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Collective Voices in Sarasota
Sophia Szokolay is taking her Collective Voices program on the road! I’m delighted that my piece Stromateis was performed today by Sophia and Baron Fenwick in the Geldbart Auditorium at the Selby Library in Sarasota. It was part of their Soundbox Fellowship Program, which regularly features resident artists and composer fellows. In this case, Sophia,…
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Collective Voices in Cape Cod
I’m grateful to Sophia Szokolay for bringing her Collective Voices program to Cape Cod this weekend, including my piece Stromateis for violin and piano. She played all the pieces from last November’s concert, and the proceeds from ticket sales directly support the recording of the Collective Voices program for her debut album. The performance took…
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NEC Fall 2025 Curation
It’s been a busy fall at NEC, where I curated our first two Composers’ Series concerts on October 15 and November 6. The first focused on art songs and song cycles, and I was thrilled to hear the concert premiere of my song “How Do I Love Thee?” for soprano and piano performed by Aurora…
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Sun Compass Premiere
I am so looking forward to the premiere of my new piece for wind ensemble and rhythm section, Sun Compass, commissioned by Bill Drury and the NEC Wind Ensemble, tonight in Jordan Hall at 7:30pm. It is an absolute honor to have Frank Carlberg, Dor Herskovits, and Bob Nieske playing the solo parts, and the…
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Performance of Shine Darkly Over Me
I am thrilled that my trio for flute, viola, and harp, Shine Darkly Over Me, is having a second performance tomorrow night at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. Emma Krause, Luther Warren, and Yvonne Cox sound incredible, and I’m grateful to them for all of their hard work on this piece. This is part of…
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Lamnth Performance at Tufts
Tonight at Tufts University the incredible duo Lamnth, Lilit Hartunian and Nicholas Tolle, are giving the second performance of my H.D.-inspired piece for violin and cimbalom, which was the dream, which was the veil? The concert begins at 8pm in Distler Hall in the Granoff Music Center, and will also feature a new commission by…
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Shine Darkly Over Me Premiere at Bowdoin International Music Festival
I am thrilled to be at the Bowdoin International Music Festival this weekend as a guest artist for the world premiere of my trio for flute, viola, and harp, Shine Darkly Over Me. It’s a joy to be back here after participating in the festival back in 2017, and to be programmed on the Gamper…
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Tide Tiding Time Second Movement Premiered by Sophia Szokolay
I am greatly looking forward to Sophia Szokolay’s final DMA recital this Saturday at 8pm in Brown Hall at NEC. She is premiering the second movement from my solo violin piece Tide Tiding Time, “Flotsam/Jetsam,” alongside some wonderful works by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Amy Beach, and Richard Strauss. There’s even a György Kurtág world premiere!…
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Eidolon Chamber Opera Workshop at Longy
I’m very excited to be presenting the first two scenes of my chamber opera-in-progress, Eidolon, based on H.D.’s epic poem Helen in Egypt, today at the Longy School of Music’s Pickman Hall. This is the culmination of the last few years that I have spent as an artist-in-residence at Longy, and it promises to be…
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Lamnth Duo Premieres which was the dream, which was the veil? at NEC
I am extremely excited about the premiere tonight of my newly commissioned piece for the violin and cimbalom duo Lamnth, which was the dream, which was the veil? Working with Lilit Hartunian and Nick Tolle on this piece has been incredibly rewarding, and I look forward to the recording session we have scheduled this weekend.…