Upcoming Performances
The opera La Ville Morte by Nadia Boulanger and Raoul Pugno will be premiered by Catapult Opera at NYU's Skirball Center Apr 19-21, 2024.
Catapult Opera director Neal Goren commissioned a new orchestration by Stefan Cwik and myself. Tickets here | New York Times feature on the production |
Previous Performances
Sunday, May 6th & Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
Toccata for Choir (world premiere)
Choral Chameleon, Vince Peterson, director
Harvey Milk Center for the Arts, San Francisco (May 6)
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music (May 8)
Saturday, February 18th, 2017
Into the Wordless: Compositions by Joseph Stillwell and Stefan Cwik
Interlude for Cello and Piano, Evan Jahn, cello, & Kevin Korth, piano
Songs of Love and Solace, Michael Desnoyers, tenor, & Kevin Korth, piano
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Sunday, April 24th, 2016
Lyric Suite for Concert Band (world premiere)
Hartford City Band & David Vandermeuse
Hartford, Wisconsin
Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Music for a Forgotten City for Orchestra
Bay Area Rainbow Symphony & Michael Morgan
Everett Middle School Auditorium, San Francisco
Saturday, June 14th, 2014
Triptych for Solo Piano: III. Toccata
2014 Ross McKee Piano Competition, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Competition piece, performed by all six finalists.
Sunday, May 11th, 2014
Ave Maria, Fantasy Pieces, and String Quartet No. 1
American Interchange: The Chamber Music of Stillwell and Cwik
Chapel; First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco
Sunday, April 20th. 2014
Terra tremuit for SATB Chorus and Trumpet
Easter Sunday Solemn Mass, St. Dominic's Catholic Church, San Francisco
Schola Cantorum of St. Dominic's, Simon Berry, director, Scott Macomber, trumpet
Friday, September 6th, 2013
Songs of Love and Solace for Tenor and Chamber Ensemble (premiere)
SFCM Alumni Showcase Recital featuring Michael Desnoyers, tenor, Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Arden Quartet, Valinor Winds, Megan McDevitt, and Ian Scarfe
Friday, July 5th, 2013
Scherzo for Flute and Trumpet (premiere)
Composed for the 2013 Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium
Premiered on Living Music Now, featuring Beta Collide, by Sarah Pyle and Brian McWhorter
Friday, April 26th, 2013
Fantasy Pieces for Wind Quintet (Premiere)
Commissioned by Curious Flights for Valinor Winds
San Francisco Community Music Center
Sunday, April 28th, 2013
O nata lux for SATB Chorus
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Choir
Monday, December 17th, 2012, 7:30 PM
Two Motets for String Orchestra (2010; arr. 2012)
FFHS String Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra
Kennedy Secondary School Auditorium
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013, 4:00 PM
Hot Air Music Festival
Concert Hall
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Stillwell - Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (2012)
Byron Adams - Serenade for Nine Instruments (2012)
September 20, 2012
Music for an Autumn Evening, A fundraiser for the Willow Creek Foundation featuring Joseph Stillwell, piano. Christ Episcopal Church, Sausalito, CA
Sonata Notturna for Solo Piano (2011)Brahms - Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79 No. 2
Debussy - Hommage à Rameau, from Images Book I
Dello Joio - Suite for Piano
Beethoven - Sonata in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"
March 18, 2012
A Celebration of Bay Area Music Presented by Brenden Guy, First United Unitarian Church, San Francisco
Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (2012)
January 23, 2011
Faculty Artist Series: Scott Foglesong, piano, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Sonata Notturna for Solo Piano (2011)
May 2, 2010
Graduate Composition Recital, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Apologue for Chamber Ensemble (2009)
Two Poems of William Butler Yeats for Tenor and Chamber Orchestra (2009)
