
Fresh Ventures
See what past participants in the Fresh Inc Festival are up to! Our composers and performers maintain a habit of collaborating with one another and with 5HE for years after their participation in the festival, forming a growing network of cultural leaders nationwide. Below you will find some of their most notable projects to date, and we are proud to support their work and careers for years to come. To read more about individual participants, head to our alumni page.
More recent projects are in the process of being added – check back soon!


Prize winning composition starts duo ~, is commissioned for multiple new projects, and releases new pieces

Violinist a runner-up for Winifred Small Prize (Royal Academy of Music)

Composition alum opens studio, premieres new works, & starts new projects

Beyond Boundaries partners with Aspire 2 STEAM

Alum engages in art activism & indie pop

Alums premiere new flute pieces, featured in Oregon Arts Watch

Fresh Inc Alum Album Release
Fresh Inc class of 2020
Violinist a runner-up for Winifred Small Prize (Royal Academy of Music)
Amalia Young, violin
Composition alum premieres new works and starts new projects
Alexa Letourneau, composer
Beyond Boundaries partners with Aspire 2 STEAM
Beyond Boundaries, ensemble
Alum engages in art activism & indie pop
Ari Schwartz, harp
Alums premiere new flute pieces, featured in Oregon Arts Watch
Sarah Jordan, composer
2020 Alum creating digital content
Spencer Arias, composer
Fresh Inc class of 2019
Prize winning composition starts duo ~, is commissioned for multiple new projects, and releases new pieces
Maya Miro Johnson, composer
Alums premiere new flute pieces, featured in Oregon Arts Watch
Victoria Calderone Moreira, flute
Sergio Delgado wins National Prize of Culture in Music, Ministry of Culture Costa Rica
Sergio Delgado, composer
Alum begins Nu Atmospheres new music ensemble
Luke Ellard, clarinet
Hub New Music performs commission
Ai Daixuan, composer
Alum releases album “Feels Like Honey”
Hannah Boissonneault, composer
Violist joins NYU Steinhardt faculty
Kate Barmontina, viola
Fresh Inc class of 2018
Emily Joy Sullivan chosen as LunART Emerging Composer, 2019
Emily Joy Sullivan, composer
Alumni ensemble creates free music camp
Adelante Winds
Alumni ensemble nominated for Austin Critics Table Award, 2019
Invoke
Composition alum commissioned by Roulette
Max Johnson, composer
Alum works with Opera MODO Detroit
Evan Snyder, vocalist/composer
Alumni ensemble performs at Carnegie Hall
Ajax Quartet
Fresh Inc class of 2017
Composition alum awarded Fire Island Residency, releases new single with fellow alumni
Dan Langa, composer
Mimi Harding, flute
Sam Johnson, cello
Alums premiere new flute pieces, featured in Oregon Arts Watch
Robin Meiksins, flute
Chamber Music Composition program successful at Tarrant County College
Haley Woodrow, composer
Fresh Inc alumni release music video
Eric Salazar
Corey Denham
Kickstarter: Lost Islands, a project by the Cygnus Trio
Cygnus Trio
Erica Jacobs-Perkins, violin
Benjamin Stuchbery, flute
Jonathan Stuchbery, guitar
Kenosha Symphony Woodwind Quintet Premiers Haley Woodrow quintet
Haley Woodrow, composer
Shelby Blalock finalist for American Prize in Composition
Shelby Blalock, composer
Phoenix Down RPG and Dragon Ballad
Teil Buck, Oboe
Dylan Lloyd, Clarinet
Eric Salazar, Clarinet
Composition Alum Named Semi-Finalist for The American Prize
Shelby Blalock, composer
“RE: New Music” – Clarinet and Flute Duo
Emily Mehigh, clarinet
Robin Meiksins, flute
Laura Harrison, composer
The Passion of Joan of Arc Film Score
Dan Langa, composer
Sam Johnson, cello
Black Sheep Contemporary Ensemble featured on Boston Globe
Nicole DeMaio, composer
