2026
Tuesday, March 17 – performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), private event, Tempe, AZ
Friday, March 20 – performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), private event, Scottsdale, AZ
Sunday, March 22 at 3pm – performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Oracle Piano Society Signature Series, Oracle Center for the Arts, Oracle, AZ
Wednesday, June 17 at 7:30pm – performance of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin with the Arizona Pops Orchestra, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ
Thursday, June 18 at 7:30pm – performance of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin with the Arizona Pops Orchestra, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ
PAST EVENTS
2025
December 15 – private performance with Steve Lubiarz, violin & Robert Garcia, horn, Robson Reserve at PebbleCreek, Goodyear, AZ
October 8 – performance of music by Rick Sowash with Christopher Bade, clarinet, Taylor University, Upland, IN
June 28 – solo piano recital (Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Saint-Saens [with Julia Kostraba, cello], Coleridge-Taylor, Debussy), Beatitudes Campus, Phoenix, AZ
June 27 – solo piano recital (Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Saint-Saens [with Julia Kostraba, cello], Coleridge-Taylor, Debussy), Skirm Auditorium, Friendship Village, Tempe, AZ
March 2 – performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), LaBar Recital Hall, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.
March 1 – masterclass with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.
February 28 – performance of Triple Concerto by Vincent d’Indy with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello) & Kaintuck’ by William Grant Still with the Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN.
February 26 – performance and masterclass with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Riley High School, South Bend, IN.
February 15 – performance of Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla with Kostraba Family Trio (Lily Kostraba, violin & Julia Kostraba, cello) on Julia Kostraba’s senior recital, Goodwin Recital Hall, Peabody Institute of Music, Baltimore, MD.
2024
December 20 – private performance with Steve Lubiarz, violin & the Kostraba Family Trio (Lily Kostraba, violin & Julia Kostraba, cello), Robson Reserve at PebbleCreek, Goodyear, AZ
October 20 – performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Wilton Congregational Church, Wilton, CT.
October 18 – performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Long Island Carriage Museum, Stony Brook, NY, sponsored by WSHU Public Radio.
May 26 – performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello) and singers, St. Tikhon’s Monastery, Waymart, PA. Included world premiere of “Through the Year” by Fr. Mikel Hill.
May 11 – adjudicated PMTA Dean & Carolyn Elder Piano Competition, Phoenix, AZ.
April 3 – performance with Chris Bade, clarinet, Arizona Christian University, Phoenix, AZ. Included world premiere of “College Town Diary Suite” by Rick Sowash.
2023
March 2 – performance of music by Rick Sowash with Upland Trio (Chris Bade, clarinet & Josh Aerie, cello), Taylor University, Upland, IN. Included world premiere of “Kit and Caboodle” for cello & piano.
2022
November 13 – performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Rosary Cathedral, Toledo, OH
November 11 – performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
October 27 – master class & performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Music Recital Hall, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
October 26 – live radio broadcast with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Montana Public Radio, Missoula, MT
May 23 – private performance with Upland Trio (Christopher Bade, clarinet & Josh Aerie, cello), Westminster Village, West Lafayette, IN
May 21 – performed Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin with the Kokomo Symphony Orchestra, José Valencia, conductor, Havens Auditorium, Kokomo, IN (bio)
April 10 – performed Clarinet Trios Nos. 11 & 12 by Rick Sowash with Upland Trio (Christopher Bade, clarinet & Josh Aerie, cello), Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, IN
March 6 – performed Piano Quartet No. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Zach DePue, violin, Michael Strauss, viola & Caroline Kim, cello, Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, IN
2021
October 31 – performed set of lieder (with Carol Letcher, soprano) & Violin Sonatina No. 1 (with Josh Aerie, cello) by Franz Schubert, Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, IN
July 22 – world premiere performance of You’ve Come A Long Way Ladies with Audrey Johnson, soprano, Tippecanoe Arts Federation, Lafayette, IN
July 9 & 10 – performed solo piano & chamber music with Mindy Kaufman, flute, Alan Snow, violin, Randy Tracy. violin, and Sue Logan, oboe, New Harmony Music Festival & School, New Harmony, IN
June 29 – private performance with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Westminster Village, West Lafayette, IN
June 19 – performed music of William Grant Still with Lily Kostraba, violin, & Julia Kostraba, cello, Juneteenth Celebration, West Lafayette, IN
2020
November 15 – recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society, Lafayette, IN
