Natalie Groom and friends will reprise the trio she commissioned for clarinet, horn, and bassoon FREAKS OF NATURE as part of a program of new music for residents at the Collington Senior Living facility. The work, inspired by unique (if slightly freaky!) endangered animals, features short pieces on the Volcano Snail, Huntsman Spider, and Giant Golden-Headed Flying Fox!

Oscar Thorp leads the Kings County Concert Band in their winter concert as part of a joint concert program with Grand Street Community Band and Brooklyn Wind Symphony in Brooklyn, New York. Along with other modern and classic works for wind ensemble, KCCB will unveil the New York premiere of BRAWL.

Kimberly was able to work with the band in a virtual clinic earlier this fall, and the performance promises to be one to remember!

Led by conductor Cullan Lucas, the Winona State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform Kimberly’s work, BRAWL as part of their fall concert program.

Admission to this event is free and open to the public. Learn more at the link here.

Vocalist Christopher Rodriguez will give the world premiere performance of You, Us, Me, which he commissioned as part of the Spring Forward commissioning series in 2021.The piece, which includes original text by Kimberly, will be presented as part of a program of contemporary vocal music at the University of North Texas in Denton: Hear, bullet & the 21st C. Singer: In Recital with Stephen Dubberly, piano.

More information can be found at the link here.

New Wave Opera will feature multiple performances of THUMP—Kimberly’s psychodramatic setting of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic, “The Tell-Tale Heart,”—as part of their NIGHT OF THE LIVING OPERA performances at the incredible horror-themed bar, Raven’s Manor. See Kimberly in-person for both nights of performances—and stick around for the other incredible contemporary operas programmed.

New Wave Opera will feature multiple performances of THUMP—Kimberly’s psychodramatic setting of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic, “The Tell-Tale Heart,”—as part of their NIGHT OF THE LIVING OPERA performances at the incredible horror-themed bar, Raven’s Manor. See Kimberly in-person for both nights of performances—and stick around for the other incredible contemporary operas programmed.

Calypsus Brass quintet will perform near death and other contemporary works as part of their residency recital at Eastern Carolina University. Their residency is part of the North Carolina NEWMUSIC initiative, and included panel discussions, masterclasses, and more.

A livestream of the recital is available here on concert day, and for up to two weeks from the air date.

As part of “an evening of voices in treble,” New Wave Opera will preview an aria from THUMP - Kimberly’s setting of “The Tell-Tale Heart.” SCREAM QUEENS will feature a wide selection of contemporary music for treble voices, performed from the iconic high-rise stage in Mendelssohns - a beloved classical music bar in Portland.

Come any time to meet Kimberly in-person—THUMP’s preview will happen sometime between 8 and 10.

A $10 cover charge applies at the door in support of the performing artists. More information about the event can be found at the link here.

The University of Northern Iowa Symphonic Band, conducted by Justin Mertz, will perform BRAWL as part of the UNI Spotlight Series in the Great Hall of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. For tickets and directions, visit the link here.

To read more about the writing of this work, check out this blog post from earlier this year!

Beloved Portland ensemble Fear No Music will feature Kimberly’s miniatures for string quartet, Extracted Wisdom for their season opener this September!

Celebrating the fertile and diverse ecosystem of Pacific Northwest creativity, FNM will feature the music of eight Portland composers spanning four generations: Henry Alexander, Cynthia Gerdes, Charles Rose, Kimberly Osberg, Kennedy Verrett, Stephen Lewis, Bonnie Miksch, and Paul Safar.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can. Learn more at the link here.

Beloved Portland ensemble Fear No Music will feature Kimberly’s miniatures for string quartet, Extracted Wisdom for their season opener this September!

Celebrating the fertile and diverse ecosystem of Pacific Northwest creativity, FNM will feature the music of eight Portland composers spanning four generations: Henry Alexander, Cynthia Gerdes, Charles Rose, Kimberly Osberg, Kennedy Verrett, Stephen Lewis, Bonnie Miksch, and Paul Safar.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can. Learn more at the link here.

Kimberly’s opera trio, IF YOU CHEESE, and mezzo aria from THUMP (based on the Tell-Tale Heart) will be performed as part of an evening of contemporary opera music at the iconic Raven’s Manor Haunted Bar. The program, Music in the Manor, is presented by New Wave Opera. More information about the show can be found here.

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University and University of Central Oklahoma combined flute choirs will give the world premiere of Running in the Eye, a new work for flute choir inspired by tornadoes, at this year's National Flute Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

You can read more about the convention schedule and events at the link here.

The Merian Ensemble, comprised of musicians from the Atlanta Symphony and Dallas Symphony, will be releasing a brand new album of their commissioned works. Produced by the legendary Elaine Martonne, the album will not only feature Kimberly’s Just Another Climb, but new works by Jennifer Higdon, Clarice Assad, Nicole Chamberlain, Leilehua Lanzilotti, and Soon Hee Newbold.

The album will be released by PARMA on August 2nd.

