Works Catalogue
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
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) ~44:00
for African Grey parrot and 6 instruments
Supported in part by the City of Berkeley
The Bird Ensemble with guest percussionist Jacob Felix Heule
Musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba), Jacob Felix Heule (percussion)
Premiere: March 20, 2025 -Indian Rock Park, Berkeley, CA
Bird Trio, ‘at my window’ (2024) ~17:00
for bird, violin and glockenspiel
Written for William Winant
Performance funded by New Music Works series (Phil Collins)
William Winant (glockenspiel), Wendy Reid (violin), and Lulu (bird)
Premiere: November 9, 2024 -Peace United Church of Christ, Santa Cruz, CA
Ambient Bird-Live Oak 2024 ~44:00
for African Grey parrot and 12 instruments
Supported in part by the City of Berkeley
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 23, 2024 -Live Oak Park, Berkeley, CA
Ambient Bird Quintet (2024) ~19:00
for 4 instruments and a bird
Benefit for West Oakland Sound Series
Skronkathon Festival
Wendy Reid (violin), Aurora Josephson (voice), Kanoko Nishi (koto), David Samas (percussion), Lulu (bird)
Premiere: September 1, 2024 -Dresher Studio, Oakland, CA
Bird Ensemble-Pet the Tiger (2024) ~24:00
Improvisations for 2 ensembles
Benefit for West Oakland Sound Series
Skronkathon Festival
David Samas (percussion, Brian Day (electronics), Cheryl Leonard (found objects, sound sculpture), Wendy Reid (violin), Aurora Josephson (voice)
Premiere: September 1, 2024 -Dresher Studio, Oakland, CA
bird etude #10 (2024) for violin ~2:00
In memory of my mother (b.8/10/1924)
Wendy Reid, violin
Premiere recording: August 10, 2024 -Live Oak Park, Berkeley, CA
Ambient Bird-Epitaph Klee (2024) for bird and 4 instruments, with a text by Paul Klee ~45:00
Supported in part by New Music Bay Area: Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
The Bird Ensemble: Lulu (bird), Wendy Reid (violin), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Aurora Josephson (voice), David Samas (percussion)
Premiere: June 21, 2024 -Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA
Bird Collection: from Twittering Machine to Ambient Bird (2024) for mixed
ensembles, with durations from ~ 2:00-7:00
Bird excerpts (recorded/live)
Wendy Reid (violin, talk)
Berkeley Bird Festival
Performance/talk: October15, 2023 -Brower Center, Berkeley, CA
Ambient Bird-Live Oak 2023 for African Grey parrot and 12 instruments ~44:00
Supported in part by the City of Berkeley
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, 2023 -Live Oak Park, Berkeley, CA
Ambient Bird-West Oakland (2023) for African Grey parrot and 5 instruments ~22:00
Nature of Music 18: Wendy Reid -Produced by Other Minds (Charles Amirkhanian)
Composer Wendy Reid talks about her Tree Pieces, followed by an ambient bird performance, and an interview with the composer/musicians by Charles Amirkhanian
The Bird Ensemble: Lulu (bird), Wendy Reid (violin); Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Ron Heglin (tuba), Aurora Josephson (voice), David Samas (percussion), Kanoko Nishi (koto)
Premiere: July 13, 2023 -Dresher Studio, Oakland , CA
Ambient Bird-animal epitaphs (2023) for African Grey parrot and 4 instruments ~50:00
Supported in part by New Music Bay Area: Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
The Bird Ensemble: Lulu (bird), Wendy Reid (violin), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Aurora Josephson (voice), David Samas (percussion)
Premiere: June 21, 2023 -Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA
Ambient Bird - Mosswood (2023) for African Grey parrot and 11 instruments ~22:00
sfSound performs Music of Toshi Ichiyanagi and Wendy Reid -Mosswood Sound Series
sfSOUND & the bird ensemble
Musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Kanoko Nishi (koto), Aurora Josephson (voice), Matt Ingalls (clarinet), Diane Grubbe (flute), John Ingle (saxophone), Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone), Ron Heglin (tuba), David Samas (percussion, found objects)
Premiere: January 9, 2023 -Mosswood Chapel, Oakland, CA
Ambient Bird - Live Oak 2022 for African Grey parrot and 11 iinstruments ~44:00
Supported in part by the City of Berkeley/Innova Grant
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), Matt Ingalls, (clarinet), Diane Grubbe (flute), Kyle Bruckmann (oboe), Brendan Lai-Tong (trombone)
