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Derek Bermel moderates the Orchestra Musicians Roundtable, featuring ACO principal trumpet Wayne Dumaine, ROCO principal oboe and artistic director Alecia Lawyer, and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Principal Violin Kyu-Young Kim.

The Oberlin Orchestra, conducted by Raphael Jiménez and Tim Weiss performs Derek Bermel’s In Tangle alongside works by Schubert, Adolphe, and Ligeti.

Livestream: Derek Bermel in conversation with Chilean conductor and violinist Maestra Alejandra Urrutia on Facebook Live.

Livestream: Derek Bermel performs Aaron Copland’s Sextet with Music from Copland House last season at Elebash Hall, CUNY Graduate Center. (canceled due to COVID-19)

In partnership with Carnegie Hall, Music Mountain presents a tribute to pianist Peter Serkin, including performances by Serkin with Derek Bermel as one of the featured interviews. Narrated by Oskar Espina-Ruiz.

Violinist Christopher Otto performs Derek Bermel’s Violin Etudes at the Moab Music Festival.

The East Coast Chamber Orchestra performs Derek Bermel’s Murmurations as part of the Portland Chamber Music Festival’s webcast series.

Derek Bermel’s song cycle Natural Selection is part of the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music, curated by Thomas Adès.

Derek Bermel performs Olivier Messiaen’s Quatour pour la fin du temps as part of the Bowdoin International Music Festival’s webcast series, featuring Ayano Ninomiya, Amir Eldan, and Pei-Shan Lee.

Pianist Christopher Taylor performs Derek Bermel’s Turning at the Colorado Music Festival, directed by Peter Oundjian. (canceled due to COVID-19)

Derek Bermel curates the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music at the Bowdoin International Music Festival. (canceled due to COVID-19)

Composer Elliott Miles McKinley interviews Derek Bermel as part of his Caffeinated Music series.

The Bowdoin International Music Festival rebroadcasts Kevin Ahfat’s performance of Derek Bermel’s Turning, alongside works by Beethoven and Dvořák.

Pianist Shai Wosner performs a new composition by Derek Bermel, alongside works by Schubert, Gershwin, Cheung, Iyer, Wang Lu, and Wosner at the Wiener Konzerthaus. (canceled due to COVID-19)

The NextFest presents S. Ama Wray and Derek Bermel in STEPPING WITH RESONANCE — MUSIC AND MOVEMENT AS ONE, a talk about collaborations between dance and music.

Derek Bermel is composer-in-residence at the Alba Festival. (canceled due to COVID-19)

Violist Paul Neubauer and Music from Copland House perform Derek Bermel’s Soul Garden, alongside works by John Musto, Aaron Jay Kernis, Arthur Foote, and Ernest Bloch. (canceled due to COVID-19)

Faculty and students at the Mendelssohn Hochschule perform Derek Bermel’s Wanderings, directed by Prof. Anna Garzuly-Wahlgren. (canceled due to COVID-19)

Pianist Anthony DeMare performs Derek Bermel’s reimagining of Sondheim’s Sorry-Grateful, along with works by Steve Reich, Wynton Marsalis, Kevin Puts, Jon Batiste, Kenji Bunch, Conrad Tao, and others at the 92nd St. Y. (canceled due to COVID-19)

Derek Bermel performs new works by Pierre Jalbert, Saad Haddad, Reena Esmail, David Schiff, and Angel Lam with Music from Copland House at Elebash Hall, CUNY Graduate Center.

Aura Contemporary Ensemble performs Derek Bermel’s Death with Interruptions alongside works by Hernan Campa, Kyle Rivera, and Christopher Cerrone at Moore’s Opera House.

The Imani Winds perform Derek Bermel’s Gift of Life alongside works by Ravel, Sontonga, Shostakovich, and D’Rivera.





New York Festival of Song Associate Artistic Director Michael Barrett presents Wendy S. Walters’ and Derek Bermel’s “Lucky Number” from Golden Motors, performed by mezzo-soprano Gina Perregrino, with works by Aaron Jay Kernis, Adam Guettel, Errolyn Wallen, John Harbison, Ned Rorem, and others.