2010

May 2 & 3 - Peter Gabriel "New Blood Tour" with the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Radio City Music Hall, NYC

Apr. 30 - Scorchio performs with Irish singer/songwriter Pierce Turner.  Joe's Pub. 425 Lafayette St., NYC

Apr. 28 & 29 - Peter Gabriel "New Blood Tour" with the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada

Apr. 18 -  ThingNY performs Mooke's ThingThing.  The Tank. 354 w. 45th st., NYC

Mar. 18 - DePauw University Percussion Plus concert with guest artist Martha Mooke: An evening of electric viola and percussion. GCPA Kresge. Greencastle, IN.

Feb. 26 - Tibet House US XX Annual Benefit Concert. Carnegie Hall, NYC.  Scorchio performs with Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Regina Spektor, Gogol Bordello, Pierce Turner & Bajah and the Dry Eye Crew.  Carnegie Hall premiere of Martha Mooke's "Quantum for Quartet" featuring Scorchio.

Feb. 17 - American String Teachers Association National Conference.  Martha Mooke presents "Violas on the Verge". Hyatt, Santa Clara Ballroom. Santa Clara, CA.

Jan. 14-17 - The 2010 NAMM Show.  Yamaha String Artist/Clinician Martha Mooke will be making music and demonstrating instruments at the Yamaha booth.  Anaheim, CA.

Jan. 22 -“Dreaming the Duke” with Nnenna Freelon, Harolyn Blackwell, and Mike Garson.  Phillips Center, University of Florida Gainesville, FL.

2009

Dec. 19 - ThingNY  presents SPAM.   Premiere of Mooke's ThingThing.  University of the Streets – 130 E 7th St. at Ave A, NYC.

Oct. 1 - 29  - "Star Wars in Concert".  Multi-media event features stunning visuals, live symphony orchestra, choir and narration (by Anthony Daniels, the actor who portrayed C3PO), plus an exclusive exhibit of Star Wars costumes, props and production artwork.

Oct. 5 -  Day of Progressive Viola.  Co-Presented by Yamaha and the New York Viola Society.  Workshops with Martha Mooke and Danny Seidenberg.  Pre concert panel and concert featuring John Graham, Danny Seidenberg and Martha Mooke.  Yamaha Artist Services, Inc. (YASI) ,3rd Floor - Piano Salon, 689 5th Ave., NYC. 

Sept. 16 - The Mandala Concert and Tour (Music of Joel Thome featuring Scorchio Quartet) Rubin Museum of Art · 150 West 17th Street, New York, NY

Sept. 5 - “Dreaming the Duke” with Nnenna Freelon, Harolyn Blackwell, and Mike Garson (with String Quartet, Horn section & rhythm section. Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center, Lenox, MA.

Feb. 27 - Electric Violist Martha Mooke & Violinist Michi Wiancko. The two performer-composers also offer world premieres written specifically for this evening and Mooke premieres Virtual Corridors: Beyond the Portal. Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphony Space, 95^th &  Broadway, NYC.

Feb. 18 - Workshop/Solo Performance.  University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Feb. 3 - 19th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert At Carnegie Hall with Antibalas, Steve Earle, Philip Glass, Zack Glass, Angelique Kidjo, Keb' Mo', The National, Patti Smith, Jesse Smith, Techung and the Lhasa Spirits & Vampire Weekend with the Scorchio Quartet.  Carnegie Hall.

2008

Sept./Oct. - Residency at the MacDowell Artist Colony in Peterborough, NH

Oct. 6 – ASCAP presents “Thru the Walls”, co-produced by Martha Mooke and Cia Toscanini.  The Cutting Room. 19 W 24^th St., NYC .  Featured composers Svjetlana Bukvich-Nichols, Caleb Burhans and Caroline Mallonée perform with special preshowcase event 'Composers Online: the newest tools for the compositional and collaborative process presented by Gina Fant-Saez, CEO of esession.com.

