Recent Activity

Summer 2011

ConTempo Contemporary Music Ensemble (conductor), Beijing International Composition Festival, world premiere performances of works by Composer Fellows, Beijing Central Conservatory, July 23 and 30, 2011. 

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, 16th International Musical Olympus Festival, Hermitage Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011.

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, works by Debussy/Schoenberg, Mahler/Schoenberg, and Schoenberg, Glinka Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 21, 2011.

Spring 2011

IC Chamber Orchestra, works by Diego Vega (World Premiere, winner of the ICCO 2010 Composition Competition), Beethoven and Mozart, Ithaca, NY, May 4, 2011.

IC Symphony Orchestra, works by Mason Bates, Beethoven and Stravinsky, Ithaca, NY, April 30, 2011.

Steven Mackey Concert, Gaggle and Flock, Visiting Husa Professor Concert, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca, NY, April 17, 2011.

ICCE, Mackey Gaggle and Flock and Dzubay Kulkukan II, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca, NY, April 3, 2011.

Piano Duo Performance, Copland Billy the Kid, Faculty Showcase Series, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca, NY, March 29, 2011.

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, works by Stucky (Russian premiere), Beethoven, Buzina (world premiere) and Slonimsky with guest soloist Gilbert Kalish (Russian debut), Glinka Hall, St. Petersburg, March 17, 2011. 

ICCO, works by Bach/Birtwistle and Beethoven, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, March 9, 2011. 

Syracuse Symphony and Youth Symphony, Side by Side Concert, works by Tchaikovsky, Rossini and others, On Center, Syracuse, NY, March 6, 2011

IC Symphony Orchestra, Annual Concerto Concert, works by Wagner, Reich, Mendelssohn, Liszt and Ravel, March 5, 2011.

IC Symphony Orchestra, Audition Day Performance, Ithaca, NY, February 26, 2011.

Colorado State Symphony Orchestra, works by Shostakovich, Fort Collins, CO, February 11, 2011.

“Schoenbergʼs Playlist” Festival, (conductor) Cornell University, Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer, Barnes Hall, Cornell, Ithaca, NY, January 30, 2011. 

Fall 2010

ICSO, works by Messiaen, Wilson and Shostakovich. World premiere of Wilsonʼs Concerto for Bass and Orchestra, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, December 4, 2010. 

ICCO, (conductor and pianist) works by Bartok, Mozart (Mozart Concerto K. 488 conducted from the keyboard), and Schubert, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, December 3, 2010. 

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, appearance at the 2010 International New Music Festival “Sound Ways”, works by Rodney Waschka (world premiere of commissioned work by the St. PCP), Alexander Radvilovich (world premiere, written for the St. PCP), Reich (Russian premeire) and Ligeti, Glinka Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia, November 27, 2010.

ICCE (Ithaca Contemporary Chamber Ensemble), conductor, Reich Double Sextet, Benefit for Josh Oxford, Castaways, Ithaca, NY, November 16, 2010.

ICCE (Ithaca Contemporary Chamber Ensemble), conductor, works by Reich and Arthur Levering, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca, NY, November 3, 2010.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Halloween Family Concert, OnCenter, Syracuse, NY, October 30, 2010.

ICCO, Barber Anniversary Concert, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca, NY, October 28, 2010.

ICCO, Barber Anniversary Concert, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, October 25, 2010.

ICSO, works by Rossini, Mackey and Brahms with guest electric guitar soloist and composer, Steven Mackey, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, October 10, 2010.

ICCO, works by Brahms, Barber, and Ligeti with guest soloist David Russell, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, October 8, 2010. 

Summer 2010 

Faculty (conducting & chamber music, Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival), Leavenworth, WA, July 19-25, 2010.

Strike Duo, Beijing Modern Festival, concerts, piano masterclasses, conducting masterclasses, and clinics with youth orchestras, Beijing, China, May 22-28, 2010.

St. Petersburg Phllharmonic, Wall to Wall, Behind the Wall Festival at Symphony Space.  Performance will mark the St. PCP’s first visit to the United States as the featured ensemble of the Wall to Wall fesitlval.  Two concerts, and open rehearsals.  Symphony Space, NYC, NY, May 15, 2010.

