2027
Upcoming: Piece for cello and percussion, for Sahara & Natalie Duo, to be premiered May 2027, NYC.
Upcoming: Piece for Charles Neidich & The Charlie’s Clarinets Ensemble, to be premiered June 2027, NYC.
2026
Upcoming: Flibbertigibbet,flute solo, Eliza Shephard, March of the Women 2026, Australia: album released December 2026.
Upcoming: Trio for cello de spala, electric guitar and piano for Centuries Trio, December, 2026, NYC.
A Few Figs From Thistles, Vocal music by Kirsten Johnson. Released September 4th, 2026, by Centaur Records (CRC 4212) across streaming services.
Rivers to the Sea, a song cycle, premiered by Dr Andrew White, baritone, with Kirsten Johnson, piano, at Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford, July 10, 2026, 13:00 BST. On YouTube.
The Message, for soprano and piano, commission, “New England Legacies: The Boston Six Reimagined”, 30 May, Boston New Music Initiative, Boston, MA, USA. YouTube recording of live premiere by Regina Stroncek, soprano, and Paul Jacobs, piano.
Joy, for organ, premiered by Martyn Noble as part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music on 12 May, 12:30pm, St John the Baptist Church, Chipping Barnet.
Sierra Poetry Festival: presentation of my vocal music, discussing setting words to text, including A Few Figs From Thistles, Eliza and Never Give Up. April 18, 2026.
Prayer, for organ, broadcast premiere on Composer’s Voice, by David Bohn, 14 February 2026, 14:00 EDT. Listen on YouTube. Skip to this part for my interview and piece.
Do you bloom? for baritone, broadcast premiere by Andrew White, 31 January 2026, 14:00 EDT. Listen on YouTube, including my interview. Do you bloom? is sung at 16.33.
2025
For Christmas Tide Is Here, for SATB choir and organ, premiered and broadcast December 20, 2025, on the Composer’s Voice Christmas Show at 8’51.
Sound Waves, for flute solo, premiered December 13, 2025, St John’s in the Village, NYC, recording on YouTube.
Pieces for String Orchestra by Kirsten Johnson, released October 24, 2025, Centaur Records (CRC 4169)
Do you bloom?, baritone solo, premiered August 18, 2025, by Andrew White, The Ellington Room, NYC.
I know a baby, soprano solo, premiered August 9, 2025, by Coco Lau, The Jockey Club, Hong Kong.
Prayer, organ solo, premiered 8 August 2025, by David Bohn, The Historical Organ Society National Convention, Wisconsin, USA.
Crying, broadcast and interview released on Composer’s Voice, Manhattan Neighbourhood Network, June 2025, YouTube.
The Four Elements, chamber piece for 6 instruments, Ear to the Earth Ensemble, Merate, Italy, 5.22 April 2025
Journeys: Piano Music by Kirsten Johnson (April 11, 2025), Centaur Records (CRC 4133)
November Wind, piano solo, premiered in NYC by Max Lifchitz, January 19, 2025.
2024
Moonlit Night, trio for clarinet, violin and piano, premiered November 10, 2024, in Brussels by the Erämaa Trio
Expressions: Piano Music by Kirsten Johnson, released August 9, 2024, Centaur Records (CRC 4095)
Crying, soprano solo, premiered February 26, 2024, by Mary Hubbell, New York City
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Never give up, soprano solo, premiered September, 2023 by Keri Lee Pierson, Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Eliza, soprano solo, premiered December 17, 2022, by Danielle Aldach, The Boston New Music Initiative, Prismatic Congruency series.
Expressions 7, 8, 9, for piano, premiered by Charlotte Otte as part of Osmose Intermezzo, Brussels, Belgium, 21 October 2021.
Elegy, for piano trio, Trio Spilliaert, Brussels, Belgium, 29 June 2021.
Being, for clarinet solo, The Boston New Music Initiative, 14 November 2020.
Expression No. 1, piano solo, The Boston New Music Initiative, 1 November 2020.
Union/Disunion, for chamber orchestra, London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra, London, 17 June 2017.
Remembrance, Journey and Dance, for clarinet, bassoon and piano, Vent Nouveau, New York City, 1 April 2017.
Brno, for cello and piano, OSMOSE Music Festival, Brussels, Belgium, 4 December 2016.
Flute Vibes, for flute and piano, 15 March 2015, Exeter College, Oxford University, UK