Cherise D. Leiter, Composer
Upcoming Events
May 12, 2023--Friends from my Youth premiere
Parlando School of Musical Arts
Dairy Arts Center
Boulder, CO
April 29, 2023--Love Letters from a War
Calliope's Call
Belmont, MA
http://calliopescall.org/faces_of_war.php
March 24, 2023--Sylvan Sketches
Jano Duo (Naomi Seidman, flute, and Jonathan Dexter, cello)
Penn State New Music Festival and Symposium
State College, PA
March 11, 2023--My Name is Belle Starr and Cowboy Songs for Her
Madison Falkenstein, soprano, and Nan Shannon, piano)
Art Song Colorado
Highlands Ranch, CO
Previous Events
July 13, 2020--Eve's Diary
Whistling Hens (Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano, and Natalie Groom, clarinet)
Collington Artists Virtual Residency sponsored by Chamber Music American
Mitchellville, MD
July 2, 2020--American Folk Suite
Whistling Hens (Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano, and Natalie Groom, clarinet)
Collington Artists Virtual Residency sponsored by Chamber Music American
Mitchellville, MD
March 7, 2020--Eve's Diary
Whistling Hens (Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano, and Natalie Groom, clarinet)
Music by Women Festival
Columbus, MS
March 5, 2020--...and the stars shall withdraw their shining, and My Name is Belle Star
Jeffrey Gleaon, guitar (stars); Jooeun Pak, piano (Belle)
Music by Women Festival
Columbus, MS
February 29, 2020--Prelude
Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano; Ying-Shan Su, piano
Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Univ. of Maryland
February 22, 2020--Chroma
Bethany Padgett, flute; Molly Goforth, cello
Cole Concert Hall, Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
January 18, 2020--Tango: Midnight
Aurora Honor Band; Dr. David Kish, conductor
Denver, CO
October 29, 2019--Chroma
Jano Duo (Naomi Seidman, flute; Jonathan Dexter, cello)
University of Massachusetts--Amherst
Amherst, PA
October 18, 2019
Jano Duo (Naomi Seidman, flute; Jonathan Dexter, cello)
Lycoming College
Willamsport, PA
September 15, 2019--premiere of Eve's Diary
Whistling Hens (Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano, and Natalie Groom, clarinet)
Music at St. David's
Baltimore, MD
June 23, 2019--American Folk Suite
Whistling Hens (Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano, and Natalie Groom, clarinet)
Washing ton Performing Arts
Washington, DC
May 6, 2019--Tango Midnight
Metropolitan State University of Denver Symphonic Band
King Center Concert Hall
Denver, CO
April 8, 2019--Trio Cerulean, ...and the stars shall withdraw their shining, The Cowboy and His God, My Name is Belle Starr
Faculty Composition Recital featuring Michelle Stanley, Yoriko Morita, Gene Roberts, Jeff Gleason, Jooeun Pak, and Cherise Leiter
King Center Concert Hall
Denver, CO
June 27, 2018--Vignettes
Mary Matthews Norton and Matthew John Angelo, flutes
Maryland Wind Festival
Hagerstown, MD
March 26, 2018--Vignettes
Brooke Fergusson and Patricia Surman, flutes
King Center Concert Hall
Denver, CO
March 1, 2018--Chroma
Deborah Saidel, flute; Jacqueline Spears, cello
Music by Women Festival
Columbus, MS
March 1, 2018--From the Ladies of Jane
Christina Howell, soprano; Cherise Leiter, piano
Music by Women Festival
Columbus, MS
February 10-11, 2018--Fantasy on Two English Hymn Tunes
Colorado Wind Ensemble
Lakewood Cultural Center; St. Andrews United Methodist
Lakewood and Littleton, CO
September 25, 2017--Songs of the Soul
Bradley Thompson, baritone ; Hyun Kim, piano
King Center Recital Hall
Denver, CO
September 24, 2017--Vignettes
Naomi Seidman and Cristina Ballatori, flutes
Penn State University
State College, PA
August 13, 2017--Vignettes
Naomi Seidman and Cristina Ballatori, flutes
45th Annual National Flute Association Convention
Minneapolis, MN
April 6, 2017--Penitence and Praise
Colleen White, flute
The Dairy Center Gordon Gamm Theatre
Boulder, CO
June 4, 2016--Three Unlikely Love Songs
La Musica di Donne Chamber choir
http://www.lamusicadidonne.org/index.html
Denver, CO
April 30-May 1, 2016--That Music Always Round Me
MSU Denver Choirs and Orchestra
King Center Concert Hall
Denver, CO
December 12, 2015--Here We Come A-wassailing
Denver Pro Chorale
Church of the Ascension
Denver, CO
October 18, 2015--Cowboy Songs for Her, Him, and Them
Christina Howell, soprano; Gene Roberts, tenor; Cherise Leiter, piano
King Center Recital Hall
http://www.ahec.edu/about-auraria-campus/king-center
Denver, CO
September 17, 2015--Cowboy Songs for Her, Him, and Them
Christina Howell, soprano; Gene Roberts, tenor
Spivey Hall
Morrow, GA
August 7, 2015--American Folk Suite
Duo Rossignol
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church Concert Series
Baltimore, MD
August 6, 2015--American Folk Suite
Duo Rossignol
War Memorial Arts Initiative
Baltimore, MD
August 1, 2015--American Folk Suite
Lydia Bechtel
Icon Arts Festival
Sibin, Romania
June 19, 2015--Chroma
Sonora Duo
Canadian Flute Convention
Toronto, Canada
May 2, 2015--Chroma
Sonora Duo
Harewood Museum
Taos, NM
April 18, 2015--Chroma
Arbor Ensemble
Wisconsin Flute Festival
Madison, WI
February 21 and 22, 2015--Chroma
Arbor Ensemble
http://arborensemble.com/feb-program
February 3, 2015--Cowboy Songs for Her
Christina Howell, soprano
North Greenville University
Greenville, SC
February 1, 2015--Chroma
Sonora Duo
Penn State University
Esber Recital Hall
January 28, 2015--Cowboy Songs for Her
Christina Howell, soprano
Georgia Perimeter College
December 9, 2014--Lament for string orchestra
Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat
Santa Fe, New Mexico
November 3-17, 2014--residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts
Saratoga, Wyoming
October 5, 2014--Cowboy Songs for Her
Christina Howell, soprano
Spivey Hall
Clayton State University, Morrow, Georgia
May 18, 2014--Chroma
Sonora Duo
Longmont Council for the Arts Home Concert Series
Colorado
April 25, 2014--Shoe Sweet
Metropolitan State University of Denver Wind Ensemble
King Center for the Performing Arts
Colorado
October 30, 2013--Chroma
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Wisconsin
October 29, 2013--Chroma
University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire
Wisconsin
October 28, 2013--Chroma
Sonora Duo
Lawrence University
Wisconsin
October 24, 2013--Lament
Metropolitan State University of Denver String Sinfonietta
King Center for the Performing Arts
Colorado
September 10, 2013--From the Ladies of Jane
Christina Howell, soprano, Catherine Giel, piano
King Center for the Performing Arts
Colorado
July 1, 2013--Chromaticity
Aries Woodwind Trio
Musica Orvieto
Italy