Oct. 17 – Featured performer at University of Massachusetts Music Alumni Reunion, Amherst, MA.

Sept. 17 – Solo Performance, Music @ One Series, New Jersey City University, NJ, Ingalls Recital Hall

April 22 - Performance of Circa 5 for string quartet and piano at the "2008 Beijing International Congress on Women in Music".  

April 18  - Presenting "Writing for 21st Century Strings: New techniques, electronics and improvisation" workshop at the "2008 Beijing International Congress on Women in Music".  

April 10 -  12 - Panelist at ASCAP's "I Create Music" Expo.  Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.  

April 9 - String Project LA presents an evening with Martha Mooke. Lecture/Performance/Insights. 620 N. Doheny Dr., W. Hollywood, CA. 

March 21 - "Mallet's Place TV" hosted by Jason "Malletman" Taylor.  Special guest, Martha Mooke.  Broadcast dates/times tba.

February 28 - March 1 - Presenting "The Power of Strings: Plugging In!" at the 2008 American String Teachers Association's National Conference.  Albuquerque Convention Center, NM.  Registration required at www.astaweb.com

February 13 - 18th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert.  Martha & members of Scorchio perform with Philip Glass, Marisa Monte, Sufjan Stevens, Ray Davies and others.  Carnegie Hall. 

February 11 - Martha Mooke (electric viola) and Marco Benevento (piano & circuit bent toys) perform together at The Cutting Room, 19 w. 24th st., NYC.

2007

December 19 - Presenting "Zen and the Art of Conceptual Improvisation!" at the 61st Annual Midwest Clinic. Hilton Chicago, IL.  Registration required at www.MidwestClinic.org. 

November 14 - ASCAP presents "Thru the Walls" featuring Marco Benevento, John Plenge and Ha-Yang Kim.  Co-Produced by Martha Mooke and Cia Toscanini.  The Cutting Room, NYC

Oct. 8 - Martha Mooke's Viola X-Treme! at the University at Albany, NY
This electric 5-string violist/composer/progressive recording artist presents a plugged in concert of original music and works written for her by leading composers including Tania Leon, Alvin Singleton, Dave Soldier, Laura Karpman and Fabrizio Festa. This performance is part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days, an annual global concert affirming the ideals of tolerance, friendship and our shared humanity.  

Aug. 25  Johnny Mathis in Concert at the Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove, NJ

Barbra Streisand European Tour 2007 - 

July 25       O2 DOME, London, England           
July 22       O2 DOME, London, England      
July 18       O2 DOME,  London, England      
July 14       CASTLETOWN HOUSE, Dublin, Ireland
July 10       MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS ARENA, Manchester, England     
July 4        GLOBE,  Stockholm, Sweden       
June 30     WALDBUHNE, Berlin, Germany
June 26     BERCY, Paris, France
June 21     SCHOENBRUNN,  Vienna, Austria          
June 18     HALLENSTADION, Zurich, Switzerland

MTV  "Unplugged" with Bon Jovi featuring a set with string octet.  Will be shown on MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com after the on air premiere.  Check listings for times. 

June 24 on CMT 

June 23 on VH1 

June 22 on MTV

April 24 -  Martha Mooke's Viola X-Treme with Randy Hudson, electric guitar and Jim Mussen, electronic drums.  The Stone, NYC

March 25 - Peter Gordon and Love of Life Orchestra featuring Lenny Pickett, Martha Mooke, Paul Shapiro, Steven Bernstein, Peter Zummo, Jim Mussen, Paul Nowinksi.  Tonic, 107 Norfolk St., NYC 

Feb. 26 - 17th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert.  Martha & members of Scorchio perform with Philip Glass, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe and others.  Carnegie Hall. 

March 3 - Special event sponsored by RIverspace (Nyack, NY) in conjunction with Mark O'Connor performance at Riverspace on March 10.  See Press Release for details.  Rehearsal with Martha Mooke and David Geber (Dean of Performance, Manhattan School of Music)

Jan. 8 - La Mama E.T.C. presents Peter Gordon and Love of Life Orchestra: LITTLE BIG BAND with Steven Bernstein, Martha Mooke, Lenny Pickett and others.  74A East 4th St.

