Fifteen Minutes of Fame featuring

Thomas Piercy and Lish Lindsey

  • Thomas Piercy - hichiriki

    Thomas Piercy is a critically acclaimed musician with orchestral, concerto, solo and chamber music appearances throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. His performances have been described by critics as "passionate," "pulling out all the stops," "the best Piazzolla in NYC," and by the New York Times as "brilliant," "playing with refinement and flair" and "evoking a panache in the contemporary works." He studied at the Juilliard School and Mannes College of Music. He studied clarinet extensively with the English clarinetist Gervase De Peyer; additional studies were with Kalmen Opperman and Leon Russianoff. Hichiriki studies were with Hitomi Nakamura in Tokyo. A versatile artist defying categorization - the clarinetist on the Emmy Award-winning Juno Baby CD and DVDs; performing Mozart with mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade; playing Broadway songs with Raoul Julia; working with the composer Leonard Bernstein; appearing in a KRS-ONE rap music video; performing concert improvisations with jazz pianist Donal Fox; premiering new works; recording with members of Maroon 5 - as an instrumentalist, he has performed and recorded for Broadway and Off-Broadway, commercial recordings, television, radio, videos, and movie soundtracks. Mr. Piercy has performed at many acclaimed concerts halls including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series (Chicago, Illinois), Centre Pompidou (Paris, France), Wigmore Hall (London, England), Accademia di Santa Cecilia (Rome, Italy) and Tokyo Opera City Hall (Tokyo, Japan). He has performed and premiered over 200 compositions written for him, including works from emerging composers to composers that have won such prominent awards as the Takemitsu Prize, the Geneva Composition Prize, the Grammy Award, the Latin Grammy Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. He has had arrangements and transcriptions published by Boosey & Hawkes, and contributed to clarinet study books and clarinet compositions published by Carl Fischer, Inc., and Baron Publishing. Recordings available on such labels as the Albany, Capstone, Changing Tones, DGA, NJSF and Tonada labels.

    More information at:
    http://www.ThomasPiercy.com

  • Lish Lindsey - low flute

    Flutist Alicia "Lish" Lindsey was born in South Korea and grew up in New Jersey, 15 minutes outside of Philadelphia, PA where jimmies and sprinkles are considered two different confectionery toppings. She currently resides in the heart of New York City's Theater District. As a freelance musician she enjoys collaborating with some of the most engaging and vibrant musicians in the United States, Japan, China, Belgium, Italy, England, and Wales. Lish is a member of the Capital Philharmonic Orchestra (principal piccolo), Eastern Wind Symphony (principal flute, former principal piccolo), Garden State Symphonic Band (principal piccolo), Random Access Music (resident flutist/ryūteki player), Queens New Music Festival, the Endless Mountain Music Festival, UpTown Flutes (contrabass flute), Centre Park Flute Ensemble (contrabass flute), Exit 4 Wind Quintet, and Badger.Mantis; a flute/clarinet duo with her husband, Broadway multiple woodwind musician and Grammy winner, Todd Groves. She regularly performs with Riverside Symphonia, New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra (principal flute), East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra (principal piccolo), and Composer's Voice (MNN TV Network). Lish is the director of The Gagaku Ensemble of New York at Columbia University (ancient Japanese court music) and has performed/studied with the Tenri Gagaku Society in Queens. Current teaching appointments include Columbia University, American Composers Orchestra (teaching artist), Ethical Culture Fieldston School, and is a monthly guest teacher for the Pocono Flute Society. Past university applied flute/music lecturer positions include CUNY Brooklyn College, New Jersey City University, Wilkes University, Montclair State University, The College of New Jersey, Mercer County Community College, and Camden County Community College. Lish taught for four seasons in Sarteano (Italy) with Summer Music in Tuscany, was a clinician at the Pocono Flute Camp in East Stroudsburg (PA) for six summers, and presenter for Midori and Friends.

Events

  • November 14, 2025 at Martha Graham Studios - NYC
  • November 15, 2025 at Martha Graham Studios - NYC
  • November 22, 2025 at Manhattan Plaza / Ellington Room - NYC

  • Mountain sanctuary

    Nantenaina Andriamorasata

    This work evokes a serene, protected place in the mountain, ideal for meditation, self-reflection, and retreat from the noise of daily life.

    Music composer from Antananarivo - Madagascar

  • Miniature for Hichiriki and Alto Flute

    Vahan Luder Artinian

    This is my first piece for hichiriki and/or alto flute. It is the third of my compositions that I have called "miniature". In this composition I have let the characteristic sound of each instrument inspire me to compose its part in this short duet between these two unique instruments.

    Vahan Luder Artinian is a largely self-taught Lebanese Armenian composer. He has been composing music since the late 1980s. He has created and developed several new musical forms, including ‘sententia’, ‘stream’, ‘inkling’, ‘transformation’, and ‘conversation’. His main forms are the ‘soliloquy’ and ‘sentenia’. He has composed more than 385 compositions.

  • Space Combat

    David Bohn

    A reaction to hearing the hichiriki in the soundtrack to an episode of "Space: 1999", a 1970's science fiction television series.

    David Bohn received degrees in composition from the University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the University of Illinois. He currently resides in West Allis, Wisconsin, and is the music coordinator at Peace Methodist Church in Brookfield. He is the President of the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers.

  • Idyll

    Ross James Carey

    In 'Idyll' for hichiriki and bass flute a serene melody in the hichiriki is accompanied by running quavers in the bass flute. A feature of the melody is the filling in of chromatic space between the interval of a Major 6th. Composed for Thomas Piercy and Lish Lindsey Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame.

