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• April 2018: Adam is set to attend the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University beginning in the Fall of 2018.
• February 2018: Adam's piece "I stood and stared at a lake in a rainstorm" is premiered at Bowling Green State University.
• January 2018: "Just Duet" the Austin, TX-based ensemble/sketch comedy duo, announces "Clarinet and Percussion pieces I gone and done," an EP of music by Adam D. O'Dell.
• July 2017: Adam presents a lecture, "Biomusicological Perspectives on Music-making" at the 11th World Symposium on Choral Music, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
• April 2017: Adam is commissioned by GRAMMY Award-winning hornist Andrew Pelletier to write a piece for Pelletier's recital at the 2018 Internation Horn Society Festival.
• May 2017: Just Duet premiere's Adam's second installment of "Internet Memes for Clarinet and Percussion" entitled "I;m thinking about thos beans."
• April 2017: Commissioned work "On The Nature of Revolutions" is premiered by the University of Dubuque Wind Ensemble at their "Red, White, And Blue" Concert in the John and Alice Butler Hall of the Heritage Center.
• March 2017: Adam's pieces "Minimal Audience Participation" and "Along the Cold Earth" are featured on the Noise-to-Signal Ensemble Spring tour, including performances at the Indianapolis Artsgarden, Clarke University, and the University of Nebraska-Kearney New Music Festival.
• February 2017: Adam presents "Portraits," a recital of piano music by Bowling Green composers Jake Sandridge, Marilyn Shrude, Richard Arndorfer, and Mavis MacNeil.
• December 2016: Adam's piece "Along The Cold Earth" is accepted for performance at the University of Nebraska-Kearney New Music Festival. The Noise-to-Signal Ensemble will present this work, among others, at the festival.
• December 2016: "O Magnum Mysterium" is premiered by the St. Mark's Lutheran Church Senior Choir, with the composer conducting.
• November 2016: "To Dust" is premiered by the Oklahoma State University Symphonic Orchestra. Thomas Taylor Dickey, conductor.
• October 2016: Adam is commissioned by The University of Dubuque to write the featured work for the University Wind Ensemble's "Red, White, and Blue" concert.
• May 2016: Adam is commissioned by Oklahoma State University to compose a celebratory opener for the University Symphonic Orchestra's "American Landscapes" concert, where he will also be a guest artist and featured lecturer. The piece is written in commemoration of maestro Thomas Taylor Dickey's inaugural season with the orchestra.
• April 2016: Adam is invited to give a lecture, "Biomusicological Perspectives on Music-Making," at the 11th World Symposium on Choral Music in Barcelona, Spain in July of 2017.
• March 2016: Adam's choral work "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" is named a winner of the ABLAZE Records Choral Masters Award.
• February 2016: Adam's orchestral work "Refractions" is named a winner of the ABLAZE Records Orchestral Masters Award.
• November 2015: Adam's analysis "The Influence of Gregorian Chant on Morten Lauridsen's O Magnum Mysterium" is published in the International Choral Bulletin.
• October 2015: Echo receives its Ohio Premiere in Bowling Green State University's Kobacker Hall.
• June 2015: Adam's newest project, "Concerto for Saxophone," is given a teaser performance of the first movement at the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra's Summer Concert.
• March 2015: Adam's "Ovation for Brass" is premiered at the SCI Region VI conference.
• January 2015: Adam's theatrical scoring for Our Town wins a Certificate of Merit for Original Score and Sound Design.
• October 2014: Adam's commissioned SSAATTBB a capella work "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" is premiered by the Julien Chamber Choir.
• October 2014: Adam's senior composition recital includes the premieres of flute solo "Yo-yo," clarinet+piano piece "Terminal Velocity," trumpet solo "Beatbox," art song "Sure On This Shining Night," and the final two movements of piano sonata "Echo," among other works.
• September 2014: Adam is commissioned to write a children's chorus piece in honor of the Dubuque Youth Chorale's inaugural season.
• August 2014: Echo is performed by the composer at the 2014 PARMA Music Festival.
• June 2014: "The Black Hills Overture" is performed by the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra.
• June 2014: Echo for solo piano, is accepted for performance at the 2014 PARMA Music Festival.
• May 2014: "The Black Hills Overture" is performed by the Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City as the winner of their Orchestral composition competition.
• January 2014: "Time Bending" has been chosen to be featured on PARMA Recording's next live album.
• January 2014: Adam's original score for "Oleanna" wins 2nd prize at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region V Design Expo
• October 2013: Adam's piece "Suite for Saxophone and Piano" is premiered at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for their New Music series.
