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Recent Commissions!

‘Ice Woman’ by Alice Ping Yee Ho (for flute and vibraphone) premiered as a part of the 21C Festival on January 21, 2023 with Susan Hoeppner on flutes.

‘wild with the music of color’ is a new work by young, creative composer Holly Winter. This piece is a retrospective on the life of visual artist Georgia O’Keeffe. The piece is for vibraphone, voice and paper dress (designed and made by costume/set designer Denyse Karn). The premiere of this piece was March 8, 2022 on International Women’s Day for Beverley’s one woman show called ‘Finding HER Voice’.

Clockwork Cummings by David Occhipinti, was commissioned by Beverley Johnston. It is a 3-movement work highlighting the eclectic poetry of e.e. Cummings, featuring Bev’s voice in combination with marimba and vibraphone. Video release of these works was in April 2022.

‘Eris’ by Christos Hatzis is the latest in Christos’ works for percussion written expressly for Bev Johnston. This piece is a tour de force for vibraphone and audio playback which pays homage to mythological female figure Eris… the goddess of strife and discord! World premiere performance was on International Women’s Day – March 8, 2022.