Bradley Frizzell, clarinet
David Voss, composer
Jonathan Russ, composer
fresh inc class of 2016
Alums premiere new flute pieces, featured in Oregon Arts Watch
Robin Meiksins, flute
Third Coast Percussion to premier work by Ayanna Woods
Ayanna Woods, composer
Duo Caprice Premiere
Emma Schmiedecke, cello
Matthew Kennedy, composer
Recent and Upcoming Premiers
Kyle Rotolo, composer
Evanston Concert Series and Commission Update
David Flowers, composer
Joran Roulo, soprano
Susan Bengtson, viola
Alex Holzen, flute
Three Crowns Park Recital Fundraiser
Connor Thummel, trombone
Madison New Music Festival Founded by Zachary Green, Features Performances by fresh inc Alumni
Zachary Green, composer
Jordan Roulo, soprano
Emily Sprague-Klein, piano
Robin Meiksins, flute
Emily Mehigh, clarinet
Commission for Fellow Alum Premiered at UT-Austin
Kathryn Drake, violin
David Flowers, composer
Commission from Kenosha Community Foundation
Zachary Green, composer
Arranging Projects with Driftwood Quintet, Nightingale Trio, Chance the Rapper
Ayanna Woods, composer
New Quintet Performs at Children’s Science Museum
Alex Hoelzen, flute
Formation of New Woodwind Trio
Teil Buck, oboe
365 Days of Flute
Robin Meiksins, flute
Slate Arts Performance: PROTEST
Ralph Lewis, composer
Connor Thummel, trombone
New Alumni Collaborations, Residencies and Performances
Matthew Kennedy, composer
Emma Schmiedecke, cello
Rogue Trio, ensemble
Driftwood Quintet, ensemble
David Angelo, clarinet
“Fearless Reception” World Premiere
Rogue Trio, ensemble
Ralph Lewis, composer
fresh inc class of 2015
Sid Richardson releases debut portrait album Borne by a Wind.
Sid Richardson, composer
The Space Around Us: A Musical Meditation on Climate Change
Jessica Pollack, clarinet
Samson Matthews, composer
Eric Salazar, composer
Daniel Morel, composer
fresh inc Piece Selected for SCI 2018 National Conference
Aaron Levin, composer
Meghan Yankowskas Updates
Meghan Yankowskas, clarinet
Eric Salazar, clarinet
Daniel Harrison, composer
Premier with Mivos String Quartet
Johnathan Russ, composer
USAF Band of Mid-America Performances
Meghan Yankowskas, clarinet
Nothing Gold Can Stay
James Budinich, composer
Chamber Music with Friends
Jessica Pollack, clarinet
New Music from Jonathan Russ
Jonathan Russ, composer
Composition Soundcloud Blog
Zan Berry, cello
Down Home Christmas
Matthew Lorenz, piano
fresh inc class of 2014
Center for New Music, Helia Music Collective, Opera Theatre Unlimited and the Fête Concert Series
Emma Logan, composer
Communitas 161 and SunSneeze
Kevin Rank, percussion
The Syrinx Project
Zoe Sorrell, flute
New Performances from Lilac 94
Lilac 94, ensemble
Sarah’s Violin Bags
Sarah Cranor, violin
Play it Forward Instrument Donation Program
Maggie Morrison, piano
Upcoming Premieres by Isaura String Quartet
Emily Call, violin
Recital: Book of Spells
The Magic Deuce, ensemble
Recital with Limbo Quartet and Duo d’entre Deux
The Magic Deuce, ensemble
Chamber Music with Friends: Coffee Hour
Jessica Pollack, clarinet
Kleinman Competition Winner
Jonathan Hannau, composer
Premiere of Harp Duo by Lilac 94
Daniel Morel, composer
fresh inc class of 2013
2013 Alum premiers Stacy Garrop’s Alto Saxophone Concerto
Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone
Stacy Garrop, former Fresh Inc composition faculty
Admiral Launch Duo album release on Albany Records
Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone
Jennifer Ellis, harp
Bassoon Recitals and New Works
Brin Solomon, composer
A Composer’s Big Bang – Heisenberg Uncertainty Players at the Wire
John Dorhauer, composer
Quince Vocal Ensemble Performance
Evan Williams, composer
Heart of Darkness
Megan Ihnen, mezzo soprano and Jennifer Ellis, Harp
