PAST EVENTS:
2025
July 17, 20:00 - orbit, performance with Kasahara Douju 笠原道樹 (shakuhachi, composition)
April 20, 20:00 - ftarri, performance with Kiyota Yumiko 清田裕美子 (ryuteki, gakubiwa), and Nakamura Hitomi 中村仁美(hichiriki, oohichiriki)
Jan 25, 20:00 - Hako Gallery, performance with Christian Meaas Svendsen (bass, shakuhachi), Andreas Roysum (clarinet, flute), Kresten Osgood (drums), and Miyama Tokita McQueen (bass koto)
2024
May 30-June 2: She Scores 2024 Festival performance of “31 Ways of Looking at a Vending Machine” on May 30th
March 24, 5pm - Probable/Almost Human - new music for shakuhachi & violin - music by devon osamu tipp, Ramin Akhavijou, and Samantha Kochis - performed by devon osamu tipp (shakuhachi) & David Danel (violin)
March 10, 8pm - Record Shop - music by devon osamu tipp, Ritwik Banerji, and Jay Rauch
Feb 25, 2pm - Sonic Cartography, with Christopher J. Staley
music by Devon Osamu Tipp, Caitlin Cawley, and Ramin Akhavijou
Feb 24 5pm - Susuwatari II - contemporary shakuhachi recital
music by Juhani Nuorvala, Jason Belcher, Rose Hegele, Ritwik Banerji, and Xinyang Wang
2023
Dec 3, 3pm - Uni. of Pittsburgh Composer/Performer Consortium
new music by Danny Fratina, Jay Rauch, Devon Osamu Tipp, Ethan Isaac, and Jason Belcher
Frick Fine Arts @ Uni. of Pittsburgh
Nov 13, 7pm - duo w/ Jay Rauch at Stage MK, Pittsburgh PA
Nov 10, 8:30pm - Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival
presented by Asian Improv aRts Midwest
at elastic arts
3429 W Diversey Ave #208, Chicago IL 60647
Oct. 28 5pm - Susuwatari - contemporary shakuhachi recital
music composed by Victoria Cheah, Cullyn Murphy, Devon Osamu Tipp, and new works by Luis Miguel Delgado Grande, and Jay Rauch
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium at Uni of Pittsburgh
Aug 27, 7pm - New Musical Geographies IV: Christopher Adler Khaen recital
premiere of Taketaketake 竹竹竹 for khaen and fixed media
First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego
July 2 - Center for Remembering and Sharing Presents Paradise Laboratory: Sonic Cartography - Adam, Devon, and gamin
premiere of Braids (by me), NY premiere of Vicente Alexim's Translucid Opaque, Qixin Zhang's Inkling, and Caitlin Cawley Object Score
hosted by Center for Remembering and Sharing, near Union Sq. NYC
with Adam Robinson (shakuhachi) and gamin (saenghwang, piri)
June 23 - Reverb II w/ Thin Edge New Music Collective
premiere of 31 Ways of Looking at a Vending Machine
June 1st - International Shakuhachi Festival Prague - Granular Satori
Premiere of Cullyn Murphy's !ruletheworld!, performance of Tipp's Pale Blue Dot and Ryan Murphy's A Fire that Never Dies
April 28 - "Coming Home" presented by District 5 Woodwind Quintet
premiere of "Animal Postcards"
Bonita Lestina Old Town Hall Performance Series
3740 Blenheim Boulevard, Fairfax VA 22030
April 20 - Inkling忆江南 with Qixin Zhang
Tough Pill #21 @ the Government Center, 715 East Street, Pittsburgh PA 15212
April 16 - Premiere of Inkling 忆江南 Duo w/ Qixin Zhang
WQED Pittsburgh - 4802 5th Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15213
April 15 - Solo Recital at Vestige Concept Gallery
works by Mark Micchelli, Emmanuel Berrido, Chatori Shimizu, Victoria Cheah, and Devon Osamu Tipp
5417 Butler Street, Lawrenceville Pittsburgh PA 15201
April 14, 3pm - University of Pittsburgh Astrophysics and Cosmology Artist in Residence Showcase
Premiere of new collaborative work by Jay Rauch with Jay Rauch and Adam Cantz
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh
April 1st - 6pm-10pm - An Evening of Drone, w/ How Things are Made
The Space Upstairs, 214 N Lexington Street, Pittsburgh PA
February 23rd - Sydeboob Duo Does...