Two Motets (2010)
String Quartet No. 1 (2008-09)
May 1, 2010
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia, director
Music for a Forgotten City for Orchestra (2010)
April 30, 2010
University of Wisconsin - Madison Wind Ensemble, Scott Teeple, director
Jaunt for Wind Ensemble (2008)
December 8, 2009
San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble, Nicole Paiement, director
Two Poems of William Butler Yeats (2009)
July 28, 2009
European American Musical Alliance Final Concert, Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris
String Quartet No. 1, mvt. 3 (2008-2009)
December 6 & 7, 2008
Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Miles, director
Jaunt for Orchestra (2008)
October 30 & December 12, 2008
Ives String Quartet Master Class, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
String Quartet No. 1, mvt. 2 (2008-2009)
April 30, 2008
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Miles, director
Harbinger for Orchestra (2007)
April 12 2008
MENC National Convention, Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee, WI
Sonatine for Saxophone Quartet (2004)
November 8, 2007
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Saxophone Quartet Recital
Sonatine for Saxophone Quartet (2004)
October 12, 2007
Senior Composition Recital, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Sonatine for Saxophone Quartet (2004)
Interlude for Violoncello and Piano (2004)
Nocturne No. 1 for Piano (2006)
Sonata No. 1 for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006)
Two Poems of Edgar Allan Poe for High Voice and Piano (2007)
Triptych for Piano (2007)
May 6, 2007,
Junior Recital: Sara Suchy, mezzo-soprano, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Two Poems of Edgar Allan Poe for High Voice and Piano (2007)
Triptych for Piano (2007)
May 12, 2006
Senior Recital: Jennifer Bellmer, saxophone, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006)
May 10, 2006
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Department of Music Awards Concert
Nocturne No. 1 for Piano (2006)
March 3, 2006
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Wind Ensemble, Scott Teeple, director
Morning Hike for Wind Ensemble (2005)
April 9, 2005
The Yoga Studio, Stevens Point, WI, Kristina Kasper, choreographer
Unfolding the Human Condition for String Quartet and Percussion (2005)
November 15, 2004
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Composers Concert
Interlude for Cello and Piano (2004) (premiered on double bass)
April 5, 2004
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Composers Concert
Midwinter’s Eve for Woodwind Quintet (2004)
March 24, 2004
Delta Omicron Music Fraternity Colloquium, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Beauty and Love for Women’s Choir (2004)
November 10, 2003
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Composers Concert
String Quartet in D Minor (2003)
March 10, 2003 Kohler High School (WI) Symphonic Band, Rich Tengowski, director
The Day is a Journey for Concert Band (2003)
Toccata for Choir (world premiere)
Choral Chameleon, Vince Peterson, director
Harvey Milk Center for the Arts, San Francisco (May 6)
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music (May 8)
Saturday, February 18th, 2017
Into the Wordless: Compositions by Joseph Stillwell and Stefan Cwik
Interlude for Cello and Piano, Evan Jahn, cello, & Kevin Korth, piano
Songs of Love and Solace, Michael Desnoyers, tenor, & Kevin Korth, piano
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Sunday, April 24th, 2016
Lyric Suite for Concert Band (world premiere)
Hartford City Band & David Vandermeuse
Hartford, Wisconsin
Saturday, November 7th, 2015
Music for a Forgotten City for Orchestra
Bay Area Rainbow Symphony & Michael Morgan
Everett Middle School Auditorium, San Francisco
Saturday, June 14th, 2014
Triptych for Solo Piano: III. Toccata
2014 Ross McKee Piano Competition, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Competition piece, performed by all six finalists.