    Ross James Carey is a composer and collaborative pianist living and working in China's central plains. His works often reflect his surroundings in the form of short form works and recently art songs.

  • Shake and be still

    Monica Chew

    The title "Shake and be still" comes from the sensation of moving while being rooted, which is something that I imagine a reed would feel, or perhaps a good yogi.

    Monica Chew (she/her) is an Oakland composer and pianist who celebrates presenting rarely performed music and new works from around the world. A “gifted player with an affinity for deeply sensitive expression” (Whole Note), she has composed since 2017.

  • almost daylight

    Philip Czapłowski

    almost daylight for hichiriki and bass flute was completed in June 2025, composed for Thomas Piercy and Lish Lindsey in response to their 15 Minutes of Fame call for scores.

    Philip Czapłowski is a Polish Australian composer who lives in Melbourne. He studied music at the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University, before completing a Doctorate in music composition at Monash University in 2007, where he also lectured in music theory.

  • LISH and TOM

    Douglas DaSilva

    Using 2 Decatonic scales + 6-note blues scale, I created an algorithm that corresponds to the English alphabet. This generated a series of notes using the names “Lish Lindsey” and “Tom” that I used to create something that I feel would be fun to play while maintaining artistic merit.

    Douglas DaSilva spends his days teaching music & martial arts to very young children in NYC. He feeds off the positive life-energy of children. Every day he questions whether the relationship is symbiotic or if the souls of the young will wither away prematurely as he recharges parasitically.

  • Ahi! che m'ancide

    Paolo Geminiani

    Inspired by Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613): Overall, three textual fragments were examined for their strongly expressive content from both a poeticc and strictly musical point of view. Moro, lasso al mio duolo Ahi! che m’ancide

    Paolo Geminiani studied in composition with Landuzzi and electronic music with Camilleri in Bologna and Modena and, advanced Master with Corghi and other courses degree with Solbiati, Donatoni, Guarnieri. He has won and received commendaQons at various competions including: NewNote Samobor, G. Mahler Klagenfurt, V. Bucchi Prize Rome, Volos

  • Liminal Space

    Simon Hutchinson

    Once the school year ends, my family starts our preparations to go to Japan to see our relatives. This “liminal space”, where we are mentally between locations is a threshold characterized by ambiguity and transformation. That said, it is not a time for quiet reflection.

    Simon Hutchinson is a composer and interdisciplinary artist whose work investigates the cultural narratives embedded in our interactions with technology.

  • The iris of butterfly

    Sakiko Kosaka

    A butterfly perches on the edge of an iris flower. Even though it is in the middle of a calm, its movement is exceedingly slight compared to the neatness of its wing. When it senses the presence of something, it suddenly rises into the air, fly to the next iris.

    She received Doctor degree from Tokyo National University of FAM. Her musical style is based on Gagaku雅楽 and were performed at Italy, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, USA etc. Award: Gino-Contilli, ISCM-Sweden, Biennale-FBS, Karol-Lipinski, Basel-Composition-Competition, The 1st Hong Kong-International-Chromatic-Harmonica-Competition etc. She is member of ensemble KOCHI.

  • Kyoyochi Pond

    Matt A. Mason

    I was inspired by an image of Kyoyochi Pond in which leaves floating on the surface illuminated the underlying water current, highlighting the intricate twists and turns formed by the underwater geography. In Kyochi Pond, the bass flute and hichiriki take turns representing this current while a jubilant melody dances.

    Matt A. Mason is a composer, pianist, educator, and technologist currently serving on the faculty at Roosevelt University, where they teach courses in Music Theory, Composition, and Piano. Matt holds a Ph.D from the University of Iowa. Matt writes music about nature, family, and the queer identity.

  • Nonchalance Existence

    gene Pritsker

    I adapted fragments from my piece Indifference of Breathing (for two bass flutes) to create Nonchalant Existence for hichiriki and contrabass flute, exploring how the material translates across very different instruments and how it can be developed within a concise, one-minute format.

     Composer Gene Pritsker has written over 1000 compositions. His compositions employ an eclectic spectrum of styles, influenced by his studies of various musical cultures.  He is the founder and leader of Sound Liberation and Co-directs Composers Concordance. My motto for my art is 'ending the segregation of sound vibration.

  • Multiple Solutions

    B. Allen Schulz

    This miniture was composed for Tom Piercy and Lish Lindsey.

    Allen is the founder of Random Access Music. b. 1964

  • kaidan

    Jane Wang

    Kurosawa, Rashomon, fake news, a crooked figure with long flowing white hair emerging from the mist, ghost story deconstructed

    Composer/musician Jane Wang has frequently written and performed her own music for theatre and dance. A 2013 Drama Desk Award “Outstanding Music in a Play” Nominee, she was also selected for three 60x60 projects. She continues to compose and perform remotely (being immune compromised). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Wang_(composer_and_musician)

  • Meditation on a passing cloud

    Dalen Wuest

    A cloud passes over the sun. The brief respite of the sun's direct beams on your skin brings relief like only a deep breath of fresh air can. It only lasts a moment, but what a moment it is. A moment you've felt before, and one you can feel again.

    Dalen Wuest is a composer, improviser, and PhD candidate at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Their primary research interests include East Asian traditional music, instruments, and aesthetics. Although originally from Indiana, Wuest's studies, careers, and personal interests have taken them far, and they are currently based in northern Japan.