September 15 – CD RELEASE PARTY! – recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), YouTube
2019
December 7 – hosted live radio broadcast on WNIN Public Radio, New Harmony Music Festival and School, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN. Rebroadcast on WBAA News on 105.9 FM and AM 920, December 20
September 22 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, cello), Classical Music Indy, Indiana Landmarks Center, Indianapolis, IN
July 8-13 – participated in New Harmony Music Festival and School, including hosting and performing on radio broadcasts, New Harmony, IN
June 9 – performed Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin with Columbus (Indiana) Symphony Orchestra, Josh Aerie, conductor, Commons Mall Performance Hall, Columbus, IN
April 14 – performed Traveler by David Maslanka with the Purdue Wind Symphony, Jay Gephart, conductor, Loeb Playhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
April 10 – performed Traveler by David Maslanka with the Purdue Wind Symphony, Jay Gephart, conductor, Pike High School, Indianapolis, IN
February 8 – performed American Premiere of Carnival 2 by Peter White with Owen Hartnett, piano and Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, Nick Palmer, conductor, Long Center for the Performing Arts, Lafayette, IN
2018
December 1 – hosted live radio broadcast on WNIN Public Radio, New Harmony Music Festival and School, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN. Rebroadcast on WBAA News on 105.9 FM and AM 920, December 16.
September 23 – performed on “Greg Kostraba and Friends” concert: October Reveries by Rick Sowash, Pièce en forme de Habañera by Ravel, Cello Sonata by Debussy, and Silent Woods by Dvorak (with Josh Aerie, cello) and Piano Trio No. 1 by Robert Muczynski & Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer” by Beethoven (with Jinty McTavish, violin and Josh Aerie, cello), Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society, Fowler Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
July 9-14 – participated in New Harmony Music Festival & School, including hosting and performing on live radio broadcasts July 13-14, New Harmony, IN
April 24 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), St. Thomas Aquinas Church, West Lafayette, IN
April 4 – performed World Premiere of “Mixed Motives” by Harry Bulow, Pao Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
March 11 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), First Congregational Church, Webster Groves, MO
March 10 – performed with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), The Dark Room @ the Grandel, St. Louis, MO
March 10 – gave master class with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano) for students at the Webster University Community Music School, Webster Groves, MO
2017
December 3 – hosted live radio broadcast on WNIN Public Radio, New Harmony Music Festival and School, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN. Rebroadcast on WBAA News on 105.9 FM and AM 920, Sunday, December 24.
November 19 – performed for private event with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Cincinnati, OH
November 11 – adjudicated Jamieson Piano Competition, West Lafayette, IN
November 5 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Rosary Cathedral, 2535 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo, OH
November 3 – performed on “Live From FM 91” with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), WGTE Public Media, Toledo, OH
October 8 – performed “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” by Rick Sowash with trumpeter Bruce Knepper, violinist Regan Eckstein & cellist Josh Aerie, Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society, West Lafayette, IN
July 7 & 8 – hosted live radio broadcasts on WNIN Public Radio, New Harmony Music Festival and School, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN. Also performed Duo for Violin and Piano by Aaron Copland with Francesca Anderegg and Pastorale for oboe and piano by Howard Hanson with ToniMarie Marchionni.
March 15 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Music Teachers of Hyde Park Artist Series, Blackstone Library, Chicago, IL
January 15 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute; Josh Aerie, cello) and Konstantin Jakimow, cello, Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society, Fowler Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2016
December 3 – hosted “From Greengrass to Bluegrass” live radio broadcast on WNIN Public Radio, New Harmony Music Festival and School, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN. Rebroadcast on WBAA News on 105.9 FM and AM 920, Sunday, December 25.
November 9 – performed recital of works by Rick Sowash, Maurice Ravel and Harry Bulow with cellist Josh Aerie, cello, Noontime Luncheon & Concert Series, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, IN
October 15 – performed the Liebeslieder Waltzes by Johannes Brahms with the Bach Chorale Singers and pianist Keleen Strutz, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, IN. Also performed the Fantasie in f minor for piano four-hands by Franz Schubert with Keleen Strutz.
July 16 – performed A l’Espagnole by Pierre Max Dubois & Lightnin’ by Rudy Wiedoeft with saxophonist Dr. George Wolfe, New Harmony Music Festival Gala Concert, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN. Broadcast live on WNIN and WBAA.
