Recent and Upcoming Performances as a musician

Multi-instrumental (combination of violin with auxiliary instruments with 4 bands)

Playing a lot more with these bands in 2022! Follow @michaeljfleming on Instagram for more updates!

2021

Marcellina and the Monarchs 

Event featuring femme artists, Dba 256, Pomona, CA. 11/27

Plantasia Album Release Show, Dba 256, Pomona, CA 11/19

Sofar Sounds show in Los Angeles, CA 11/19

House show in Irvine, CA, 9/26

New.Wav show with harpist Sara Kawai, Los Angeles, CA 9/5

Headlining performance at the Mint, Los Angeles, CA. 8/28

Sofar Sounds show in Los Angeles, CA. 8/3

Feature band at Pomona house show, Pomona, CA 7/30

Live video recording at ArtChemist Studio for Windowpane.LA live sessions, 6/28

Sofar sounds show in Los Angeles, CA. 6/16

Ocean Fundraiser show at Hillcrest Park, Fullerton, CA 4/23

 

Kira Lise 

Viper Room, Hollywood, CA , 12/4

Headliner at event at Continental Room, Fullerton, CA, 7/14

Jung Records livestream concert, Los Angeles, CA 5/22

 

Delving Band 

Opener for Caitlin Jemma, Wayfarer, Costa Mesa, CA 12/9

Bogarts coffee Seal Beach, CA, 4/13

Headliner at Cottonwood Sound Show, Costa Mesa, CA 1/15

 

Lizzy and the Palm 

Ruin Bar, Costa Mesa CA, 11/15

Lawncert, Costa Mesa CA, 4/21

2020

Contintental Room, Fullerton – Performed violin and whirly tubes with cellist Bella Pepke and Lizzy and the Palm. 2/11

Sofar Sounds OC at Patch Coffee – Performed violin and whirly tubes with cellist Bella Pepke and Lizzy and the Palm.

Campus Jax in Newport Beach – Bella Pepke and Lizzy and the Palm, opener for Too Smooth.

Coollab at 4th Street Market -Performed violin and whirly tubes with cellist Kacee Dugas and songwriter Lizzy and the Palm at Coollab (as Coollab featured act) 1/2

December 2019

Mission Viejo Private Venue – Played 3 songs on Megan Rose Francisco’s Album Release Show

Coollab 4th Street Market Santa Ana – Played Megan Rose Francisco  Coollab feature show.

St. Cecilia Church – Soloist with choir on multiple songs. 12/13

August-December 2019

Played every week at Coollab, an open mic event focused on the appreciation of local music in Santa Ana, California. Improvised with local musicians.

2016 – 2018

Premiered works for peers ranging from small mixed to large chamber ensembles at the University of Oregon. 

2013 – 2016

Chamber Music Ensembles at Chapman University. Highlights include pieces by Barber, Ravel, and Rajbaran. 

2012 – 2016

Chapman Chamber Orchestra – Principal Second Violin. Highlights include pieces by Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven and Golijov. 

2012 – 2016

Chapman New Music Ensemble. Highlights include pieces by Harrison, Andriessen, Liang, and Bryars. 

2013 – 2015

Chapman New Music String Quartet – Coordinator and Manager. Highlights include pieces by Sculthorpe, Crumb and Lena Frank.

2011 – 2012

Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra. Highlights include pieces by Farr, Rautavaara and Hovhaness.

2009 – 2012

Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra. Highlights include pieces by Davies, Daugherty, Smetana, Arnold, and Brian.

Hammered Dulcimer

2017

Performed Malcom Dalglish’s Reel a Bouche on hammered dulcimer with Eugene Women’s Choir. 12/5

Performed Nikolai Valov’s Ambedo, on Hammered Dulcimer, bowls and steel tongue drum with mixed ensemble. 2/21

Performed Luke Smith’s Idyll for Hammered Dulcimer and Percussion. 1/24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Steel Tongue Drum

Spring 2018

Played for Karan Estee’s Stop Drop Yoga Classes, Eugene, Oregon. 

2017 – 2018

Played for Viriam Khalsa’s Kundalini Yoga classes at University of Oregon. Spring, Summer, and Fall. 

Nikolai Valov’s Ambedo at an Oregon Composers Forum Concert. Spring.

Piano

2017

Studied and performed Sunset by Frank Bridge, Postludium by Ernst Dohnanyi, and Prelude in a minor by Bach. Beall Concert Hall; Eugene, Oregon.  Tutelage under Professor David Riley, University of Oregon. 

2016

Performed Prelude in g minor, op. 23, by Sergei Rachmoninov. Salmon Recital Hall; Orange California. Tutelage under Professor Christopher Brennan, Chapman University. 

2015

Performed Theme of Sabrina, by John Williams. Salmon Recital Hall; Orange California. Tutelage under Professor Christopher Brennan, Chapman University. 

2014

Performed Passepied, by Debussy. Salmon Recital Hall; Orange California. Tutelage under Professor Christopher Brennan, Chapman University.