Young People’s Concert Series Commission, Jonestown Chamber Opera
Evan Williams, composer
Music in the American Wild
Emlyn Johnson, flute
Thin Places No. 3: Island Sanctuary Performed at Boston New Music Initiative Concert
Patrick O’Malley, composer
Kafka Fragments
Megan Ihnen, mezzo soprano
New Commissions and Recent Performances
Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone
Jennifer Ellis, harp
David Raksin Arrangements
Brin Solomon, composer
Washington National Opera: Three 20-Minute Operas
Rene Orth, composer
Philadelphia Fringe Festival Commission
Rene Orth, composer
Latitude 49 at Strange Beautiful Music VI
Latitude 49, ensemble
Boise Philharmonic Double Bass
Milo Fultz, double bass
Heisenberg Uncertainty Players’ New Residency and Shout Section Big Band’s New Album
John Dorhauer, composer
the waters wrecked the sky Included on Arianna Tieghi’s In Memoriam Dinu Ghezzo Album
Evan Williams, composer
Commission for Cellotronic Games
Patrick O’Malley, composer
GRIME to be Played on WGTE’s New Music from Bowling Green
Evan Williams, composer, Rachael Claire Eid-Ries, viola, W. Gage Ehmann, cello, Andrew O’Connor, bass
New Ensemble: Quartet Datura
Marta Honer, viola
fresh inc class of 2012
Christopher Culp on TEDxBuffalo
Christopher Culp, clarinet
Quince Vocal Ensemble Performance
Jason Charney, composer
Brass Gig Book
Max Pankau, composer
Willingly Performed at Boston New Music Initiative Concert
Alex Temple, composer
Traveling to Tanzania for Clarinets for Conservation
Tyler Graves, trumpet
Peep Show at Links Hall
Alex Temple, composer
Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and Carabao
Kyle Acuncius, percussion
Composer-in-Residence at 2014 Banff International Music Festival
Eugene Astapov, composer
Debut Solo EP: Broken Logic
Natalie Spehar, cello, Élan Duo
Spider Pieces on WFMT’s Relevant Tones
Max Pankau, composer
Parlour Tapes+ Release, Cadillac Moon Premiere, and Viola Joke Performance
Alex Temple, composer
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble Premieres Synthetic Spaces
Erin Cameron, clarinet
Rogue Valley Symphony Assistant Principal Horn
Margarite Waddel, horn
Latitude 49 Commission
Latitude 49, ensemble, Eugene Astapov, composer
New Commissions for Latitude 49, 5HE Violinist Andrew Williams
Jesse Limbacher, composer
fresh inc 2012 Recital, Merit School of Music
David Chavannes, piano, Lily Floeter, flute, Haley Shaw, composer, Alex Temple, composer
Fifth House Ensemble Performs Steam
Chelsea Komschlies, composer
Fifth House Ensemble Performs Air
Jesse Limbacher, composer
Music and Storytelling Workshop at a West Philadelphia Library
Ray Jacinto, bassoon & Eclipse Wind Trio
Senior Composition Recital, Luther College
Sydney Kjerstad, composer
New Julliard Ensemble Commission: Myths of Ancient Bosphorus-World Premiere
Eugene Astapov, composer
Del Sol String Quartet Workshop
Rafael Valle, composer
Wartburg Composition Recital
Chelsea Komschlies, composer
International Composer’s Workshop, Laptop Orchestra, and Oxford Jazz Station
Andrew Watts, composer
New Recordings, Classical Revolution TED Talks, and NYC Debuts
Natalie Spehar, cello & Élan Duo
Orchestra NEXT, Eugene, Oregon
Margarite Waddell, horn
Classical Revolution, Madison, Wisconsin
Trace Johnson, cello
Wooden Cities, A New Music Collective
Chris Culp, clarinet
Five Piano World Premieres from Five Composers Under 30, Including Chelsea Komschlies
Jess Ryan, piano
fresh inc Collaboration: New Piece for Flute & Piano
Alex Temple, composer
Tangomani! Tango in Bassoon Solo Literature at Humboldt State University
Ray Jacinto, bassoon & Eclipse Wind Trio
Carthage College Wind Ensemble Commission
Sydney Kjerstad, composer
Fifth House Ensemble plays Ocean Body
Jason Charney, composer