Spring 2010



IC Symphony Orchestra, works by Ravel, Copland and Bartok, with guest narrator, President Thomas Rochon, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, May 2, 2010.

IC Chamber Orchestra, works by Mozart and Beethoven, with guest artist Malcolm Bilson, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, April 30, 2010.

IC Symphony Orchestra, Gospel Invitation, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, April 17, 2010.

Ithaca Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, conductor and director, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca, NY, April 6, 2010.

Water City Chamber Orchestra, works by Joyce, Puccini, and Mendelssohn, Oshkosh, WI, March 20, 2010.

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, works by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Lutoslawski, Glinka Hall of the Philharmonic, St. Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2010.

IC Symphony Orchestra, Concerto Concert, works by Joyce, Stravinsky, Sibelius and others, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, NY, March 7, 2010.

IC Symphony Orchestra, Audition Day Concert, works by Stravinsky, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, February 27, 2010.

WMEA All-State Chamber Orchestra, works by Britten and Stravinsky, Capitol Theater, Yakima, WA, February 15, 2010.

Water City Chamber Orchestra, “Sunday Serenade”, works by Britten, Golijov and Tchaikovsky, Oshkosh, WI, January 31, 2009.

NYSSMA All-Area Orchestra, works by Dana Wilson, Verdi and Rimsky-Korsakov, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, February 6, 2010.

Piano Masterclass, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, January 21, 2010.

Conducting Masterclass, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, January 20, 2010.

Strike Duo, CD Release Tour.

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, January 21, 2010.
Nichols Concerto Hall, Chicago Institute of Music, Chicago, IL, January 22, 2010.
Luther College, Noble Recital Hall, Decorah, IA, January 24, 2010.
Center for New Music, Iowa City, IA, January 26, 2010.

Fall 2009

IC Chamber Orchestra, works by Britten and Mozart, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca College, NY, September 20 & 21, 2009.

IC Symphony Orchestra, works by Stucky, Ravel and Berioz, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, NY, October 3, 2009.

IC Chamber Orchestra, works by Shostakovich and Haydn, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, NY, September 20 & 21, 2009.

Strike Recording Project, Part II, newly commissioned works by the duo by Mellits, Joyce, Chen Yi, Koontz and David, for release on Luminescence Records, Chicago, Legacy Hall, Columbus, GA, October 11 & 12, 2009.

Water City Chamber Orchestra, works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Ravel, Oshkosh, WI, October 16, 2009.

Community Orchestra Festival Concert, Holst, The Planets, Ithaca, NY, October 24, 2009.

Recital (piano) with Susan Waterbury, works by Beethoven, Ravel and Lutoslawski, Danby Town Hall, October 25, 2009.

Recital (piano) with Susan Waterbury, works by Beethoven, Ravel and Lutoslawski, Longview Community Center, October 26, 2009.

Syracuse Symphony, Halloween Family Concert, works by Wagner, Dukas, Greig, Williams and Berlioz, Oncenter, Syracuse, NY, October 31, 2009.

Recital (piano) with Susan Waterbury, works by Beethoven, Ravel and Lutoslawski, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca, NY, November 1, 2009.

Ithaca Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, works by Stucky and Saariaho, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca, NY, November 4, 2009.

Steven Stucky 60th Birthday Concert, works by Stucky, Barnes Hall, Ithaca, NY, November 7, 2009.

IC Chamber Orchestra, works by Beethoven, Schnittke, Stravinsky and Kodaly, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, NY, November 18, 2009.

Haydn Festival at Cornell, IC Chamber Orchestra, works by Haydn, Barnes Hall, Ithaca, NY, November 20, 2009.

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, works by Golijov, Schnittke, Wagner and Stravinsky, Glinka Hall of the Philharmonic, St. Petersburg, Russia, November 30, 2009.

IC Chamber Orchestra, NYSSMA Main Stage performance, works by Beethoven, Schnittke, Stravinsky and Kodaly, Rochester, NY, December 4, 2009.

