Some work samples!
^ That’s me! Photo by Arthur Moeller
A video of My Fine Grass home, from The Lydian Gale Parr, my oratorio with Karinne Keithley Syers, premiering at Target Margin Theater April 5th-20th. Get your tickets!
‘Meditations on the New Year, Part I: Community.’ Commissioned by The Brooklyn Youth Chorus for their Men’s Ensemble. Kristopher Burke, Conductor. Rachel DeVore Fogarty, piano.
<<<I wrote ‘Les Tours Au Ciel’ for Mia Rovegno and Jeanette'e Yew's audio/visual adaptation of Maurice Maeterlinck's 19th century play, The Blind, premiered at HERE Arts Center, Dec 2020. Performed/recorded by Angel Lin, myself, and Aviva Jaye in our pandemic closets. Mixing by Leah Shaw.
‘Hunting Song,’ from my RPG musical-in-development, Myrmidon. Performed by Jessie Shelton, Lacy Rose, Lizzie Hagstedt, and myself.
An art song trio I composed, titled ‘Romance Suite,’ commissioned by tenor Timothy Stoddard for his debut record, ‘Tarot,’ piano performed by Ellen Fast, released by Novana Records, with support from the Heinz Foundation. I wrote the lyrics for ‘Of Your Fair Courtesy,’ Jenny Xie wrote the lyrics for ‘Conductor,’ and Desiree Bailey wrote the lyrics of ‘Struisbaai.’ I met Jenny while working on my MFA in Poetry at NYU, and Desiree at the Norman Mailer Writers retreat.
‘Queen of the Museum,’ an aria I composed for Sophie Delphis, for my opera-in-development, Simone de Beauvoir at the Museum. Winner of the 2022 Sparks and Wiry Cries SongSlam.
An aria from my opera in development, Simone de Beauvoir at the Museum. Composed as part of my Composers and Voice Fellowship with The American Opera Project and performed by Justine Aronson (soprano) and Mila Henry (piano).
‘Meditations on the New Year, Part II: Whatever Goodness Might Mean.’ Commissioned by The Brooklyn Youth Chorus for their Men’s Ensemble. Kristopher Burke, Conductor. Rachel DeVore Fogarty, piano.
Mater Nostra, music by myself, lyrics by Jay St. Flono, performed by Jasmine Muhammad and Kelly Horsted. Composed for The American Opera Project as part of my Composers and the Voice Fellowship.
‘Song for You,’ by Leon Russell, arranged by Physical Kids, my folk duo with Matt Schlatter.
‘Seagull’ by Physical Kids. Written by Physical Kids, my folk duo with Matt Schlatter.