Premiere: September 22, 2022 -Live Oak Park, Berkeley, CA
Birds Without Borders 3 (2021) for two online ensembles (International / USA) ~22:00
Center for New Music presents, Beyond Borders: Birds-Improvisations- Environments -works by Wendy Reid, Pauline Oliveros, Biggi Vinlkeloe, Silvia Matheus, Barbara Golden, Aurora Josephson
International Ensemble: Biggi Vinkeloe, flute (Sweden), Thea Farhadian, violin (Berlin), Barbara Held, flute (Barcelona), Silvia Matheus, bird calls (Brazil), Barbara Golden, piano (Nova Scotia)
USA Ensemble: Lulu (bird) with Wendy Reid, violin (Berkeley), Krys Bobrowski, glisglas (Oakland), Brenda Hutchinson, long tube (San Francisco), Ron Heglin, tuba (Oakland), Premiere: August 14, 2021 -Center For New Music, San Francisco
Birds Without Borders 2 (2021) for two online ensembles (International/USA) ~10:00
Holy Names Faculty and Friends Concert
International Ensemble: Biggi Vinkeloe, flute (Sweden),Thea Farhadian, violin (Berlin), Barbara Held, flute (Barcelona), Silvia Matheus, bird calls (Brazil), Barbara Golden, piano (Nova Scotia)
USA Ensemble: Krys Bobrowski, glisglas (Oakland, CA), Brenda Hutchinson, long tube (San Francisco), Ron Heglin, tuba (Oakland, CA), Lulu (bird) with Wendy Reid, violin (Berkeley, CA)
Premiere: February 28, 2021. Holy Names University, Oakland , CA
Ambient Bird Online: Birds Without Borders (2020) for two ensembles online (International/USA) ~14:00
Network Music Festival -UK: Sound Without Borders July 15-18
International Ensemble: Biggi Vinkeloe, flute (Sweden),Thea Farhadian, violin (Berlin), Barbara Held, flute (Barcelona), Silvia Matheus bird calls (Brazil), Barbara Golden, piano (Nova Scotia)
USA Ensemble: Krys Bobrowski, glisglas (Oakland), Brenda Hutchinson, long tube (San Francisco). Ron Heglin, tuba (Oakland), Lulu (bird) with Wendy Reid (violin) (Berkeley)
Online Premiere: July 17, 2020 -12pm (PT) - Network Music Festival -UK
Tree Piece #67 'bird haiku' (2020) for African Grey parrot and 5 instruments ~10:00
Holy Names University Faculty and Friends Concert
Musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Ron Heglin (tuba), Aurora Josephson (voice)
Premiere: February 8, 2020 -Valley Center for the Performing Arts, Studio Theatre, Holy Names University, Oakland, CA
Lulu Variations 5 (2019) for bird and 4 instruments ~45:00
Supported in part by New Music Bay Area: Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
The Bird Ensemble: Lulu (bird) , Wendy Reid (violin), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba)
Premiere: June 21, 2019 -Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA
Ambient Bird 433 (2019) for 3 open ensembles and African Grey Parrot ~55:00
Supported in part by Pro Arts, City of Oakland
Ensemble 1: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Krys Bobrowski (glisglas), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba)
Ensemble 2: Erik Glick Rieman (melodica), Tony Genaro (percussion), Mitch Stahlmann (flute), Jess Tambellini (trumpet), Jiwon Choi (cello), Jake Parker Scott (saxophone), Rodrigo Barrera (electric bass)
Ensemble 3: 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 call)
Premiere: April 14, 2019, Frank Ogawa Plaza forum, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #65 ‘Lulu Variations 7' (2018) for open ensemble ~19:00
with the Mills Performing Group, directed by Steed Cowart
Musicians: 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 (bird), Mathew Robidoux (guitar), Mitch Stahlmann (flute), Jess Tambellini (trumpet), Maia Ziaee (piano)
Premiere: November 17, 2018 -Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Tree Pieces-the visual scores (1975-2018) an Installation in the Pro Arts Window Gallery
Installation, wendy reid: visual scores-musical collage (- with performance of Ambient Bird 433 rescheduled for April due to fire)
Opening: November 10, 2018 -Pro Arts Window Gallery, Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #34 ‘frog ostinato’ (1985/2018) for oboe and percussion
Faculty Recital, Pitzer Recital Hall
Kyle Bruckmann oboe, Christopher Froh percussion
Performance: 10/19/2018, UC Davis, CA
Lulu Variations 5 (2018) for African Grey parrot and 4 instruments ~36:00
Supported in part by New Music Bay Area:Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival (Cahill, Mattingly)