July 15 – hosted live radio broadcast, New Harmony Music Festival, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN. Broadcast live on WNIN and WBAA.
March 25 & 26 – performed as guest pianist at the inaugural Menahem Pressler Piano Weekend, New Harmony Music Festival and School, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN
Wednesday, February 17 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Music Teachers of Hyde Park Artist Series, Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL
2015
December 5 – co-hosted “Christmas In Appalachia: Celtic Roots & Mountain Rhythms,” live radio broadcast (distributed nationwide through PRX, the Public Radio Exchange), New Harmony Music Festival, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN
November 7 – adjudicated Jamieson Piano Competition, West Lafayette, IN
November 6 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Concert Series at Philippus, Cincinnati, OH
July 11 – performed In A Mist by Bix Beiderbecke (arr. Paul Woodiel and Greg Kostraba) with violinist Paul Woodiel, New Harmony Music Festival Gala Concert, Thralls Opera House, New Harmony, IN. Broadcast live on WNIN and WBAA. Featured on Performance Today from American Public Media.
May 30 – adjudicated Indiana Federation of Music Clubs State Senior Piano Recital, West Lafayette, IN
May 2 – performed solo piano music by Federico Mompou & Manuel de Falla, West Lafayette Musicale, West Lafayette Public Library, West Lafayette, IN
April 30 – performed solo piano music by William Grant Still & Harry Bulow; Still Suite for Violin and Piano (with Jinty McTavish, violin); Mozart, “Alleluia” from Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165 (with Kelly Balmaceda, soprano), St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, West Lafayette, IN
April 26 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Edge Center for the Arts, Bigfork, MN
April 25 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Ashland Chamber Music Series, Ashland, WI
April 24 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Sacred Heart Music Center, Duluth, MN
April 23 – performed recital with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute & Josh Aerie, piano), Live Music @ One series, Duluth Congregational Church, Duluth, MN
April 11 – performed Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Manuel de Falla with Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, David Handel, conductor, Lafayette, IN
February 22 – performed American Songs by Robert Muczynski with Marc Loudon, Baher Malek Benefit Concert, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, IN
February 11 – performed recital with flutist Suzanne Bona, Noontime Luncheon & Concert Series, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, IN
2014
November 11 – performed Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano by Carl Maria von Weber with Sylvan Trio (Suzanne Bona, flute; Josh Aerie, cello), Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society, Lafayette, IN
2013
November 1 – performed recital with Suzanne Bona, flute, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN. Program included the American Premiere of the Flute Sonata by Ian Venables.
February 1 – narrated Babar the Elephant by Francis Poulenc and Jack and Jill at Bunker Hill by Russell Peck with Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, Lafayette, IN
2012
November 7 – performed World Premiere of Food Court for solo piano by Harry T. Bulow, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
February 19 – performed Yamekraw by James P. Johnson and Dismal Swamp by William Grant Still with Purdue Philharmonic & Symphony Orchestras, Lafayette, IN
February 3 – performed Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns with pianist Marc Loudon and the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nick Palmer, Lafayette, IN
2010
March 7 – performed recital with Trio Quelque Chose, Musical Arts Series at Firelands, Port Clinton, OH
2009
January 4 – performed Sonatina for contrabass and piano by Jerome Moross and Sonata for piano four-hands and string quartet by Jerome Moross (with the Bowling Green Graduate String Quartet), Chamber Music Toledo, Maumee Indoor Theater, Maumee, OH
2008
April 28 – performed Second Rhapsody by George Gershwin as soloist with the Monroe College/Community Band conducted by Mark B. Felder, Monroe County Community College, Monroe, MI
2007
March 10 – performed solo piano recital, Musical Arts Series at Firelands, Port Clinton, OH
2006
November 11 – performed Kaintuck’ and Blues from Lenox Avenue by William Grant Still & I Got Rhythm Variations by George Gershwin with Lima Symphony Orchestra, Crafton Beck, conductor, Lima, OH
June 4 – performed recital with clarinetist/saxophonist Shannon Ford, Adrian College, Adrian, MI
January 27 – performed Kaintuck’ by William Grant Still and Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH
2005
April 17 – performed recital with flutist Pamina Blum, Musical Arts Series at Firelands, Port Clinton, OH
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