IC Symphony Orchestra, works by Ades, Beethoven and Prokofiev with Guest Soloist Gilbert Kalish, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, NY, December 5, 2009.

Water City Chamber Orchestra, “An English Holiday Festival”, works by Britten, Vaughan Williams, Joyce and Handel, Oshkosh, WI, December 13, 2009.

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, works by Puccini, Aboulker (world premiere), Shostakovich, Schnittke, and a Nabokov Cycle (world premiere) with works by Zhuurbin, Schelle, Barbontin, DeMars, Rubtsov, Greenberg, Glinka Hall of the Philharmonic, St. Petersburg, Russia, December 25, 2009.

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, recording project for Harmoni Mundi, three new song cycles based on Russian, French and English poems by Brodsky, Lermontov, Nabokov, Pushkin, and Tyutchev set to music by Aboulker, Barbotin, Bekmambetov, Greenberg, DeMars, Rubtsov, Schelle, and Zhurbin to be released by Rideau Rouge Records and distributed by Harmonia Mundi, December 14-18, 2009.

Summer 2009

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, concert as part of the 2009 Musical Olympus Festival, works by Beethoven, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Villa-Lobos, Mozart, Lars-Erik Larsson and Massenet, May 19, 2009, Hermitage Theater, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Strike Recording Project, Part I, newly commissioned works by the duo by Mellits, Joyce, Chen Yi, Koontz and David, for release on Luminescence Records, Chicago, Legacy Hall, Columbus, GA, May 31-June 6, 2009.

Conducting masterclasses with the FILharmoniKA Orchestra, Manilla, Philippines, June 17 & 18, 2009.

Workshop with the Angono Chamber Orchestra, Manila, Philippines, June 20, 2009.

FILharmoniKA Orchestra, Manila, Philippines, June 20, 2009. All American Composers Concert—works by Barber, Bernstein, Dello Joio, Copland and Creston. Supported in part by the United States Embassy.

Orchestra Director and Piano Performance Faculty, LSM Academy and Festival, Summer 2009. Taught and performed (as both pianist and conductor) at the LSM Academy and Festival in Iowa for four weeks in June and July.

Spring 2009

Strike Piano & Percussion Duo, Monday, January 12, 2009, Columbus State University, Legacy Hall, Columbus, GA, 7:30 PM. 

Strike Piano & Percussion Duo, Tuesday, January 13, 2009, Auburn University, School of Music, Auburn, Alabama, 7:30 PM. 

Strike Piano & Percussion Duo, Wednesday, January 14, 2009, Mercer University, Neva Langley Fickling Hall, Macon, GA, 7:30 PM.

Water City Chamber Orchestra, works by Wagner, Mendelssohn, and Brahms, Saturday, January 24, 2009, Grand Opera House, Oshkosh, WI, 7:30 PM.

Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, Audition Day Concert, Saturday, February 14, 2009, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 9:30 AM.

Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, Concerto Concert, Debussy, Adams and Concertos, Saturday, February 28, 2009, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 8:15 PM.

Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra, works by Copland, Daugherty, Dunne (World Premiere), and Milhaud, Tuesday, March 3, 2009, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 8:15 PM.

All-County Orchestra Concert, Saturday, March 7, 2009, Eastman Theater, Rochester, NY, 2 PM

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, Baroque Horn Concertos, Saturday, March 14, 2009, Glinka Hall of the Philharmonic, St. Petersburg, Russia, 7:00 PM.

Recording project with the St. Peterburg Chamber Philharmonic.  Baroque works for horn and orchestra, Bruce Atwell, horn.  March, 2009.  

Kulmusik: Ithaca College Contemporary Ensemble, Tuesday, April 14, 2009, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 8:15 PM.

Strike Duo, Saturday, April 18, 2009, Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse Univeristy, Syracuse, NY, 8:00 PM

Strike Duo, Sunday, April 19, 2009, Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 8:00 PM.

Strike Duo, Monday, April 20, 2009, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 8:15 PM. 

Water City Chamber Orchestra, works by Copland, Joyce (World Premiere) and Milhaud, Saturday, April 28, 2009, Grand Opera House, Oshkosh, WI, 7:30 PM.

Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra, works by Stravinsky, Brahms/Berio, and Haydn, Friday, May 1, 2009, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 8:15 PM.

Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, Mahler 1, Sunday, May 3, 2009, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 8:15 PM.

Water City Chamber Orchestra, works by Puccini, Joyce, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Saturday, May 9, 2009, Grand Opera House, Oshkosh, WI, 7:30 PM.

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, Concert as part of the 2009 Musical Olympus Festival, May 19, 2009, Hermitage Theater, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Fall 2008

IC Symphony Orchestra, Brahms Symphony No. 3 & Beethoven Leonore Overture, No. 3.  Saturday, September 20, 2008, 8:15 PM, Ford Hall, Ithaca College.

Third Prize, 2008 International Conducting Competition "Antonio Pedrotti, Trento, Italy, 9/24/08-10/5/08.  There were preliminary auditions for this competition in 5 countries to select the approximately 40 conductors that would be accepted into the competition.  Meyer was one of only only four Americans selected to participate in the competition. http://concorsopedrotti.isite.it/engli.ht

Combined Concert: IC Symphony Orchestra and the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, Jeffery Meyer and Chris Kim, conductors.  Holst: "The Planets".  Concert is part of the annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society and included projected images from the recent Mars Rover missions.  Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8 PM, Bailey Hall, Cornell University.

IC Chamber Orchestra, works by Beethoven, Respighi and Bolcom, with the composer (Bolcom) in attendance.  Sunday, October 12, 2008, 4:00 PM, Ford Hall, Ithaca College.

Water City Chamber Orchestra season opening concert.  Works by Joyce, Respighi and Beethoven, with composer in residence Brooke Joyce in attendance. 2008-2009 marks the first season with Meyer as the WCCO's Artistic Director.  www.watercitychamberorchestra.org  Saturday, October 25, 2008, 7:30 PM, Grand Opera House, Oshkosh, WI.  

Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra. Works by Dvorak and Stravinsky.  Sunday, November 9, 2008, 8 PM, Civic Center, Syracuse, NY.  

Ithaca College Contemporary Ensemble "Kulmusik" in a program of Ligeti, Schoenberg, Rezetdinov (World Premiere) and others.  

Performances:  

• Friday, November 14, 2008, 8:15 PM, Hockett Recital Hall, Ithaca College
• Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 8:00 PM, St. Luke's Church, Ithaca, NY
• Thursday, November 20, 2008, 8:00 PM, Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
• Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 7 PM, Glinka Hall (Maly Sal) of the Philharmonic as part of the 20th Contemporary Music Festival "Sound Ways", St. Petersburg, Russia (with composer in attendance)
• Friday, December 5, 2008, 7:15 PM, NYSSMA Conference, Rochester, NY

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic season opening concert.  Russian premiere of John Adams, Choruses from the Death of Klinghoffer and the world premiere of Alexander Radvilovich, Juda (2008).  Friday, November 28, 2008, 7:00 PM, St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg, Russia.

IC Symphony Orchestra, works by Carter, Messaien (in honor of the 100th birthday celebration of both composers), and Tchaikovsky.  Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8:15 PM, Ford Hall, Ithaca College.

IC Chamber Orchestra, works by Wagner, Mozart, Steve Reich and David del Puerto (United States Premiere).  Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 8:15 PM, Ford Hall, Ithaca College.

St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, "Baroque to Jazz" concert with works by Telemann, Quantz, Keith Jarrett, Ornette Coleman and others.  Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 7:00 PM, White Hall, Marble Palace of the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Summer 2008

• Conducted the final concert of the 07-08 season with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic in May in St. Petersburg.  
• The only American to make it to the final 7 contestants (from more than 100 initial competitors) in the Cadaques International Conducting Competition in June.  
• Taught and performed (as both pianist and conductor) at the LSM Academy and Festival in Minnesota for four weeks in June and July.  
• Debuted with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, the national orchestra of the Philippines.  
• Taught and performed (as both pianist and conductor) for two weeks at Opusfest, an international piano chamber music festival in the Philippines