ATLAS PERFORMED BY THE LOS ANGELES PHIHARMONIC, DISNEY CONCERT HALL, JUNE, 2019 Not since 1992 has Atlas been performed in its entirety. Under the direction of Yuval Sharon and conducted by Paolo Bartolomelio, Atlas took life again to stellar reviews from all the major news media. For Meredith, this marked a new avenue where she allowed Sharon of The Factory to create a new production of her work.
The opera had it's debut in 1991 at the Houston Grand Opera where I performed my role as orchestrator, editor and conductor. Not only would I like to thank Meredith for the opportunity she gave me to play a role in one her greatest pieces she ever conceived, but a hand to the incredible staff of the Los Angeles Philharmonic where I got to play in the orchestra during the production. Meredith always put together great people. Two of them were key in this revival. Katie Geissinger who made many contributions to the original production as well as coaching the new cast, and Allison Sniffen who not only assisted me in the new Boosey & Hawks edition, but also along with Meredith, enhanced the score. Like Meredith, Alison and Katie are tremendous artists in their own right. Reviews were uniformly praising. 2 from the New York Times alone, The New Yorker, San Francisco Chronical, Los Angeles Times and others.
Ensemble Sonaris DebutsThe debut of Ensemble Sonaris happened on March 25, 2019. Founded by cellist Ruth Berry and sponsored by the Fund for the Study of World Religions, the theme of the program focuses on Chiaroscuro: Sounds and Sights of Darkness and Light.
The ensemble consists of myself on historical winds, Ruth on cello, Michael Leopold, lute & theorbo and Sherezade Panthaki, soprano. Visual projections from the Picker Art Gallery became the prelude and postlude for music comprising Hildegard, Ciaconia, Campion, Kapsberger, Caccini, Purcell, Couperin, Handel, Sances, Cima and Dowland. Ensemble Sonaris is grateful to Chapel House, Colgate University for their vision and financial support. Glimmerglass Opera 2018 Silent Night
JUBO is Ready to RollWhat started as a simple idea back in 2013 has finally materialized as a company, JUBO LLC. With help from Roy Sansom who make my designs come to life in wood, and Lars Fisher who made the first prototypes in plastic, Jubo is unlike any instrument before it.
What is needed is an instrument that drops the learning curve to its simplest steps. The average person can now with a Jubo, play a scale in around 3 minutes instead of days, weeks or months. Some people have mastered as many as 10 pieces of music in the first hour. The instrument also has to be professional grade. Unlike other closed-end flutes or ocarinas, it can play in 9 keys. The sound has to be sweet and easy on the ear but even-volumed so quick passages can be played effortlessly. Instrument will debut in the spring of 2018, along with a 2-stage method, Jubo I & II, plus various repertory called JuboRep. for more info on Jubo, check out the websit. https://www.jubomusic.net New job as General Editor of Meredith Monk's ATLASIt has taken a few years but the House Foundation in New York has finally received word from the Los Angeles Philharmonic requesting a revival of Meredith Monk's ATLAS at Disney Hall. The score itself has not been fully performed in 25 years and an update, plus a request from the composer Meredith Monk to add new elements to the score, required a new working edition for Boosey & Hawks. Work begins in December 2017 and should be completed by fall of 2018.
I feel honored to look back at all the memories this work has for myself. I wore several hats during the creation from 1989-91, as transcriber, orchestrator, editor and replacing John Domain as the conductor for the Houston Grand Opera under David Gockley. The new production will be under the direction of Yuval Sharon, a bright star in contemporary theater/opera. He is the recipient- like Meredith- of the MaCarther Genius Award and I look forward to working with him in the next year. 
With Meredith at her loft reviewing the old score from 1991
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"Orff would have loved it." Jane Vranish, The Pittsburgh Post
Chatauqua Carmina Buranna premiered on July 25 at the Amplitheater. Wayne Hankin took on several roles under the direction of Marty Merkely: performer, composer, director of the early ensemble and lecturer. Among the new works created by Hankin were pieces written specifically for early instruments that encompassed Orff's pre Carmina composing style as well as new works written for the Chatauqua Symphony Orchestra. Between 4-5000 people attended the performances and were well received.