Jan. 10-13 - IAJE 34th Annual Conference.  Clinician, "The Power of Strings: Plugging In!"  Hilton Hotel, NYC. http://iaje.org/

Jan. 27 - Performed "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday" with 1964: The Tribute.  Carnegie Hall.

2006

Dec. 4-8 - Composer Residency for American Composers Orchestra IMPROVISE! program at Brandeis H.S. and Ft. Hamilton HS., NYC

Barbra Streisand North American Tour 2006. www.barbratour.com/

October 2006
4 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
6 - Columbus, OH - Value City Arena 
9, 11 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
13 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
15 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre 
17, 20  - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre 
22 - Boston, MA - Fleet Center
24 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center 
28, 30 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
November 2006
2 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
4 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
7, 9 - Chicago, IL - United Center
13 - San Jose. CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose

16 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Arena
18 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
20 - Los Angeles, NV - Staples Center

October issue of Chamber Music America magazine - Electronics: Not Just For Composers Anymore:
Two string players explain their high-tech art to the author by Kyle Gann. Features Martha Mooke and Todd Reynolds.

September issue of The Strad - ALL THAT JAZZ Mimi Butler offers advice on how to introduce alternative music styles into lessons and explains why this can revolutionise your students' playing.  Includes photo and interview with Martha.

Click on image to see Martha featured in Artist News from Yamaha

July 16-29 - Guest Artist, faculty, Hartwick College Summer Music Festival & Institute, Oneonta, NY

June 22 & 29 - Presenting "The Power of Strings: Plugging In!" Spring School Violin Camp, Tenafly, NJ

June 7-11 - Featured Guest Artist at the XXXIVth International Viola Congress.  Montreal, Canada.  www.violacongress2006.ca

Apr. 2 - St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble performs Mooke's "Circa 5" for String Quartet and Piano.  Dia:Beacon, 3 Beekman St., Beacon, NY.  www.diaart.org

Apr. 1 - St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble performs Mooke's "Circa 5" for String Quartet and Piano.   Chelsea Art Museum, 556 W. 22nd St., NYC.   www.oslmusic.org

Mar. 13 - Composer Residency at Brandeis High School.  Sponsored by the American Composers Orchestra Education Program "Music Factory".

Mar. 8-11 - Presenting 2 clinics ("Violas on the Verge" and "Playing with 5 (strings that is!)" at the American String Teachers Association (ASTA with NSOA) 2006 National 

Conference.  Kansas City, MO.  Sponsored by Yamaha.   www.astaweb.com

Mar. 1 - Scorchio Quartet plays Tibet House Benefit with Philip Glass, Allen Toussaint, others .  Carnegie Hall, NYC. 

Mar. 11 - Enya and band on The CBS Saturday Early Show "Second Cup Cafe"

Jan. 26 - Enya is back in New York!  Watch her (with Martha in the band) on "Live with Regis and Kelly"

Jan. 12-15 - Demonstrating Yamaha's electric strings at Chamber Music America's 28th Annual National Conference.  Westin New York at Times Square, NYC.  www.chamber-music.org

2005

Dec. 11 - Solo performance at the Annual Nyack Center Holiday Benefit.  Nyack, NY

Dec. 2- Members of Scorchio perform with Liam Hayes (a/k/a Plush) at Tonic, NYC.

Dec. 1 - ASCAP presents "Thru the Walls" featuring Corey Dargel, Doug Geers and Christopher Tignor with Slow Six.  Produced by Martha Mooke and Cia Toscanini.  The Cutting Room, NYC 

Nov. 11 - Orchestra Underground. Martha Mooke will perform with the American Composers Orchestra on electric viola, in the premiere of "Lucid Dreams" by Ed Bilous with choreography by Alison Chase (Pilobolus Dance Theater) and video by Mirra Bank.  Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. Repeated at  the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Philadelphia on Nov. 12.

