NYU appointment, Rocket City New Music commission, Juvenalia & Sonnets premiere, and videos of my Hong Kong residency

News and events for Robert Honstein! Visit my website for more info. View this email in your browser Robert Honstein's 25-26 Season Preview Performing Sonnets for soprano, percussion and piano at the Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theater, Hong Kong with soprano Joanne Shao and percussionist Matthew Lau, June 7, 2025 (Photo Credit: Jeff Cheng) Hello friends, Happy fall and the start of the 2025-26 concert season! I have some exciting premieres coming up, but first, I wanted to let you know that I’ve accepted the position as Clinical Assistant Professor of Music at NYU Steinhardt, starting this year. As most of you know, I've been teaching and working at NYU in various capacities for almost ten years. During that time, working with NYU students and colleagues has been a privilege, joy and source of constant inspiration. I'm thrilled to continue that work in this new role and excited to see where it takes me next. On to the music... Last season ended on a high note, with a week long residency with the Up:Strike Project at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, culminating in a portrait concert where I performed in a new version of my Sonnets for soprano, percussion, and piano, while the Up:Strike Project premiered my Yet in my sad heart for percussion quartet and track alongside older works, Patter and Is it Auburn?. We were even interviewed on Hong Kong’s RTHK, with a preview performance of Sonnets (Video here). On the premiere front, I’m currently finishing up a large chamber ensemble work for Rocket City New Music. Premiering December 20th in Huntsville, AL, with a Meet-the-Composer event on the 18th, the three-movement work is scored for eight performers (oboe, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, vibraphone, and piano). In March and April, percussionist Garrett Arney will premiere the wind ensemble arrangement of my percussion concerto, Juvenalia, with the ASU Wind Symphony, Yale Concert Band, and East Carolina University Wind Ensemble. Finally, the complete eight-part song cycle Sonnets for soprano and chamber ensemble will be premiered and recorded by the No Exit New Music in Ohio May 28-30, 2026.  Last but not least, keep your ears out for an album of my string quartets, slated for release in June 2026 on New Focus Recordings. Much more to come about that as we get closer to the release date. In the meantime, please take a look at my full season calendar here: https://www.roberthonstein.com/202526-season Thanks for tuning in, Robert Recent Works: Yet in my sad heart for percussion quartet and track Sonnets, version for soprano, percussion and piano Music to Hear, commissioned by The Living Earth Show and Tanner Porter (more info soon) Interview/Performance on Ratio Television Hong Kong Upcoming Performances Oct. 3: "Bow Lines" from An Economy of Means in Cologne, Germany Oct. 29: De Apostolis in Manitoba, Canada Nov. 2: Iwo Jedynecki and Karolina Mikolajczyk perform selections of Floriography, arranged for accordion and violin. Nov.13-15: VT Percussion Ensemble performs An Index of Possibility with choreography at PASIC  Jan. 30: The Living Earth Show with Tanner Porter perform Music to Hear at PIVOT Festival in San Francisco Feb. 14: Colin Currie & Ensemble 360 perform Continuous Interior Yet in My Sad Heart was commissioned by The Up:Strike Project, Dr. Matthew Lau & Karen Yu, directors. It was premiered on Saturday, June 8, 2025 at the Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theater, Hong Kong by the Up:Strike Project, featuring Matthew Lau, Karen Yu, Samuel Chan, and Bevis Ng. face tweet web YouTube Copyright © 2025 Robert Honstein, All rights reserved. You are in this list because you might be interested in my music. But, please, unsubscribe if this is not the case. Our mailing address is: Robert Honstein 2 Barney Park Irvington, NY 10533 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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The Real Charlie Chaplin is now streaming on Paramount+.

My new album The Real Charlie Chaplin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is out today!

The day is finally here, friends. I hope that you can take the time to listen to these cues from The Real Charlie Chaplin. It was such a joy to make this score and also a huge learning process. I'm really proud of where it landed and thrilled to be sharing it with you today. Coinciding with Bandcamp Friday, this soundtrack album also marks the creation of my label Up in the Attic Records.

Let me know what you think and please share it with your friends!

- Rob

Fall 2023 Newsletter

COMPOSER ROBERT HONSTEIN RELEASES DEBUT FILM SCORE:

THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN SOUNDTRACK

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1ST, 2023

BOSTON, MA (October 27th, 2023) – With fifty minutes of original music, The Real Charlie Chaplin marks composer Robert Honstein’s first foray into the world of film music. Each cue reflects the various sides of the dynamic actor-comedian and his life, from his mesmerizing on-camera antics to the tumultuous and secretive personal life. Much like the documentary narrative, the music follows his harsh childhood, through the years of stardom and scandal, to the later years of fatherhood and mystery.

The film premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival, and the soundtrack was nominated for Outstanding Music Composition in the 43rd News & Documentary Emmys. Directed by Peter Middleton and James Spinney, the film received documentary award nominations from the Zurich Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, British Independent Film Award, with three Critics’ Choice nominations. The documentary began streaming on Showtime in December 2021 and premiered in UK theaters in February 2022.

Fall 2023 Newsletter

Fairies VI by Kathrin Linkersdorff, an inspiration for my ballet with BalletCollective and choreographer Omar Román de Jesús, Love Me While I'm Here.

Hi friends,

I'm excited to share with you some highlights from the past year and things that I'm looking forward to this year.

First off, I'm looking forward to the premiere of my first original ballet commissioned by BalletCollective: Love Me While I'm Here. With performances October 31-November 2, the music is based on the work of visual artist Kathrin Linkersdorff and features the evocative choreography by Omar Román de Jesús.

Also this fall, I'll be finishing up a duo for Duo Vis (violinist Shalini Vijayan and percussionist Lynn Vartan) and starting a chamber work for young string players commissioned by the Hudson River School of Music. Looking ahead to the Spring, I'm adding a few more songs to Sonnets, commissioned by No Exit New Music, in preparation for a forthcoming studio recording of the complete cycle.

The deep midwinter brings the second performance (and UK premiere) of Juvenalia for percussion and orchestra with BBC Young Musician 2022 winner Jordan Ashman and the CBSO Youth Orchestra on February 18, 2023. Also in February I'll be in-residence at the University of New Hampshire where I'll work with students and have a number of pieces performed by UNH faculty and students.

Lastly, don't forget to listen to Lost and Found, featuring performances by Michael Compitello, New Morse Code, and Tigue, which came out in the Spring. Also on the recording front, keep your eyes out for the original soundtrack album to "The Real Charlie Chaplin", featuring my Emmy-nominated score for the film. Release details coming soon!

thanks for tuning in,
Robert

I am excited to announce that I have received the Andrew Imbrie Award in Music from the American Academy of Arts & Letters!