To see reviews go to http://chqdaily.com/2015/07/25/a-sensory-feast-orffs-massive-carmina-burana-storms-the-amp/.
To see reviews go to http://chqdaily.com/2015/07/25/a-sensory-feast-orffs-massive-carmina-burana-storms-the-amp/.
Lark Camp 2015: The return of Lupino Lane
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Wayne Hankin conducts The Lark Camp Symphonette, an ensemble of 25 players dedicated to the performance of movie music. This year's feature, Only Me, is one of the last great silent comedies to come out of Hollywood in 1929. An new score written by Hankin was made especially for the occasion. The film has Lane playing up to 25 characters who by chance all appear on the theater stage or in the audience.
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At Work at Interlochen:
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This year marked the first year as teacher/lecturer at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Courses in adult education were offered. It is a unique institution that mostly offers advanced music education on the high school level. Over 2000 students attend for the summer.
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Hey Days 2015: Another Great Year in Healdsburg, California
Hey Days is an english dance week located at The Bishops Ranch north of San Francisco. A remarkable week. The week was a respite from the draught which has affected much of the area. Hankin taught, lectured and performed for much of the week with some of the best executioners of the English Country Dance art.
The ASCAPlus award was announced on November 14th. I wish to thank the ASCAP Plus Awards Panel for their continued support of my work in composition. Special thanks to Cia Toscanini, VP in Concert Music.
" The Most directly communicative playing came from ... Wayne Hankin, who played bagpipes with the soulful abandon of a medieval John Coltrane."
New York Times, 11/11/12
" The instrumental pieces, scattered through the program, were energetically played, and the ensemble was well balanced,... The real star among the players, though, was Wayne Hankin, who played flutes — two at a time, in an anonymous Italian saltarello — reeds and the bagpipelike musette."
New York Times, 12/26/11
"One carried away memories of Rameau's unceasing invention, delicacy, and shapeliness. Three highpoints, amid so much that was bewitching were a pastoral sequence in Act I colored by Wayne Hankin's musette whose innocence and charm, so cannily contrived could melt a heart harder then Bel's"
The New Yorker, 10/7/91
New York Times, 11/11/12
" The instrumental pieces, scattered through the program, were energetically played, and the ensemble was well balanced,... The real star among the players, though, was Wayne Hankin, who played flutes — two at a time, in an anonymous Italian saltarello — reeds and the bagpipelike musette."
New York Times, 12/26/11
"One carried away memories of Rameau's unceasing invention, delicacy, and shapeliness. Three highpoints, amid so much that was bewitching were a pastoral sequence in Act I colored by Wayne Hankin's musette whose innocence and charm, so cannily contrived could melt a heart harder then Bel's"
The New Yorker, 10/7/91
REVIEWS & ARTICLES
New York Times, 12/26/11
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New York Times 11/11/12
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Tibia (Germany), 4/05
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International Musician 12/11
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The New Yorker, 10/7/91
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New York Times, 12/23/00
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Il Messagaro, (Rome, Italy) 7/28/83
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Newport Express, 8/30/10
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New York Times, 12/25/95
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New York Times, 10/9/88
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VIDEO GAMES
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New! Pixel Privateers
Click on the picture for audio examples.
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 To hear some of the soundtrack, click on this link:
http://koleaudiosolutions.bandcamp.com/
If you like your pirate music with a dash of hurdy gurdy, gemshorns and hornpipes, this is probably the recording you're looking for.
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You can also check out The Vigilant Menagerie, another project done in the fall of 2014. Some great music there too.
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Kenshi is a single player Role Playing Game set in a vast and atmospheric 'Sword-Punk' style open world.
To hear examples click:
https://koleaudiosolutions.bandcamp.com/track/pit and http://www.kolemusician.com
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