Oct. 21 - Members of Scorchio perform with Marc Anthony Thomson (a/k/a Chocolate Genius) at Joe's Pub, NYC 

Oct. 9 - Solo recital for Tony Bennett at Yamaha Artist Services Piano Salon to demonstrate the acoustics of the Active Field Control room 

Oct. 1 - Pavarotti Live at the BankAtlantic Center.  Sunrise, FL.

June 27 - Mooke premieres "B(utterflies) + C(haos) = D(estiny)" with special guests Randolph Hudson, III and Patrick Grant.  "Live at Opia"!(part of 1-2-3 GO! series) 130 E. 57th St., NYC

May 24 - Scorchio at The Cutting Room, NYC.  With special guest Marc Anthony Thompson (a/k/a Chocolate Genius). See May 16 for rest of program. 

May 18 - "The Power of Strings" and Improv workshops at Ardsley H.S., Ardsley, NY

May 16 - Scorchio concert at Real Art Ways.   World Premiere of new work by Anthony Cornicello.  Also on program: Piazzola, Thome & Mooke. 56 Arbor St., Hartford, CT. 

April 28 - Scorchio program at Packer Collegiate School, Brooklyn, NY

April 2 - Tribute to Alicia Svigals with David Krakauer, Martha Mooke & Pablo Aslan.  BAMCafe, Brooklyn, NY.  World Premiere of Mooke's "Tanzmetric Modulation"

Feb. 23-26 - American String Teachers Association National Conference.  Mooke presents "The Power of Strings: Plugging In" and solo performance in the Casino's Cabaret Stage.  Conference Center, Reno, NV. 

Feb. 16 - Residency at Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CT

Feb. 9 - Scorchio Quartet plays Tibet House Benefit with Trey Anastasio, Philip Glass and others.  Carnegie Hall, NYC. see pictures!

Feb. 7 - ASCAP presents Thru the Walls.  Featuring Fred Ho and the Clogs' Padma Newsome and Bryce Dessner.  The Cutting Room, NYC. 

Jan. 13-16 - Martha Mooke and Scorchio demonstrate Yamaha electric strings at annual Chamber Music America Conference, NYC. 

2004

Dec. 6 - ASCAP presents Thru the Walls.  Featuring Dave Soldier, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Paola Balsamo Prestini, Nico Muhly, Milica Paranosic.  The Cutting Room.  Created and co-produced by Martha Mooke.

Dec. 3 - Mooke presents "Zen and the Art of Conceptual Improvisation" at Manhattan School of Music. 

Nov. 20 - Roulette presents Martha Mooke with special guest Tony "VFX" Verderosa, electronic drummer/remixer.  Location One, 20 Greene St. NYC

Nov. 7 - Staten Island String Quartet performs "Quantum for Quartet". Veteran's Memorial Hall. Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY. 

Nov. 6 - Martha Mooke joins MOSAIC in a Portrait Concert of the music of Tania León.  Miller Theatre.  2960 Broadway (at 116th St.).  

October 19 - Mooke performs "...as the Phoenix" and "Cafe Mars" at the Viola Society concert "Violist as Composer!". Mannes College of Music, 150 W 85th Street, NYC.   www.nyvs.org

October 4 - Scorchio performs with Lou Reed at the ACLU Freedom concert.  On the program: Richard Gere, Tony Kushner, Sarah Jones, Nanci Griffith, Mos Def, Robin Williams, Paul Simon, Philip Glass.  Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC. 

September 17 - Premiere of "Stories Retold" for electric viola inspired by the art exhibit of Nalini Malani.  Bose Pacia Modern Gallery, NYC.

