News & Events

2020-21

​Though the pandemic has put many performances on hold, performances are finally starting to be rescheduled. Here's what else has been happening behind the scenes.

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• My wonderful collaborators Alison Dobbins, Clarence Nanamori, and I presented a workshop on our current project Krashkan at the 2021 SEAMUS (Society for ElectroAcoustic Music in the United States) National Conference, April 23, 2021. Krashkan is an interactive work where any participant can create music over Zoom by moving their body.

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• Mezzo Soprano Alta Dantzler and I presented a video performance of my work "Tea in the Sahara" from "The Sheltering Sky" at the virtual College Music Society Regional Conference, April 16, 2021. We were fortunate to be able to record it at one of Michigan State University's beautiful new facilities, Murray Hall. You can see the video here.

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• Soprano Josefien Stoppelenberg and cellist Jean Hatmaker made a wonderful recording of Alba for upcoming release on their CD Modern Muses. The album was picked up by Navona Records, and will be distributed by Naxos in Fall 2021. You can hear their beautiful interpretation here.

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• I am participating in Opera Hack, sponsored by San Diego Opera, during the summer of 2021. This hackathon brings together artists and technology experts to brainstorm on problems and issues in presenting opera today.

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• Alex Smith's new CD Determined Volumes includes his amazing interpretation of Crossroads. It was released by PfMENTUM in October of 2020.

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• I was interviewed by Tony Lanman for One Track Podcast, and talked about my work "Yodeling Song." The podcast was released February 14, 2021 - you can listen here.

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• I was recently a guest composer for the new Circuit Bridges Festival, which sponsored terrific live online performances by Drew Whiting, Saxophone. You can watch his February 13 performance here (featuring Cradle) and his December 19 performance here (featuring Ötzi).

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• Premiere of The Ballad of Mary and Margaret: A Spiritualist Opera is tentatively rescheduled for Spring, 2022. Stay tuned for details.

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• Recent commissions include a new work entitled "I Am I Plus My Surroundings," for Bassoon and Interactive Electronics, written for Lia Uribe. She is planning to record and release it in 2021.

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• In Summer 2020, The Witches of Vardø for solo violin was one of four winners of Luciano Casalino's international call for scores. He will record and release the work in Spain, details TBA.

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• Shelter for youth chorus (SSA+Piano) was commissioned by the Detroit Composers Project for One Voice. Premiere was originally scheduled for Spring 2020, will be rescheduled TBA.

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• Crossroads was the winner of the 2020 LunArt Call for Scores. It will be performed at the rescheduled LunArt Festival, details TBA.

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• Ötzi was released on Innova Album In Lights Starkly Different by Drew Whiting in March, 2020.