"Ararat" will receive its Canadian premiere on March 29th by the University of Toronto Wind Symphony, conducted by Pratik Gandhi.
The opening duduk taksim will be played by Sar Kamler.
Michael will be presenting a clinic on microtonal horn playing and makam theory at the 2025 Mid-South Horn Workshop
The Iowa State University Wind Ensemble (conducted by Michael Golemo) premiered "Nightmare Variations" on October 11th:
They were the first of 20 consoritum members who will premiere it over the course of the next year.