departmental Recital, Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles 5/10/1976
Experiments (1974) premiere for chamber orchestra
character sketch
center point
collage
spiral
Violins: Richmond Anderson, Bruce Morrow, Rachel Baker, Algis Dragelis, Terrence Glenny, Julie Gondek, Renata Olhausen; Violas: Steven Kruse, Jila Nabroodi, Hugh Neely; Celli: Barbara Ballin, Mark Chatfield, Debbie Yamak; Bass: Cindra Henry; Flutes: Patricia Farrell, Janet Beasley (piccolo); Oboe: Scott; Clarinet: Steven Hensley; Bassoon: Rena Bohlin; Horn: Jeff Van Der Schmidt; Percussion: Gene Huron, Tomas Pease, Mario Pelusi, Paul Pinia, Mark Schindler; School of performing Arts, School of Music, present: 'Music of Wendy Reid in recital required for the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in composition, Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA 4/21/1975
Sonata (1974) premiere for alto flute and piano
1 jeux
2 danse improvisé
3 dialogue
Maureen Kelly (alto flute), Aquila Quiaoit (piano); School of performing Arts, School of Music, present Wendy Reid in Recital, required for the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in composition, Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles,CA 4/21/1975
Five Sketches (1973) premiere for dancer, harp, paired instruments percussion and tape
1 reflection
2 mechanical energy
3 pale wind
4 breaking point
5 beyond
Vanessa Vandergriff (dancer), Sylvia Mowatt (harp), Steven Kruse (viola), Jeff Hall (cello), Jeannie Miller (flute), Michael Quesnel (oboe), Ron Loofborrow (French horn), Robert Walp (trumpet), percussion: Gene Huron, Paul Pinia, Richard Rosing, Mark Schindler, conducted by Steve Piazza; School of performing Arts, School of Music, present Wendy Reid in Recital, required for the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in composition, Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA 4/21/1975
Elegy (1973) premiere for soprano and piano with a text by Anne Lindbergh
Catherine Fiasco (soprano), Steve Laughhlin (piano), School of performing Arts, School of Music, present Wendy Reid in Recital, required for the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in composition, Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA. 4/21/1975
other performance:
-Barnsdall Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA. premiere 10/12/1974
Variations on a Poem by Shotsi Reid (1973) premiere for soprano and piano
Catherine Fiasca (soprano), Steve Laughlin (piano;) School of performing Arts, School of Music, present Wendy Reid in Recital, required for the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in composition, Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA 4/21/1975
-other performance:
Barnsdall Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA premiere 10/12/1974
Three haiku (1972) premiere for soprano, claves and piano
Catherine Fiasca (soprano), Steve Laughlin (piano); School of performing Arts, School of Music, present Wendy Reid in Recital, required for the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in composition, Hancock Auditorium, USC. Los Angeles, CA 4/21/1975
other performance:
-Starlight Bowl, Burbank, CA 6/6/1975
Three Pieces for tenor, flute and cello (1972) with texts by Emily Dickinson, Leonard Cohen and Wallace Stevens
1 We Never Know How High (text: Emily Dickenson)
2 For Anne (text: Leonard Cohen)
3 The Sky Will Be Much Friendlier (text: Wallace Stevens)
Donald Crockett tenor), Kim Hutchins (flute), Barbara Ballin (cello); School of performing Arts, School of Music, present Wendy Reid in Recital, required for the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in composition, Hancock Auditorium, USC, 4-21-75
other performance:
-USC Composition Departmental Recital: ‘A Concert of Student Composers’, Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA premiere 10/23/1973
“when god...” (1972) premiere for voice and flute, with a text by e.e. cummings
Catherine Fiasca (soprano), Brice Martin (flute), Barnsdall Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA premiere 10/12/1974
Variations for Violin and Piano (1971) premiere written for Sung il Lee
Sung il Lee (violin), George Tingley (piano); School of performing Arts, School of Music, present ‘Music of Wendy Reid ’in recital required for the degree Bachelor of Music with a major in composition, Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA premiere 4/21/1975
Pirandello’s Henry IV (1970) premiere for violin and piano
Wendy Reid (violin), Emmet Yoshioka (piano), Advanced Theory Class Concert, USC, Los Angeles, CA premiere 4/7/1972
Piece for Violin (1968) premiere for Shotsi Reid
Wendy Reid (violin), Irolo Street, Los Angeles, CA 8/10/1968
Scores / Publications
*ONES, (2022) an anthology of solo compositions by Frog Peak Composers edited by Jody Diamomd and Wendy Reid, published by Frog Peak Music: Ambient Bird for solo violin, Tree Piece #8 for solo percussion -Wendy Reid
*Ambient Bird Collection 2018-2024 (list on website)
*Tree Pieces (individual scores, on website)
*Klee Pieces (score, on website)
*Glass Walls for string quartet (score, on website)
*Frog On Rock/Game of Tree/Klee Pieces/Glass Walls/Early Works
*Notations #21, by T. Sauer, published by M. Batty: Wendy Reid, Tree Piece #8 (visual score):
*Bird Etudes (WIP, W. Reid)
*Studies in Timbre, Bird Diary, Frog On Rock (WIP, W. Reid)