I’m super excited to announce that the Polish Library Association will be commissioning a new multimedia string quartet from me to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Poland’s independence! The piece will feature projected images chosen with help from the PLA and will be performed by the Delgani Quartet later this year. More details to come.
Category: New Projects
Just finished a new piece for Megan Ihnen and the Sleep Songs project. Scored for solo mezzo-soprano and fixed media (with optional percussion), VEIL is a wordless song for sleepless souls in the dead of night. I’m often plagued by sleepless nights. I have the winning combination of taking several hours to fall asleep with being […]
I’m excited to announce that I will be collaborating with the Third Angle Ensemble on a new piece scored for amplified violin, viola, and narrator! The new trio will be part of “Heaving Voices 4.0,” a concert series devoted to works featuring spoken text against live music. I’ll be using a text titled Frozen Smolder by […]
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Percussion Duet COMPLETED
Man, I really need to get better at updating this site. A lot has been going on and consequently my already limited attention-span has been drastically reduced. There’s a new job potentially happening, a new collaboration that may call for a new piece with Cascadia Composers, some arranging work for Steam Radio Syndicate… etc, etc. […]
I’m a bit late announcing this, but I’ve begun a new work for Seattle’s RE:Percussion Duo which will receive its premier in mid-August at the Community Music Center. This concert will be a collaborative effort and is being generously sponsored by Cascadia and Friends. It’ll also feature a new work by Portland composer Troy Ramos, […]
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