premiere of 31 Ways of Looking at a Truffle
Scholes Street Studio
375 Lorimer Ave, Brooklyn NY 11206
2022
December 7 - US Premiere of Jan Rōsner's "For Shakuhachi and String Orchestra"
w/ University of Pittsburgh Orchestra at Bellefield Hall, University
September 22 - Muraiki - evening of traditional and contemporary works for shakuhachi and violins - NYC - reservations required
Adam Robinson, Christopher Foss, Devon Osamu Tipp (shakuhachi) Conrad Harris, Pauline Kim Harris (violins)
premiere of Still Life at a Purple Window
August 28, 2022
Suzueri + Devon Osamu Tipp + Chatori Shimizu @ ftarri
Improvisational performance with Suzueri, Devon Osamu Tipp, and Chatori Shimizu
May 29, 3pm - Sagisaka Duo at the Oaks
The Oaks (formerly Franciscan Oaks), 19 Pocono Rd., Denville, NJ 07834
Traditional and Contemporary music for Japanese instruments
March 13, 20:00 Cloudrest - nowa muzyka na instrumenty azjatyckie
Polish premiere of Elizabeth Browns' Cloudrest at the Asia Pacific Museum, Poland
March 8, 19:00 - Klubojadalnia Młodsza Siostra
Music by Ryan Garvey, Gleb Kanasevich, and Devon Osamu Tipp
February 24, 19:00 at Leveld Kunstnartun - Komuso to Bakemono
Contemporary Music by Devon Osamu Tipp, Ryan Garvey, Caitlin Cawley, Victoria Cheah, and Mark Micchelli
February 19, 13:00 - Kafe Tid - Kulture Tid
Shakuhachi performance by Devon Osamu Tipp
Jan. 29, 20:00 - TouchPoint - Akkordeon und Orgel
Performance of "Sisyphus" for 1/4 tone accordion and organ by Veli Kujala and Susane Kujala
Stadtkirche Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
2021
Oct 23, 7pm EST - Music on the Edge Presents Devon Osamu Tipp: New Music for Shakuhachi and Electroacoustic Sound
Bellefield Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Sept 14, 15: guest artist at Windstock Festival, University of Szeged, Hungary
Sept 10: MONSTER - contemporary shakuhachi music
As part of the 2021 International Shakuhachi Festival, Prague
Punctum, Krasova 27, Praha 3, Czech Republic
April 18, 2pm EST - premiere of "Breadcrumbs" by Mark Micchelli, University of Pittsburgh
April 16 - Oh My Ears - Shakuhachi performance - performance of works by Elizabeth Brown, Frances White, and Chatori Shimizu
2020
11/12/20 - 7pm EST Hypercube Hypercube Presents: Thoughts and Fragments
Premiere of "How Things are Unmade" at Charlotte New Music
11/8/20 - 7pm Kamraton
Premiere of "Tokyo Shift Response"
SLATE Studios
7/25/20 - Sō Percussion Remote Summer Institute
Premiere of "Cloning a Mountain" by Adam Clifton & Eric Puente
7/23/20 - 7pm Sō Percussion Summer Institute, presented by Princeton Public Library
Performance of "Nod to Fellow Travelers" by Devon Osamu Tipp
2/29/20 - Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival
Premiere of "Cheat Sadness/Enjoy Suffering"
Performed by MikroEnsemble at the Andy Warhol Museum
2/21/20 - Oh My Ears 2020 Festival
Contemporary Music for Shakuhachi
works by Wan Heo, Lu-han Li, and Devon Osamu Tipp
The Newton, 300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013
1/25/20 - Music on the Edge: TAK Ensemble
Premiere of "Tokyo Shift Response Shards"
University of Pittsburgh, Bellefield Hall; Pittsburgh PA
2019
12/18/19 - Musik Als Kunst
Lecture Recital
Traditional and Contemporary Music for shakuhachi
Hochschule fur Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden
10/20/19 - 2019 New Jersey Flute Fair
11am~ 11:50 - Newly Commissioned Works Recital, performed by Sarah Steranka
US Premiere - HEILA
New Jersey City University
4/27-2/48 - 24 Hour Drone at the Hudson Basilica
Performance of Adam Robinson's "Shimmering Wave" with Hudson Valley Shakuhachi Choir
4/14/19 - Department of Music - Composition Studio Showcase
Performance of "Pale Blue Dot" by Elizabeth Brown
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh
4/12/19 - University of Pittsburgh Gamelan
PA Premiere of Elizabeth Brown's "Cloudrest" for Gamelan, shakuhachi, and soprano,
Bellefield Hall Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh
4/12/19 - Department of Physics/Astronomy Artist in Residence Showcase
Premiere of "Pale Blue Dot" for shakuhachi and fixed media to be performed by Elizabeth Brown
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh, PA
3/8/19 - Performance of "Sisyphus" for organ and quartertone accordion by Susanne Kujala and Veli Kujala at Auenkirche, Berlin, Germany
3/7/19 - Spring Pipes - Music for Organ and Accordion
Premiere of "Sisyphus" for organ and quartertone accordion by Susanne Kujala and Veli Kujala
Musik an St. Martin, Kassel, Germany
2/9/19 - NAT 28 Composers' Project
Premiere of Blood on the Pavement 1984
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, Pittsburgh PA
2/3/19 - Oh My Ears 6th Festival
Premiere of works by Jason Belcher, Victoria Cheah, and Gleb Kanasevich, and Juhani Nuorvala
Premiere of Tokeru Reibo for 4 flutes
Phoenix, AZ - details TBA
2018
11/8/18 - 50th Anniversary Concert: Wagakki Renaissance
Gagaku performance
Yomiuri Otemachi Hall
9/29/18 - Upcoming Premiere of "On a Razor's Edge"
Performed by MikroEnsemble
Oulu Music Centre, Lintulammentie 1-3, FI-90100 Oulu, Finland
6/7/18 - NewBaroque at Iklectik Art Lab, performed by Rarescale
Premiere of "Heila" for solo Baroque flute, performed by Carla Rees
5/19/18 - Pittsburgh Classical Guitar Society
Performance of "Mutations", performed by Devin Sherman, Gil Texiera and Ben Meyer
Holy Angels Lutheran Church, Wilmerding, PA
3/12/18 - Neutrals, Susan Kuo, Devon Tipp, Jason Belcher in Concert
Susan Kuo, piano; Devon Tipp, shakuhachi; Jason Belcher, piano;
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
Microfest NYC
2/22/18 - Performance of "Augury"
Devon Tipp, bassoon
College of Staten Island Recital Hall
Oh My Ears! 2018 Festival
1/26/18 - Performance of "Murmurs"
Julia Lougheed, clarinet, Andrew Kuhlman, trombone
Megaphone PHX, Phoenix, AZ
Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival and Symposium
1/13/18 - Performance of "Self Portrait"
Elizabeth Brown, shakuhachi, with Alia Musica Pittsburgh
Premiere of "Kezuroukai"
Chatori Shimizu, shô
2017
10/19, 7:30pm - Pittsburgh Premiere of "Self Portrait"
Adam Robinson, shakuhachi, with Alia Musica Pittsburgh
Bellefield Hall, University of Pittsburgh
SHAKUHACHI AND ICHIGENKIN: Discovery in a Single Tone Tour
9/28 - Premiere of "Splintered Ringing"
Jed Leshowitz Recital Hall, Montclair State University
10/5 - Performance of "Splintered Ringing"
Katonah Village Public Library, 26 Bedford RD, Katonah, NY 10536
10/8 - Performance of "Splintered Ringing"
Center for Remembering and Sharing, 123 4th Ave #2, New York, NY 10003
10/13 8pm - Performance of "Splintered Ringing"