Lulu (African Grey parrot)), Wendy Reid (violin), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (trombone)
Premiere: June 21, 2018 -Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #65 ‘lulu variations 4’ (2017) for bird quartet ~21;00
CNMAT Composers Concert: Silvia Matheus-Tim Perkins-Wendy Reid
Musicians: Lulu(bird), Wendy Reid (violin), Ron Heglin (tuba), Aurora Josephson (voice)
Premiere: November 19, 2017 -Center for New Music And Technology, UC Berkeley
Tree Piece #65 ‘lulu variations 3’ (2017) for African Grey Parrot & open ensemble ~15:00
Mills Contemporary Performance Ensemble Concert, directed by Steed Coward
Musicians: Lulu (African Grey Parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Soo Yeon Lyuh (haegeum), Eric Glick Rieman (melodica)., 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)
Premiere: November 29, 2017. -Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Bird Pieces (2017) for bird Quintet ~45:00
Supported in part by New Music Bay Area: Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
Musicians: Lulu (bird), Wendy Reid violin, Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba)
Premiere: June 21, 2017, Chapel of the Chimes., Oakland, CA
Nothing Piece, in memory of Don Buchla (2017) for alto saxophone and & mixed ensemble ~10:00
Don Buchla Memorial Concert
Peter Apfelbaum (alto saxophone) with recorded mix: Lulu (bird), William Winant (percussion), Don Buchla (synthesizer), Wendy Reid (tech)
Premiere: April 23, 2017 -Gray Area Foundation, San Francisco
Lulu Variations Quintet (2016) for open ensemble ~46:00
Supported in part by New Music Bay Area: Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
Musicians: Wendy Reid (violin), Lulu (African Grey parrot), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson, Ron Heglin (tuba)
Premiere: June 21, 2016 -Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA
Lulu Variations Trio (2016) for bird, violin, and tuba ~21:00
Concert: Music for Birdwatching (-produced by David Samas)
Musicians: Lulu (bird), Wendy Reid (violin), Ron Heglin (tuba)
Premiere: March 18, 2016 -Turquoise Grotto, San Francisco, CA
Tree Pieces & Bird Works (2015) for open ensembles ~40:00
Supported in part by New Music Bay Area:Garden of Memory Summer Solstice Festival
Musicians: Wendy Reid (violin), Lulu (bird), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson, Ron Heglin (tuba), Larry Polansky (mandolin), George Tingley (electric piano)
Premiere: June 21,2015 -Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #56 ‘frog pond 433’ (2015) for African grey parrot and violin ~4:33
A Benefit Concert for Save The Frogs: works by John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, Wendy Reid, Brenda Hutchinson, Ralph Lewis, and others
Bird Duo: Lulu (African grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin)
Premiere: May 30, 2015 -Berkeley Arts Festival, Berkeley, CA
Tree Piece #55 ‘lulu variations 3’ (2014) for African Grey parrot, violin, buchla lightning, and piccolo trumpet ~17:00
Produced/Funded by Other Minds 19 Festival (Charles Amirkhanian)
Lulu African grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), Tom Dambly (muted piccolo trumpet)
Premiere: March 1, 2014 -San Francisco Jazz Center, San Francisco , CA
Tree Piece #58 ‘lu-shoo fragments’ (2010-2012) for African Grey Parrot, buchla lightning, violin and muted trumpet ~55:00
Trinpin at Stanford-DIY Tailgate Demonstration/Performance
Musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Shooshoo (Pacific Parrotlet), Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), Tom Dambly (muted trumpet)
Premiere: April 10, 2011 -White Plaza, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Lulu Variations (Tree Piece Single #1) for recorded performance ~19:00
Pixileration Festival
Musicians: Lulu (African Grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), Tom Dambly (muted trumpet)
Premiere: October 2, 2010 -Brown University, RI
Lulu Variations 2 (2010) for African grey parrot, violin and muted trumpet ~18:00
Thingamajigs Festival
Lulu African grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin), Tom Dambly (muted piccolo trumpet)
Premiere: September 25, 2010 -Vessel Gallery, Oakland, CA
Lulu Variations (2008) with African grey parrot, violin, buchla lightning & muted trumpet, with photographs by Ariel Tingley ~15:00