Kimberly’s newest work, If You Cheese, will receive its world premiere as part of New Wave Opera’s inaugural concert on July 27th, 2024. This short opera trio follows a local business owner trying to fill a big, last-minute cheeseboard order—receiving assistance (and no shortage of puns) from her friends.

The work will be presented as part of a concert of operatic duos, arias, and art songs. Exact location provided upon RSVP. You can find more information about the event here!

Minneapolis-based chamber winds ensemble LADYBAND will feature Kimberly’s Passing Through as part of an evening of music at Violet Wine on June 14th!

The program will also feature Tawnie Olson's final movement from her "Composition in rouge, bleu et jaune," and Jean Françaix's "Sept Danses”—inspired by the children's book "La Malheurs de Sophie." The book outlines Sophie's various misadventures which include shaving off her eyebrows, planning a funeral for her favorite doll, and eating her mother's pet goldfish.

This concert is free and open to the public! Click the link here to RSVP.

Resonance Ensemble will reprise their performance of Seek What You Want to Find as part of their 15th anniversary celebration concert this June. The work, commissioned as part of their Portland Protests concert block, was inspired by the paintings of the recently-departed Henk Pander—which depicted scenes from the historic Vanport Flood as well as the protests following the murder of George Floyd in 2020—and text by Dr. S. Renee Mitchell.

Following the concert, Kimberly’s work will also be recorded as part of Resonance Ensemble’s latest CD project, Safe Harbor.

The Driftless Urban Orchestra unveils a newly-expanded version of Efflorescence at La Crosse’s beloved arts and music festival, ARTSPIRE. Originally commissioned by winds-doubling soloist Colton Sprenkle as part of the Spring Forward commissioning series, Efflorescence features three movements about different types of plants (herbs, cycads, and succulents). The new version was commissioned by DUO director Cullan Lukas.

Kimberly’s work, Passing Through, will be featured on a series of spring concerts by the South Dakota Chamber Winds concluding their inaugural season. The concert will feature works by other living composers for wind octet, led by conductor Don Linn.

Kimberly’s work, Passing Through, will be featured on a series of spring concerts by the South Dakota Chamber Winds concluding their inaugural season. The concert will feature works by other living composers for wind octet, led by conductor Don Linn.

The Eau Claire Memorial High School orchestra program is giving their spring concert on Tuesday, May 21st—with the Old Abe group reprising their performances of Runaway and Homeward for string orchestra. The group recently had a week-long clinic and composer visit on the two pieces in preparation for the premiere on May 15th.

This performance will be live-streamed for free at the link here.

The sjel duo, Sarah Hetrick (saxophone) and Paul Millette (percussion), will be performing “ROOTED” at the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy at UT Arlington as part of the Professionals Concert.

The duo commissioned the piece for saxophone and marimba, inspired by the various uses of roots in paintings by Frida Kahlo.

Memorial High School’s Old Abe Orchestra presents two world premieres as part of the school’s Fine Arts Night! This year’s theme, Home, includes the premiere of four new works by both Kimberly and composer Hunter Hanson. Kimberly’s two new works, Runaway and Homeward will be performed by the older group to conclude the program following a week of clinics and masterclasses with the students.

The New Jersey Youth Symphony has commissioned a new work for their flute ensembles, which will premiere as part of the NJYS Flute Ensemble Alumni Event on May 4th, 2024.

The substantial new work, Night Shifts, was inspired by the life cycle of stars and is comprised of three movements: Cosmic Nursery, Dwarves and Giants, and Adding to the Dark.

Premiering as part of the grand opening of new exhibits at the celebrated children’s literature musuem, The Rabbit hOle, My Father’s Dragon will at long last be unveiled! Duo Daniel Ketter (cello) and Emlyn Johnson (flute) bring the beloved children’s classic by Ruth Stiles Gannett to life in this commissioned work by Kimberly R. Osberg.

Kimberly will appear at the Hollywood Theatre this March to introduce a special screening of Under the Skin. Directed by Johnathan Glazer, the film features a fantastic score by composer Mica Levi, which Kimberly will discuss ahead of the screening.

Tickets for this event are on sale now at hollywoodtheatre.org.

The Philadelphia All-City Band will premiere BRAWL as part of their spring concert on March 12th at the Kimmel Center (home of the Philadelphia Orchestra). The work was written especially for this year’s concert band at the request of conductor Patricia Cornett.

Calypsus Brass gives the world premiere of near death as part of a recital of living composers. The work, inspired by whale falls, will also be part of Calypsus Brass’s debut album of newly commissioned works.

You can watch the livestream for free at the link here.

Natalie Groom presents Freaks of Nature as part of her presentation "Activism in Music: Flex Chamber Experiences for HS/Undergrad” as part of the Maryland Music Educators Association All State Conference. Written for clarinet, French horn, and bassoon, this multimovement work is inspired by various endangered species that appear freakish in appearance, but harbor interesting, useful, and even beautiful features.

You can read more about the conference here.

Natalie Groom presents Freaks of Nature at the University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC). Written for clarinet, French horn, and bassoon, this multimovement work is inspired by various endangered species that appear freakish in appearance, but harbor interesting, useful, and even beautiful features.