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Brown and Ralph Samuelson, shakuhachi
8/6/17, 19:30 - performance of "Augury"
Livehouse NextSunday, Suginami-ku Asagaya Minami 1-35-23 Daiichi Yokokawa Building B1, Tokyo, Japan
Collaborative performance and world premier of new work
Produced by Chatori Shimizu
5/2/17, 6pm - premiere of "Fünf Träumen"
Katherine Whatley (prepared koto)
Kent Hall, Columbia University, NYC
1/28/17 - performance of "Augury II" and premiere of "Distinction Ia: 5x" (Christine Burke)
Devon Tipp, (bassoon)
4th Annual OME Marathon Concert
Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona
2016
5/20/16 - 8pm - Joint Recital - Julia Lougheed (clarinet) and Ryan Flint (trombone)
Marcy Chapel
125 N Interlachen Ave
Winter Park, Florida 32789
4/30/16 - KLA Old|New
Performance of "Burlesque"
National Opera Center
330 7th Ave (between 28th and 29th St)
New York City, NY
3/3/16 - Alison Lowell
Premiere of "Augury I"
University of Maryland College Park
Gildenhorn Hall
College Park, MD
2/12/16 - Sudbury Guitar Trio
Guitarre Alla Grande!
Performance of "Mutations"
Conservatoire de Musicque Gatineau
430 Boul Alexandre-Taché, Gatineau, QC J9A 1M7, Canada
1/16/16 & 1/23/16 - Devon Tipp
Premiere of "Maelström" and "Augury”
Salur Myndlistarfélagsins
Kaupvangstræti 10, Akureyri, Iceland
2015
11/20/15 - Sudbury Guitar Trio
Performance of "Mutations"
Greater Sudbury Library - South end, 1991 Regent Street, Canada
8/9/15- American Accordionists Association Conference
Premiere of "Kuusi Palaa" for two accordions
Dr. William Schimmel and Dr. Robert Young McMahan
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
8/7/15- American Accordionists Association Conference
Performance of "for Dean Drummond"
Dr. Robert Young McMahon
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
7/13/15 - soundSCAPE Festival
Premiere of "recalling" Gleb Kanasevich (clarinet), Felix Fan (cello), Matt Kline (bass)
Punto D'Incontro, Maccagno, Italy
6/14/15 - Imani Woodwinds Chamber Music Festival
Premiere of "deconstructed" for broken woodwind quintet
Mannes College of Music, 150 W 85 Street, 10024
New York, NY
5/21/15 - Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Recital
Norwegian Seaman's Church in New York
317 E52nd Street New York, NY 10022
Featuring Works by Choji Kaneta, Heinz Holliger, and Vox Novus 15 Minutes of Fame Winnters
2014
10/3/14 - A Migrant in the New/New York
Performance of "Pleiades is a Pinball Machine" and "Chaos Theory"
Kjell Tore Innervik and Daniel Paulsen
Sjømannskirke i New York, New York
10/2/14 - A Migrant in the New/New Jersey
World premiere of "Pleiades is a Pinball Machine"
US Premiere of "Chaos Theory"
Kjell Tore Innervik and Daniel Paulsen
Jed Leshowitz Recital Hall, Montclair State University
4/23/14 - Montclair State University Orchestra Concert
Premiere of "Aubade" for Orchestra
by Ken Lam and Montclair State University Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Kasser Theatre
1/15/14 - Rarescale
Premiere of "Twenty Thousand Folds" for Alto Flute and Guitar
by Carla Rees and David Black
at Grantham Music Club, Lincolnshire
2013
10/7/13 Triokonzert für Bassoboe, Viola, Klavier
Premiere of "Lithium Daphnae"
Kammermusiksaal der HMT Rostock, Germany
9/23/13- Premiere of "Seven Bagatelles for Quartertone Accordion" by Veli Kujala
Helsinki Music Center - Helsinki, Finland