Oakland Museum, Nature of Nature Concert
Lulu (African grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin, buchla lightning), Tom Dambly (muted trumpet)
Premiere: October 12, 2008 -in the garden of the Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #52 (2003/2005) ’19 variations on 19 variations’ for brass trio ~19:00
Commissioned by Brassiosaurus
Tom Djll (trumpet), Ron Heglin (tuba),Toyoshi Tomita (trombone)
Premiere: March 4, 2003 -Trinity Chapel, Berkeley, CA,
Tree Piece #51 ‘lightning dog variations’ (2004) for violin, buchla lightning and dogs ~19:00
Live Oak Park
Wendy Reid, (violin, buchla lightning)
Premiere: January 14, 2004 -Live Oak Park, Berkeley, CA
*-Other performance of this piece:
April 10, 2011 -Trinpin at Stanford-DIY Tailgate Demonstration/Performance, White Plaza, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Tree Piece #50 (2001) ’19 variations’ for violin and percussion with Butoh performer ~19:00
ODC Theatre & Living Music Presents: Spring New Music Series: Wendy Reid-Pauline Oliveros, - Small Ensembles/ Large Ensembles
Wendy Reid (violin), William Winant (percussion), Ronnie Baker (Butoh performer)
Premiere: March 24, 2001 -Oberlin Dance Collective, San Francisco, CA
Tree Piece #17 (1991/2001) premiere for two or more instruments with Butoh performer ~19:00
ODC Theatre & Living Music Presents: Spring New Music Series: Wendy Reid-Pauline Oliveros, Small Ensembles/ Large Ensembles
Dan Joseph (dulcimer), Philip Gelb (shakuhachi), Ariel Tingley (percussion tree), Wendy Reid (violin), with Ronnie Baker (Butoh performer)
Performance: March 24, 2001 -Oberlin Dance Collective, San Francisco, CA
Tree Piece #10 (1982/2001) for two or more instruments ~15:00
Performance funded by New Music Works series: Night of the Living Composers
Estradashere: John Wooley (saxophone), Jason Schimmel (guitar), Tim Harris (violin), David Murray (drums), Tim Smolens (bass)
Premiere: December 8, 2001, Veterans’Memorial AuditoriumSanta Cruz, CA
Tree Piece #17 (1991/2001) for two or more instruments, with Butoh performer ~19:00
Commissioned by Don Buchla
Music Teachers Convention of California Concert
Musicians: Wendy Reid (violin), George Tingley (piano), Ronnie Baker (Buhtoh performer)
Performance: July 7, 2001 -San Francisco, CA
Twittering Machine (1975/1999) for 12 instruments & sound sculpture
A Benefit Concert by the Holy Names PMD Faculty: 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)
Premiere: June 4, 1999 -Studio Theatre, Valley Center for the performing Arts, Holy Names University, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #46 ‘sound of water’ (1998) for violin and percussion:
‘In Your Ear’ new music festival (Marvin Sanders), 7/12/1998
WendyReid (violin), William Winant (percussion), Ariel Tingley (percussion tree)
Premiere: July 12, 1998 -Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Tree Piece #43 ‘studies in timbre’ (1996) for violin, koto and percussion, with photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto
Sound Culture Festival - Oakland Museum
Wendy Reid (violin), Miya Masaoka (koto), Gino Robair (percussion)
Premiere: April 7, 1996 -James Moore Theatre, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Tree Pieces: Visual Scores-Musical Collage (1994) Installation/Performance
Mills College Prieto Gallery Installation: Wendy Reid-Tree Pieces, the visual scores and collage (website: treepieces.net/visualscores)
Opening: November 11-December 2, 1994, with Performance:
Tree Piece #44 ‘frog personna’ (part 2) (1994) for 2 or more instruments ~20:00
Mills Forest (-in front of the Prieto Gallery
Wendy Reid violin, George Lewis (trombone, buchla lightning), Don Buchla (buchla thunder)
Premiere: November 11, 1994, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #44 ‘frog personna’ (part 1) (1994) for 2 or more instruments ~18:00
American Music WeeK: New Music Worlds (Phil Collins),
Wendy Reid (violin), George Lewis (trombone, buchla lightning), Don Buchla (thunder) Premiere: November 7, 1994 -Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA
Tree Piece #42 ‘tree collage’ (1992/1994) Installation/Performance
Commissioned by Joyce Umamoto, Noh Sculpture
Installation/performance with Wendy Reid (violin) and Ariel.Tingley (percussion tree)
Premiere: August 29, 1992 -Asian American Theatre Company, San Francisco, CA
