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Electric Counterpoint
Monday; November 16 @ 5:30 PM in Rock Hall at Temple University, Thomas will perform “Electric Counterpoint” by Steve Reich for the Electronic Music Ensemble.
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"Dream of Water" by Negar Soley
Wednesday; November 18 @ 5:30 PM, in Rock Hall at Temple University, Thomas will premiere “Dream of Water” by Negar Soley for electric guitar and voice, featuring Negar on vocals.
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Network for New Music
Saturday; November 21 @ 7 PM, Thomas and Susanna Loewy (flute) will perform selections from “Ritmos y Lugares” by Diego Luzuriaga at the Esperanza Arts Center as part of a Network for New Music event.
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Inside the Splendor of a Metal Mechanique Transendance
Sunday; December 20, Thomas and Li-Chun Hsiao will premiere “Inside the Splendor of a Metal Mechanique Transcendance” for electric guitar & baritone saxophone at Guangfu Auditorium, Zhongshan Hall, Taipei.
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Free Library of Philadelphia | Steve Reich 90th Birthday Concert
Monday; October 19 @ 6 PM (free), Schuttenhelm will perform “Electric Counterpoint” for a concert celebrating Steve Reich’s 90th birthday.
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Bombe Fits
September 25 & 26 2026 — Bombe Fits, featuring Katy Avery, Artistic Director & soprano; Daniel Spratlan, Co-Artistic Director; Patrick Nugent, bass; Evan Chapman, percussion, and Thomas Schuttenhelm on guitar, will perform for the Philly Fringe Fest at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
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Friday at Six - Swarthmore College Concert
September 18 2026 @ 6 PM — Friday at Six: Thomas Schuttenhelm
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lang Music Concert Hall; Swarthmore College -
Mariel Capanna / MATRIX 198
July 11 2026 at 2 PM at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford CT, Thomas curates a program including music by Robert “Bob” Capanna: “Phorminx II” for solo classical guitar, and other original compositions.
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Network for New Music | Arien premiere
Sunday; October 4 @ 2 PM at the Germantown Branch of the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, Volkan Orhon (bass); Charlie Abramovic (piano), and Phil O’Banion premiere Arien.
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In Organo Pleno
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 @ 12:15 pm, Carson Cooman (organ) will premiere “In Organo Pleno [Prelude I] at The Memorial Church, Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.
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Quincunx
QUINCUNX - a chamber cycle for guitar & strings featuring: Jiji (guitar) & Danbi Um (violin); Gabriele Leite (guitar) & Nick Revel (viola); Trevor Babb (guitar) & Tom Kraines (cello); Jordan Dodson (guitar) & Robert Black (bass). Purchase at FRAMEWORKS Records or stream it on Spotify.