Sunday, May 11th, 2014
Ave Maria, Fantasy Pieces, and String Quartet No. 1
American Interchange: The Chamber Music of Stillwell and Cwik
Chapel; First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco
Sunday, April 20th. 2014
Terra tremuit for SATB Chorus and Trumpet
Easter Sunday Solemn Mass, St. Dominic's Catholic Church, San Francisco
Schola Cantorum of St. Dominic's, Simon Berry, director, Scott Macomber, trumpet
Friday, September 6th, 2013
Songs of Love and Solace for Tenor and Chamber Ensemble (premiere)
SFCM Alumni Showcase Recital featuring Michael Desnoyers, tenor, Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Arden Quartet, Valinor Winds, Megan McDevitt, and Ian Scarfe
Friday, July 5th, 2013
Scherzo for Flute and Trumpet (premiere)
Composed for the 2013 Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium
Premiered on Living Music Now, featuring Beta Collide, by Sarah Pyle and Brian McWhorter
Friday, April 26th, 2013
Fantasy Pieces for Wind Quintet (Premiere)
Commissioned by Curious Flights for Valinor Winds
San Francisco Community Music Center
Sunday, April 28th, 2013
O nata lux for SATB Chorus
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Choir
Monday, December 17th, 2012, 7:30 PM
Two Motets for String Orchestra (2010; arr. 2012)
FFHS String Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra
Kennedy Secondary School Auditorium
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013, 4:00 PM
Hot Air Music Festival
Concert Hall
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Stillwell - Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (2012)
Byron Adams - Serenade for Nine Instruments (2012)
September 20, 2012
Music for an Autumn Evening, A fundraiser for the Willow Creek Foundation featuring Joseph Stillwell, piano. Christ Episcopal Church, Sausalito, CA
Sonata Notturna for Solo Piano (2011)Brahms - Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79 No. 2
Debussy - Hommage à Rameau, from Images Book I
Dello Joio - Suite for Piano
Beethoven - Sonata in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"
March 18, 2012
A Celebration of Bay Area Music Presented by Brenden Guy, First United Unitarian Church, San Francisco
Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (2012)
January 23, 2011
Faculty Artist Series: Scott Foglesong, piano, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Sonata Notturna for Solo Piano (2011)
May 2, 2010
Graduate Composition Recital, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Apologue for Chamber Ensemble (2009)
Two Poems of William Butler Yeats for Tenor and Chamber Orchestra (2009)
Two Motets (2010)
String Quartet No. 1 (2008-09)
May 1, 2010
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia, director
Music for a Forgotten City for Orchestra (2010)
April 30, 2010
University of Wisconsin - Madison Wind Ensemble, Scott Teeple, director
Jaunt for Wind Ensemble (2008)
December 8, 2009
San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble, Nicole Paiement, director
Two Poems of William Butler Yeats (2009)
July 28, 2009
European American Musical Alliance Final Concert, Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris
String Quartet No. 1, mvt. 3 (2008-2009)
December 6 & 7, 2008
Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Miles, director
Jaunt for Orchestra (2008)
October 30 & December 12, 2008
Ives String Quartet Master Class, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
String Quartet No. 1, mvt. 2 (2008-2009)
April 30, 2008
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Miles, director
Harbinger for Orchestra (2007)
April 12 2008
MENC National Convention, Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee, WI
Sonatine for Saxophone Quartet (2004)
November 8, 2007
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Saxophone Quartet Recital
Sonatine for Saxophone Quartet (2004)
October 12, 2007
Senior Composition Recital, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Sonatine for Saxophone Quartet (2004)
Interlude for Violoncello and Piano (2004)
Nocturne No. 1 for Piano (2006)
Sonata No. 1 for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006)
Two Poems of Edgar Allan Poe for High Voice and Piano (2007)
Triptych for Piano (2007)
May 6, 2007,
Junior Recital: Sara Suchy, mezzo-soprano, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Two Poems of Edgar Allan Poe for High Voice and Piano (2007)
Triptych for Piano (2007)
May 12, 2006
Senior Recital: Jennifer Bellmer, saxophone, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006)
May 10, 2006
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Department of Music Awards Concert
Nocturne No. 1 for Piano (2006)
March 3, 2006
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Wind Ensemble, Scott Teeple, director
Morning Hike for Wind Ensemble (2005)
April 9, 2005
The Yoga Studio, Stevens Point, WI, Kristina Kasper, choreographer
Unfolding the Human Condition for String Quartet and Percussion (2005)
November 15, 2004
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Composers Concert
Interlude for Cello and Piano (2004) (premiered on double bass)
April 5, 2004
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Composers Concert
Midwinter’s Eve for Woodwind Quintet (2004)
March 24, 2004
Delta Omicron Music Fraternity Colloquium, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Beauty and Love for Women’s Choir (2004)
November 10, 2003
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Composers Concert
String Quartet in D Minor (2003)
March 10, 2003 Kohler High School (WI) Symphonic Band, Rich Tengowski, director
The Day is a Journey for Concert Band (2003)