Tree Piece #17 (1991/1992) premiere for two or more instruments ~19:00
Commissioned by Don Buchla
International Computer Music Conference
Don Buchla (buchla thunder, Mark Goldstein (percussion)
Performance: May 4, 1992 -San Jose, CA
Tree Piece #17 (1991/1993) premiere for two or more instruments ~19:00
Commissioned by Don Buchla
Mills Contemporary Performance Ensemble Concert directed by Steed Cowart
Musicians: David Kwan, Miya Masaoka, Seth Clark, Steed Cowart, Thomas Day, Eva Baumgartner, Elizabeth Gray, Mark Wyman, Paul Cramer, with guests Wendy Reid, Don Buchla
Performance: May 11, 1993 -Littlefied Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #41 'bird Y’ (1993) premiere for violin, piano and percussion ~9:00
Commissioned by the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio
Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio Concert’
David Abel (violin), Julie Steinberg (piano), William Winant (percussion)
Premiere: December 3, 1993 -Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #37 (1993) for two instruments ~8:00
Live Oak Park
Wendy Reid (violin), Don Buchla (buchla lightning)
Premiere recording: December 18, 1993 -Live Oak Park, Berkeley
Installation: November 11, 1994. - Prieto Gallery Mills College,
Installation: September 24, 1999 -Communication-Technology Cluster, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #34 ‘frog ostinato’ (1985/1991) for oboe and percussion ~10:00
Written for William Banovetz and William Winant
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players Concert
William Banovetz (oboe), William Winant (percussion)
Performance: May 7, 1991 -SFMOMA Green Room, San Francisco, CA
Tree Piece #31 ‘one eye sees, the other feels’(1992) for muted trumpet and percussion ~10:00
Commissioned by Tom Dambly - New Works for Trumpet
Tom Dambly (muted trumpet), Joel Davel (percussion)
Premiere: April 1, 1991 -Littlefield Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
*-Other performances of this piece:
- June 11, 1992, New Sound Works, Mills College Art Gallery, 5/11/1992
- July 12, 1998 -In Your Ear Music Festival, Berkeley Art Center, 7/12/1998
-January 16, 2000 - Dance-Naganuma, Session House, Tokyo, Japan
Tree Piece #24 ‘bird music 2’ (1992) for two violins and percussion ~12:00
Benefit Concert: Holy Names University PMD Faculty Recital, Especially for Children
Wendy Reid, Robin Revelli (violins), Krys Bobrowski (percussion)
Premiere: September 27, 1992 -Studio Theatre, Holy Names University, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #17 ‘nothing is more real than nothing’ (1991) for two or more instruments ~19:00
Commissioned by Don Buchla
Interpretations Series (produced by Tom Buckner)
Don Buchla (thunder) & Mark Goldstein (percussion)
Premiere: January 9, 1992 -Merkin Recital Hall, New York City
*-Other performances of this piece:
-October 8, 1992 -Don Buchla & William Winant, Electro-Acoustic Music Concert, Mills
College10/8/1992 -
-June 21, 2016 -Larry Polansky (mandolin), George Tingley (electric piano), Brenda Hutchinson (long tube), Aurora Josephson (voice), Ron Heglin (tuba), Garden of Memory, Oakland, CA
-October 8, 1992Don Buchla, ) Bird-Frog Concert, James Moore Theatre, Oakland Museum
-A/San Jose (D. Buchla, M. Goldstein)
-October 15,1992, DonBuclha, MarkGoldstein, Cornell University Music Department
-November 2, 1992 -Buchla, Goldstein, Drew University Music Department
-November 3, 1992. -Buchla, Goldstein, Center for Music Technology, Rudford University
-November 7, 1992. -Mills Contemporary Ensemble Concert, directed by Steed Cowart
With guest performers, Wendy Reid (violin), Don Buchla (buchla thunder)
-June 11, 1995. -Wendy Reid (violin), 15th Annual Avant-Garden Music Festival, Santa Cruz
-July 3,2001. -Wendy Reid (violin), George Tingley (piano), Ronnie Baker (buhtoh): Music Teachers Convention of California, San Francisco, CA
-June 3, 2012. -The Ivy Room, Wendy Reid and friends, Berkeley, CA
Tree Piece #34 ‘frog ostinato’ (1985/1991) for oboe and percussion ~9:00
Written for William Banovetz and William Winant
SFMOMA: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
William Banovetz (oboe), William Winant (percussion)
Performance: May 7,1991 -SFMOMA Green Room, San Francisco, CA
Tree Piece #10 ‘but contradiction is affirmation of’ (1982/90) for two or more instruments ~17:00,
