Schedule
Below, "Ostinato program" consists of a 90-minute program, opening with ostinato pieces of Bortkiewicz, Chopin, Ligeti, Tchaikovsky and Alkan, and featuring Twedt's First and Second Ostinato Suites, 9/11 Portrait, and Life of a Rain Cloud.
Apr. 20, 2008 All day		Sacramento, CA - Judge the Sacramento Saturday Club Piano Competition at California State University, Sacramento.
Nov. 5, 2007 7:00pm		Las Vegas, NV - Presented as part of Hans Boepple's townhall committee for the 2007 World Piano Pedagogy Conference.
Sept. 13, 2007 7:00pm		Lake Tahoe, CA - Presented by Tahoe Tallac Association as part of the Valhalla Arts & Music Festival. Featured Twedt's Ostinato Suite No. 1, Prokofiev's Four Etudes Op. 2, Mendelssohn's Fantasy in F-sharp minor Op. 28, and ostinato music of other composers such as Saint-Saens, Chopin, Alkan, Bortkiewicz, Tchaikovsky and Ligeti. Held at the Tallac Historic Site in the Valhalla Boathouse Theater (Lake Tahoe). www.valhallatahoe.com
April 29, 2007		Sacramento, CA - Judged for the "Go for the Gold" piano competition held at Sacramento State University, California.
August 10, 2006		Lake Tahoe, CA - Presented by Tahoe Tallac Association as part of the Valhalla Arts & Music Festival. A 90-minute concert that featured Twedt's 9/11 Portrait and Ostinato Suite No. 2, Mendelssohn's Trois Caprices Op. 33, Beethoven's Sonata Op. 81a ("Les Adieux"), and music of PDQ Bach. Held at the Tallac Historic Site in the Valhalla Boathouse Theater (Lake Tahoe). www.valhalla-tallac.com
Oct. 16, 2005		Reno, NV - Presented by Nevada Arts Council and University of Nevada, Reno Department of Music. Performed 45 minutes of ostinato compositions to satisfy requirements of the 2005 Nevada Arts Council Fellowship Grant, which Twedt was awarded for composition. Dr. James Winn joined Chad with some two-piano music and performed solos of his own by Chopin (Ballades Nos. 1 and 2). The concert was also a benefit for a young pianist diagnosed with cancer.
Mar. 10, 2005		Carson City, NV - Provided music for the grand opening of the Carson-Tahoe Hospital.
Oct. 1, 2004		Washoe Valley, NV - Presented by Franktown Ranch Center for the Arts. Ostinato program.
Sept. 18, 2004		Reno, NV - Reno Hilton. Provided music for the first Reno Air Racing Foundation Fund Raiser Dinner ($125/plate) for an aviation scholarship, featuring Hugh Downs as the emcee and Eugene Cernan as the guest speaker (the last man to walk on the moon).
Sept. 17, 2004		Las Vegas, NV - Winchester Cultural Center, presented by Clark County Parks and Community Services. Ostinato program.
April 25, 2004		Sacramento, CA - California State University, Sacramento, Music Recital Hall. Ostinato Program.
April 16, 2004		Rocklin, CA - Sierra College, Walker Hall, presented by Sierra College Department of Music. Ostinato program.
April 16, 2004		Auburn, CA - First Baptist Church of Auburn. Composition presentation to Placer Branch of the Music Teachers Association of California.
April 15, 2004		Santa Clara, CA - Mission Santa Clara in Santa Clara University. Ostinato program.
Jan. 30, 2004		Reno, NV - Nightingale Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Reno. Ostinato program.
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