July 23 - "Zen and the Art of Conceptual Improvisation" workshop at the Southampton String Camp, Southampton, NY

July 19 - Production Manager for "Son Sonora" concerts presented by the National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA

July 18 - Staten Island String Quartet performs "Quantum for Quartet".  High Rock Park, 200 Nevada Ave, Staten Island, NY

June 12 - repeat of June 10 concert at the Spencertown Academy. Spencertown, NY 

June 10 - Premiere of Martha Mooke's new work Circa 5 commissioned and performed by Musicians Accord.  St. Peter's Church, 346 w. 20th St., NYC. 

June 2 - guest on Soundcheck, hosted by John Schaefer on WNYC-FM (93.9) 

June 2 - Wildstringz! at the Cutting Room.  Triple header featuring Martha Mooke (with Randy Hudson, elec. gtr., Michele Temple, bass & Tony "Thunder" Smith" on drums), electric Stratospheerius violinist Joe Deninzon and head banging Von Cello.  

May 10 - Guest artist.  Brooklyn College String Project.  Whitman Hall.

Apr. 27 - Eastern Connecticut State University.  Clinician, "The Power of Strings"

Apr. 22 - ASCAP presents Thru the Walls.  The Cutting Room. 19 w. 24th St., NYC.  Featuring Matthew Shipp, Tom Chiu and Polygraph Lounge (Rob Schwimmer and Mark Stewart) Created and co-produced by Martha Mooke.

Apr. 8 - Scorchio Quartet performs works of Thome, Mizelle, Mooke, Piazzola, Visconti.  SUNY Purchase Recital Hall, NY. 

Apr. 16 - MENC National Biennial In-Service Conference.  Clinician, "Zen and the Art of Conceptual Improvisation".  Minneapolis, MN.  

Feb. 25 - Scorchio Quartet plays Tibet House Benefit with David Byrne, Philip Glass, and others.  Carnegie Hall, NYC

Feb. 15 - Martha joins renown Klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals for a set at Satalla, NYC

Jan. 22 - IAJE Annual Conference.  Clinician, "The Power of Strings: Plugging In".  Hilton Hotel, NYC. 

Jan. 17 - Moderator, "Thru the Walls: A New Music Success Story".  Chamber Music America National Conference.  Westin Hotel, NYC

Jan 15 - Solo concert.  World premiere of new works for electric viola by Burwasser, Cornicello, Festa, Karpman, Kroll-Rosenbaum, Leon, Paranosic and Soley.  North River Music Series, Greenwich House Arts

2003

November 7 - Galumphing II - an evening of improvisation - TIXE, 113 W. 42nd St., NYC.

October 31 - NJ/ASTA annual conference.  Clinic and performance.  Jersey City State College, NJ.  

August - "Behind the Beat" audio portrait/voice of the artist featuring Martha about Cafe Mars.  

June 16 - Bowing's Cafe Mars CD release event at the Cutting Room, NYC.

April 15 - release of Ziggy Marley's "Dragonfly" with the Scorchio Quartet playing on Never Deny You 

March 27-29 - ASTA with NSOA National Conference, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.    Yamaha demonstrations and workshop "Zen and the Art of Conceptual Improvisation"   www.astaweb.com

March 20 - DCTV's "Live from Downtown" - encore broadcast of Martha Mooke's in-studio performance and interview.   WNYE/Channel 25 

March 24 - ASCAP presents "Thru the Walls #6".  The Cutting Room, 19 W. 24th St., NYC.  Featuring Susie Ibarra, Randall Woolf and Misha Piatigorsky.  Produced by Martha Mooke.  Robert DiMauro, guest host.  Frank J. Oteri, emcee.

Feb. 28 - Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert, Carnegie Hall, NYC.  The Scorchio Quartet performs with David Bowie, Rufus Wainwright, Ziggy Marley, Lou Reed and others.