Mills Contemporary Music Ensemble, with special guests The Fall 1990 Music 291 Seminar, directed by Wendy Reid
Musicians: Christian Asplund (violin), Erin Espeland (cello), Krys Bobrowski (horn), Joel Davel (percussion), Manuel Rocha (piano), Ed Osborn (electric ski), Mark Fisher (harmonium), Eddie Sams (saxophone)
Premiere: December 4, 1990, Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Tree Piece #21 ‘bird music’ (1985/1990) for violin and percussion ~19:00
Japan Tour: Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio
David Abel (violin), William Winant (percussion)
Performances: November 1990 Japan Tour
*-Other local performances of this piece:
-April 16, 1990 -Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio Concert, Student Union, Mills College
-October 12,1990 -Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, Mills College Alumni Concert
Tree Piece #8 (1984/1989) for solo percussion ~9:00
Written for William Winant
Kunst Museum: Ton Art ’89 New Music Festival
William Winant (percussion)
Performance: November 15, 1989 -Kunst Museum, Bern, Switzerland
Tree Piece #21 ‘bird music’ (1985) for violin and percussion ~19:00
Commissioned by Mary Oliver
Avant-Garde Violin, at the New Performance Gallery
Mary Oliver( violin) and William Winant ( percussion)
Premiere: September 18, 1985. -San Francisco, CA
other performances of Tree Piece #21:
-November 16, 1985. -Mary Oliver,William Winant, New Langton Arts:‘Wendy Reid-Jin Hi Kim’, San Francisco
-January 23,1990. -YLEM: Wendy Reid, talk (violin excerpts): Artists Using Science & Technology’, Exploratorium, San Francisco
-February 26, 2004. -Contemporary Music Competition, Ann Vancoillie (violin),Van Der Vekens (percussion), Antwerp, Belgium
Tree Piece #34 ‘frog ostinato’ (1985) for oboe and percussion ~9:00
Written for William Banovetz and William Winant
New Langton Arts: Jin Hi Kim - Wendy Reid
William Banovetz (oboe), William Winant (percussion)
Premiere: November 16, 1985, San Francisco, CA,
*-Oher performance of this piece;
October 19, 2018 -Kyle Bruckmann oboe, Christopher Froh percussionFaculty Recital, Pitzer Recital Hall, UC Davis, CA
-December 1990 -Dream of Wild Animals, Ruth Botchen Dance Company, Oakland, CA
Glass Walls (1980/1984) for string quartet ~16:00
New Performance Gallery: Music of Wendy Reid
San Francisco String Quartet: Nathan Rubin (violin I), James Shallenberger (violin II), David George (viola), Sharon O’Connor (cello)
Performance: May 29,1984 -San Francisco, CA
Tree Piece #8 (1984) for solo percussion ~9:00
Written for William Winant
New Performance Gallery: Music of Wendy Reid
William Winant (percussion)
Premiere: May 29, 1984 -San Francisco, CA
other performances:
-November 16, 1985. -William Winant, New Langton Arts, San Francisco
- March 12, 1989 -William Winant (percussion) 'New Music with Birds, Frogs & Other Creatures’ series (Wendy Reid), San Francisco Art Institute
-November 15, 1989 -William Winant (percussion), Ton Art ’89, Kunst museum Bern, Switzerland
-April 4, 1996. -Gino Robair (percussion), SoundCulture Festival, Oakland Museum
- July 12, 1998 -In Your Ear Festival, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Tree Piece #13 ‘the bird Y’ (1984) tape piece ~15:00
Created at CCRMA, Stanford University, and CCM, Mills College
Music of Wendy Reid’ at the New Performance Gallery
Premiere: May 29, 1984 -San Francisco, CA
Tree Piece #14 (1982) for open ensemble ~7:00
M.U.S.I.C. Festival, On Broadway
Wendy Reid (violin), William Winant (percussion)
Premiere: December 4, 1982 -San Francisco, CA
Tree Piece #10 ‘but contradiction is affirmation of’ (1982) for 2 or more instruments ~12:00
Commissioned by William Winant ‘
New Commissioned Works for Percussion
William Winant (percussion), Wendy Reid (violin)
Premiere: March 31, 1982 -Mills College Concert Hall, Oakland, CA
*-Other performances of Tree Piece #10:
-May 29, 1984. -William Winant, Wendy Reid: Music of Wendy Reid’ at the New Performance Gallery, San Francisco, CA 5/29/1984
-December 4, 1990. -Mills Contemporary Ensemble Concert, Mills College,Oakland, CA
-December 8, 2001 -Night of the Living Composers: New Music Works Concert Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA
-June 3,2012 -The Ivy Room, Wendy Reid (violin) and others, Berkeley, CA
-June 21, 2016. -Larry Polansky Mandolin) George Tingley (electric piano), Wendy Reid (violin), Chapel of the Chimes Festival, Garden of Memory, Oakland, California