• August 2013: "Marley: A Musical Tragedy" with book and lyrics by Joey Stamp and music and lyrics by Adam D. O'Dell is premiered in New York City at the Cabrini Repertory Theatre's "Thespis Theatre Festival".
• June 2013: Adam is selected as the winner of the 2013 KC Philharmonia Composition Competition. The Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City will be performing "The Black Hills Overture" on October 20th.
• June 2013: PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra performs Adam's String Orchestra piece, "Elation", at their summer concert. June 30th, 6:00 p.m. at the Dubuque Arboretum.
• June 2013: SHOW DATES ANNOUNCED! "Marley", a new musical with Book by Joey Stamp, music by Adam D. O'Dell, will open Off-off Broadway at the Cabrini Repertory Theatre's "Thespis Theatre Festival". August 1, 3, and 4 at 9:00 pm.
• June 2013: Adam's solo percussion piece "Time Bending", and paper presentation "Analysis of Musical Quotes in Michael Schelle's 'Hammerstein" are accepted to the SCI Region I/PARMA Music Festival. August 15-17, 2013.
• May 2013: Adam pairs with director/playwright Joey Stamp of Stamp Brothers Productions in NYC to write a new musical for the Thespis Theatre Festival of Cabrini Rep.
• May 2013: Adam's work for SSA Chorus with Soprano Sax and Piano, "Prayer of the Habbakuk", is premiered at the Clarke University Spring Choral Concert, along with a performance of "High Flight" for SATB divisi a capella.
• April 2013: Adam participates in the National Level Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival as a sound designer, presenting his work for "The Glass Menagerie" and designing/scoring a selection from "I Am Not Batman" by Marco Ramirez in the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theatre.
• April 2013: Adam's string quartet "Elation" is selected for performance as a string orchestra piece by the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra on their Summer concert.
• April 17, 2013: Adam and his piece "Time Bending" are featured on the Composer's Circle website. Check out his feature here
• April 2013: Adam participates in the Society of Composers Inc. Region V conference, with performances of his pieces "Time Bending" (for percussion solo) and "High Flight" (for SATB a capella). He was also selected as a presenter and performer on the works of featured composer Michael Schelle.
• March 2013: Adam's string quartet "Elation" is performed as the commissioned work for the Elisha Darlin Fine Arts Award Ceremony. Commissioned by the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society.
• March 2013: Adam is commissioned by the Dubuque County Fine Arts Society to compose a piece for the Elisha Darlin Fine Arts Awards Ceremony.
• February 2013: Adam is selected to compose a work for a collaborative new music project with saxophonist Sean Garde from the University of Wisconsin Plattville.
• January 2013: Adam is selected to compose a work for a collaborative new music project with clarinetist Ashley Wagner from Arizona State University.
• January 2013: Adam's pieces "Time Bending" (for percussion solo) and "High Flight" (for SATB a capella) are selected for performance at the Society of Composers Inc. Region V Conference. He was also selected as a performer and presenter of the works of featured composer Michael Schelle.
• January 2013: Adam is commissioned to write an Overture for the Dubuque Youth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Thomas Taylor Dickey.
• January 2013: Adam's original score for Clarke University's production of "The Glass Menagerie" is selected as the winner of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Certificate of Merit for Original Score and a nominee for the National Award for Sound Design Excellence. His work will be featured at the Kennedy Center in April.
• December 2012: Adam's arrangement of "Be Thou My Vision" for band is premiered by the Clarke University Wind Enesemble at Clarke University's "For a Blessed Christmas" concert under the direction of the composer.
• November 2012: Adam's piece "Time Bending" for solo percussion is premiered at the Clarke University New Music Concert.
• June 2012: Adam participates in the University of Missouri-Kansas City Composition Workshop where his piece "Rhapsody in B Minor" receives its premiere, and his Cello + Piano piece "Fantasie on 3 Fortune Cookies" received a workshopped reading.
• May 2012: Adam's piece "Sunrise" for band is performed at the Iowa Bandmaster's Assocation Festival by the Dubuque Senior High School concert band under the direction of Mr. William Rowley.
• April 2012: Adam's art song "Dream within a Dream" is published by Alliance Publications Inc. of Sinsinawa Wisconsin.
• February 2012: Adam's piece "An Irish Blessing" for chamber ensemble (adapted for fixed media) is selected as one of the winners of the "Take Your Music Further with Garritan" composition contest; hosted by MakeMusic Inc.
• February 2012: Adam's piece "An Irish Blessing" for chamber ensemble (adapted for fixed media) is selected as one of the finalists for the "Take Your Music Further with Garritan" composition contest; hosted by MakeMusic Inc.