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made of words … torn by dreams, for alto sax and piano on CLUTCH concert
made of words... torn by dreams, for alto saxophone and piano, was inspired by lines from a poem by American poet Wallace Stevens. These poetic lines sparked recent considerations on the words I use to define myself— artist, gay man, voter/citizen. They also pushed me to consider who I am as my plans and dreams come to fruition or fail to materialize. What would that do to my definition of self? made of words... torn by dreams will be premiered…
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One Ounce Opera to premiere
The Creatures: a bestiary retold
I'm excited to be among the chosen winners of One Ounce Opera's 2nd annual festival of song, Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Art Song! My newest song cycle The Creatures: a bestiary retold explores the monsters of medieval bestiaries through the imaginative poetry of Jeffery Beam. The songs were written at the request of soprano Maureen Broy Papovich and in memory of Lee Hoiby, a true master of art song and a generous mentor to me. The show will feature other…
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The Creatures: a bestiary retold
presented by UT CLUTCH
Last weekend was the premiere of my new song cycle for two voices and piano The Creatures: a bestiary retold, chosen as a winners of One Ounce Opera’s 2nd annual festival of song, Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Art Song. This week, One Ounce Opera performs this cycle again as guest artists on the UT CLUTCH composers concert. The Creatures: a bestiary retold explores the monsters of medieval bestiaries through the imaginative poetry of Jeffery Beam. The songs were written at…
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Like a Darling
Chorosynthesis Singers: Empowering Silenced Voices
Northwest Summer Concert
Chorosynthesis and their co-artistic directors Dr. Wendy Moy & Dr. Jeremiah Selvey will include "Someone not there now" from my choral cycle Like a Darling on their upcoming concert in Seattle, Washington. Check out their website below for details! And preview their performance here:
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Canciónes de desamor
at the 5th Annual Source Song Festival
I'm so excited to be working with some amazing singer/pianist duos at this summer's Source Song Festival in Minneapolis this August! The composers' showcase on August 10th will feature my Canciónes de desamor. Plus there are some other concerts by festival participants and the stellar, internationally renown musicians, like composer Libby Larsen, baritone François Le Roux (who is a baritone legend), soprano Kiera Duffy (performed Bess in Missy Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves, which I saw at the Prototype Festival in…
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