Tree Piece #4 ‘two poems by Shotsi Reid’ (1981) for voice, violin and music box, recorded at the Center for Contemporary Music, Mills College ~10:00
P.A.S.S. -NYC
Wendy Reid (violin, music box)
Premiere December 28, 1981 -New York City
Tree Piece #2 (1980) for paired instruments ~8:00
Mills Contemporary Ensemble Concert
David Rosenboom (violin), Wendy Reid (violin), William Winant (percussion), Brian Reinbolt ((piano)
Premiere: December 4, 1980 -Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
*-Other performances of this piece:
-December 4, 1993 -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
Tree Piece #1 ‘Gungles’ (1980) for mixed ensemble with yellow bird/ birdcage music box ~8:00
William Winant (vibraphone), Sam Ashley (glass), Wendy Reid (glass), Barbara Golden (recorder), with bells (campanile); mixed/recorded at Center for Contemporary Music,
Premiere recording: April 1980 -Mills College, Oakland, CA
*-Other performances of Tree Piece #1:
-April 25, 1980 -New Performance Works, Mills Student Union
-April 1982 -musical score for film “On The Track” (Lambert Lam) -San Francisco Art Institute, film festival shorts, San Francisco, CA
Game of Tree (1980-2004) premiere for one or more players ~2:00-10:00
New Performance Gallery presents ‘Music of Wendy Reid’
Players/Performers: Toyoshi Tomita (trombone), William Winant (percussion), Chris Maher (voice), George Tingley (piano), Barbara Golden (voice), Wendy Reid (violin)
Premiere: May 29, 1984, New Performance Gallery, San Francisco
*-Other performances of Game of Tree:
-December 4, 1990 -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), Mills College
-January 1, 2004 -Wendy Reid, Ariel Tingley (players/performers), Niente Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Glass Walls (1980) for String Quartet and Tape ~16:00
ASMC Special Events - Glass Walls String Quartet premiere by Kronos
Kronos Quartet : David Harrington (violin I), John Sherba (violin II), HanDuttt (viola), Joan Jeanrenaud (cello)
Premiere: February 13, 1980 -Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Klee Pieces (1975-79) for mixed ensembles ~22:00
ASMC Special Events - Klee Pieces premiere by Ensemble Klee
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 Winant, Tim Leaphart, Tom Kehoe, Sam Ashley (percussion)
Premiere: February, 13, 1980 - Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Tapping on miracles-musical score (1976) mixed ensembles ~10:00
ASMC Special Event -a film by Laura Rindner
Production: UCLA, Los Angeles (10-79)
Premiere: February 2, 1980 -Mills Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Reflections on Klee (1976) for mixed ensembles ~10:00
USC School of Performing Arts: Composition Departmental Recital
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
Premiere: May 10, 1976 -Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles
Experiments (1974) for chamber orchestra ~8:00
School of performing Arts, School of Music, presents Composer Wendy Reid in Recital, 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;
Premiere: April 21, 1975 -Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA
Sonata (1974) for alto flute and piano ~9:00
School of performing Arts, School of Music, presents Composer Wendy Reid in Recital
Maureen Kelly (alto flute), Aquila Quiaoit (pian0)
Premiere: April 21, 1975 -Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA
Five Sketches (1973) for dancer, harp, paired instruments, percussion and tape ~14:00
School of performing Arts, School of Music, presents Composer Wendy Reid in Recital
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
Premiere: April 21, 1975 -Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA
Elegy (1973) for soprano and piano with a text by Anne Lindbergh ~3:00
School of performing Arts, School of Music, presents Composer Wendy Reid in Recital
Catherine Fiasco (soprano), Steve Laughhlin (piano)
Premiere: April 21, 1975 -Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA
other performance:
-October 12, 1974 -Barnsdall Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Variations on a Poem by Shotsi Reid (1973) for soprano and piano ~4:00
School of performing Arts, School of Music, presents Composer Wendy Reid in Recital
Catherine Fiasca (soprano), Steve Laughlin (piano;)
