As Composer Of Works For Classical Musicians:
2012
On February 24 pianist Aki Fujii performed Stark's Ode To 'Ode To Joy' at Mori no Hall in Matsudo, Japan.
Pianist Erika Dohi included Bruce Stark's Fugue in her recital in Osaka, Japan in January, and again at Cornelia Street Cafe (New York) on February 27.
On March 25 Stark's Trio Suite (violin, clarinet, piano) was performed at Yanaka Music Hall, Tokyo by Colony Trio.
2011
On August 12 flutist Pam Youngblood and pianist Gabriel Bita performed Stark's American Suite at the National Flute Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
On August 28 pianist Stanley Wong included several works by Bruce Stark in his concert at the DoReMi Music Wonderland Recital Hall in Hong Kong. Mr. Wong performed Dance No. 3 from Six Dances For Piano, Deja vu and Tones For Tears from Songs From Innocence.
On July 8 in Nogata-kumin Hall (Wiz Hall), Tokyo, there was a concert of Bruce Stark's original compositions, including Four for 4-hands piano, Suite For Woodwind Quintet, Ode To Friendship for trombone and piano, Songs Of Innocence for narrator and piano, Six Dances For Piano and more. Bruce Stark was MC for the evening.
On May 24 pianist Tatjana Rankovich gave the U.S. premiere of Stark's Six Dances for Piano at the Henry Street Settlement on opening day of the Keys To The Future contemporary piano music festival in New York City. The work was commissioned by the series.
On February 24 flutist Lyon Leifer and pianist Brian Lee performed Stark's American Suite at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
On February 6 euphonium player Tamao Araki and pianist Mayumi Akahoshi performed Bruce Stark's Ode To Friendship in Kumamoto, Japan.
On February 9 trombonist Tom Gibson and pianist Paula Peace performed Stark's Gospel Song Fantasy in Atlanta, Georgia at a concert of the Atlanta Chamber Players.
As Jazz Pianist/Arranger:
2012
June 8: concert in Nogata ku-min Hall with Rick Overton Quartet (details to be announced)
June 11: concert with flutist Shigenori Kudo in Minatomirai Hall, Yokohama.
June 14: Bruce Stark piano trio (jazz) in Kawasaki City Tama Kaikan.
December 14 concert with Rick Overton Quartet at Wiz Hall, Nogata
Stark joined the Black Five Woodwind Quintet on January 9 in Chigasaki Shimin Bunkakaikan for a performance of his arrangements as part of the Coming Of Age ceremony events.
Bruce Stark performed a family concert (solo piano) on January 8 at Shizuoka Shimin Bunkakaikan.
2011
Bruce Stark's new solo piano cd When You Wish is now available from CDbaby
December 10 Bruce Stark will play a jazz Christmas concert with the Rick Overton (tpt) quartet at Nogata ku-min Hall, Tokyo.
On December 23 Bruce Stark will join tenor John Nuzzo for Mr. Nuzzo's dinner show. please see Mr. Nuzzo's website for details.
On December 20 Bruce Stark will perform a jazz trio concert at Yamaha Ginza studio in Tokyo, which will feature solo, duo and trio doing jazz standards and Christmas songs.
September 4 Bruce Stark played in a jazz duo with saxophonist Tom Zinnen at Cafe Dolce in Saitama.
On February 14 Bruce Stark's quartet performed an afternoon and evening concert of jazz standards at Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall in Kawasaki.
On March 31 Bruce Stark joined flutist Shigenori Kudo and bassist Brent Nussey in Hakuju Hall for a concert of Stark's arrangements of music from cinema.
August 3 Bruce Stark performed a solo piano concert at YAMAHA Ginza for broadcast/video only, to demonstrate the new capacities of the disc clavier. The performance was sent live to several locations in the U.S. with real time video/audio sync., and included several original works and Stark's performances of his arrangements and improvisations on classical and jazz themes. Also included were pianist Chika Nagisa performing Stark's Ode To 'Ode To Joy' and Four for 4 hands piano with Ikuma Itoh.
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
The Japan Percussion Center's 2010 CD release includes Bruce Stark's Fugue for marimba quartet.
On December 11 Stark's Ode To Friendship was given its world premiere by euphonium player Tamao Araki and pianist Mayumi Akahoshi at DAC in Tokyo.
On November 20 pianist Chika Nagisa gave the world premiere of Stark's Six Dances For Piano at clube Dolce in Saitama.
On November 13 the Bruce Stark Trio gave a concert of jazz at Tennokaikan in Tachikawa.
Bruce Stark's Gospel Song Fantasy for trombone and piano received performances by Harold Reynolds (tb) and Diane Birr (pf) at Ithaca College on April 10, Joshua Hauser (tb) and Paul Thurmond (pf) at Tennesse Technological University on September 21, Mark Britt (tb) in his Sept. 30 recital at Daniel Recital Hall of Furman University, South Carolina, and will be performed by Florian Juncker (tb) and Jens Barnieck (pf) on November 28 at the Music Academy of the Federal State of Hessen, Germany.
Members of the Sapporo Symphonietta gave the world premiere of Stark's Suite For Woodwind Quintet on Sept. 23 at the Japanese Lutheran Church in Sapporo, Japan, and his American Suite for flute and piano was performed on September 28 by Pam Youngblood (fl) and Gabriel Bita (pf) at Texas Woman's University, and by flutist Richard Sherman and pianist Derek Polischuk on October 8 at Absolute Gallery in Lansing, Michigan.
Pianist Guy Livingston performed Stark's Serenade as part of his "One Minute More" concert on September 20 at The Hermitage Theater in Saint Petersburg and October 15 at Forum Gestaltung in Magdeburg, Germany.
On August 13 Bruce Stark gave a solo piano concert at Nogata ku-min Hall (Wiz Hall).
On February 20 the Kansas Percussive Arts Society under the direction of Tracy Freeze gave the U.S. premiere of the revised edition of Stark's Fugue for marimba quartet. They also performed it on May 4 at Emporia State University.
On May 27 pianist Joe Rubenstein performed Stark's Yours at Le Poisson Rouge as part of the Keys To The Future contemporary piano music festival in New York City.