January 18 - panelist, Chamber Music America, "ST. CECILIA'S SYMPOSIUM - COMPOSERS, MUSICIANS, AND INSTRUMENT MAKERS" Hilton New York, NYC

January 12 - Electric Chamber Music Showcase featuring Martha Mooke, Bowing (duo w/Randolph Hudson) and the Scorchio Electric String Quartet!, The Triad, NYC

2002

November 23 - Dec. 8 - U.S. tour with Andrea Bocelli 

November 25 - ASCAP's Thru The Walls #5 at the Cutting Room, 19 W. 24th St., 8PM, $10.  Produced by Martha Mooke, sponsored by the ASCAP Foundation and Sibelius Music Software.

November 7 - Mooke performs Alvin Singleton's "Mookestueck" at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC

June 11 - release of the new David Bowie CD "Heathen" (with appearances by Martha Mooke and the Scorchio Quartet!)

April 30 - Scorchio Quartet performs at Sotheby's for opening of Rachel Feinstein's "Satinstein" installation

April 3 - performance at Juilliard's "Beyond the Machine" Festival.  Clark Studio Theater, NYC

February 22 - performed with David Bowie in Tibet House Benefit Concert, Carnegie Hall.  Debut of "Scorchio Quartet".  Premiered "I would be your slave" from "Heathen" and Joined by Kronos and Philip Glass for Tony Visconti's breathtaking arrangement of "Space Oddity"

January 20 - with Randy Hudson, in surround sound with live mix by Fred Skellenger.  Egizio's Project, NYC

January 14 - ASCAP'S "Thru The Walls" #4 at the Cutting Room.  Featuring Mark Dresser, Denman Maroney, Lukas Ligeti & Bobby Previte.  Produced by MM

January 13 -Exploding Music at the Cutting Room,  NYC. Special APAP showcase.

2001

Nov./Dec.: webcast on www.newmusicbox.org of Oct. 13's  Knitting Factory solo  performance

Dec. 9 - Nyack Community Center "Holiday Readings" Benefit

Nov.6 - performing with Enya on "The View"

Nov. 6 - Electric String Clinic- Rockland County Music Educators Association 

Nov. 6 - International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival 2001, Brooklyn College 

October 13 - The Knitting Factory, NYC (presented by the American Composers Orchestra)

September - recording sessions with David Bowie, Allaire Studios, NY

August 26 - "Ought One " Festival in Montpelier, VT

August 24 - The CultureProject presents: readings from the Exonerated with host Steve Earle.  Martha Mooke, guest performer

August 13 - Demo/Workshop, Camp Mariah, Fresh Air Fund, sponsored by the ASCAP Foundation, Fishkill, NY

June 26 - Demo/Concert - Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, Japan

May 24- ASCAP Concert Music Awards, Honoree along with Tony Visconti for THRU THE WALLS.  Walter Reade Theatre, NYC

May 10- Exploding Music Showcase at the Cutting Room,  NYC, 

April 26 -  World Premiere of "Double Take" for acoustic viola & electric viola, Renee Weiler Recital Hall, NYC

April 9 - Live From Downtown! presents Martha Mooke on Manhattan cable channel 34 and interactive internet broadcast.  

March 4 - CNN WorldBeat segment on the Tibet House Concert.  Interviews with David Bowie, Philip Glass & Moby as well as some great footage of Moby and I playing together on stage at Carnegie Hall.

Feb. 27 - produced 2nd THRU THE WALLS showcase sponsored by the ASCAP Foundation.

Feb. 26 - Tibet House Benefit at sold out Carnegie Hall. Performed "Porcelain" as duo with Moby, "Heroes" and "Silly Boy Blue" with David Bowie, Philip Glass, Moby & Tony Visconti and joined the above in an inspiring finale of "People have the Power" with Patti Smith, Dave Matthews, Natalie Merchant, Emmy Lou Harris, Tibetan monks and Pakistani musicians among many others.

Jan. 31 - produced and performed in the premiere of ASCAP's THRU THE WALLS showcase at the Cutting Room.

Jan. 11 - performed with premiere appearance of the Jazz String Caucus Ensemble at the IAJE annual conference, NYC.

Jan. 7 - Exploding Music showcase at the Knitting Factory during APAP conference.