Premiere: April 21, 1975 -Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA
-other performance:
October 12, 1974 -Barnsdall Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Three haiku (1972) for soprano, claves and piano ~6:00
School of performing Arts, School of Music, presents Composer Wendy Reid in Recital
Catherine Fiasca (soprano), Steve Laughlin (piano);
Premiere: April 24, 1975. - Hancock Auditorium, USC. Los Angeles, CA
*-Other performance:
-June 6, 1975. -Starlight Bowl, Burbank, CA
when god...(1972) for voice and flute, with a text by e.e. cummings ~2:00
Barnsdall Park New Music Festival
Catherine Fiasca (soprano), Brice Martin (flute), Barnsdall Arts Festival
Premiere: October 12, 1974 -Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA
Three Pieces (1972) for tenor, flute and cello, with texts by Emily Dickinson, Leonard Cohen and Wallace Stevens ~9:00
USC Composers Recital
Donald Crockett tenor), Kim Hutchins (flute), Barbara Ballin (cello); School of performing Arts, Premiere: October 23,1973 - Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles
*-Other performance:
April 21, 1975 -Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles, CA
Variations for Violin and Piano (1971) ~8:00
Written for Sung il Lee
School of performing Arts, School of Music, presents Composer Wendy Reid in Recital
Sung il Lee (violin), George Tingley (piano)
Premiere: April21, 1975 - Hancock Auditorium, USC, Los Angeles
Pirandello’s Henry IV (1970) for violin and piano
Advanced Theory Class Composition Recital
Premiere: April 1972 -USC, Los Angeles, CA
bird piece for violin -dedicated to my mother (1968) for violin alone ~4:00
Wendy Reid, violin
Premiere: August 10, 1968 - Irolo Street, Los Angeles, CA
CATALOGUE OF WORKS, with selected performances, conferences, talks (1968-2025):
“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) ~44:00
for African Grey parrot and 6 instruments
Supported in part by the City of Berkeley
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), Indian Rock Ave,
Premiere: March 20, 2025 - 950 Indian Rock Ave, Berkekely, 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) premiere for bird, violin and glockenspiel, presented on ‘New Music Works’ 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; Peace United Church of Christ, Santa Cruz, 11/9/2024
Ambient Bird - Live Oak 2024 premiere with sfSOUND and the bird ensemble, a site-specific performance at Live Oak Park
sfSound and the bird ensemble: 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); site-specific performance at Live Oak Park, under the trees, near the creek, Berkeley, CA, fall equinox 9/23/2024
*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) premiere 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), Dresher Studio, Oakland 9/1/2024
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, Dresher Studio, Oakland, CA 9/1/2024
Ambient Bird - epitaph klee (2024) premiere 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 the Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA 6-21-24
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
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, 2018 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 4" (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’ (premiere) African Grey Parrot & violin as part of FROG POND 433, a benefit concert for SAVE THE FROGS
Lulu (African grey parrot), Wendy Reid (violin); one of 17 sonic haiku (4'33" or less) by 17 composers: Pauline, Oliveros, John Cage, Ellen Fullman, Steed Cowart, Kenneth Atchley, Kattt Atchley, Tom Dambly, Barbara Golden, Silvia Matheus, George Tingley, Ron Heglin, Brian Reinbolt, Ralph Lewis, others; FROGPOND 433, a benefit for ‘Save the Frogs’, 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 Pixilerations Festival, 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
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, under 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 Goldstein (percussion), Interpretations Series (Tom Buckner), Merkin Recital Hall, 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, Kunst museum 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 ensemble
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 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 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