Summer 2015 started with the completion of a new commissioned chamber work: “The Curved Road,” which was premiered in July at the Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. Meanwhile, Ofer traveled to attend concert and recordings of his music in several European cities: first to Budapest, Hungary where the “Odessa Trio” was performed and professionally recorded. The next stop was the St. Vlas Music Festival in Bulgaria where the “Klezmer Concerto” was performed by the Burgas Symphony Orchestra with the renowned clarinetist Rossen Idealov. 2015-16 was an excellent year for his “Odessa Trio”: after the summer performances in Hungary and Germany, the work received numerous performance by various ensembles in the U.S: Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, Colorado College, St. Paul, Minnesota, and New York City at the prestigious North/South Consonance Series. In October, the duo Quattro Mani (Susan Grace and Steven Beck) premiered a new two-piano work “Tango de viaje” and professionally recorded it for the Bridge recording label. “Tango de viaje” got a second performance later in the year when CC collaborated with UCCS in an extensive new music concert. In November, Ofer was invited to receive the first prize at the Smareglia International Competition in Udine, Italy. The highlight of the year was the production of “The Dybbuk” a chamber opera in three acts, in Big Sky, Montana. The international team of performance was directed by CC Professor Thomas Lindblade. The production was generously supported by the Dean’s Office as well as a SEGway grant. In April, the Music Department performed a concert to commemorate the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Ofer’s piano arrangement of R. Yardumian’s “Armenian Suite” opened the program with a performance by CC’s pianist Susan Grace. In addition to the creative work, Ofer gave a lecture on the subject of J.S. Bach to the PILLAR Institute of Lifelong Learning and conducted a master class on music composition at Metro State University in Denver. In April, the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs twice performed the “Concertino - From Darkness to Light” for clarinet, guitar, and orchestra as part of their last concert of the season. Finally, in May, Ofer attended the Rimon Artist Salon in St Paul, Minnesota, for an event titled, “Copyright or Birthright: Performing the Music of Ofer Ben-Amots.”