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Posted on December 10, 2017June 6, 2023

Walks at Brush Creek (2017)

Piano. 9 mins.

Written during an Artist Residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Saratoga, Wyoming, and inspired by the landscape of Brush Creek Ranch. Continue reading “Walks at Brush Creek (2017)”

Posted on October 30, 2017January 12, 2021

Come to the Edge (2017/18)

Voice and acoustic guitar. 4 mins.

Song for THE BETTERMENT SOCIETY, a new play in development by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen.

Continue reading “Come to the Edge (2017/18)”

Posted on March 7, 2016January 12, 2021

Lead On and Up (2016)

Mezzo-soprano and piano. 5 mins.

Written for American Opera Projects‘ Composers & the Voice fellowship.  Aria inspired by the life, paintings, and memoirs of Emily Carr (1893-1945). Libretto by Nell Shaw Cohen. Continue reading “Lead On and Up (2016)”

Posted on March 7, 2016March 3, 2022

Sorting Photos (2016)

Soprano and piano. 5 mins.

Written for American Opera Projects Composers & the Voice fellowship.

Lyrics by Edward Einhorn.
Continue reading “Sorting Photos (2016)”

Posted on January 12, 2016January 12, 2021

What If? (2015)

Bass-baritone and piano. 3 mins.


Written for American Opera Projects Composers & the Voice fellowship.  The questions in this “found text” song were generated by Google search autocomplete, compiled from phrases that people are really searching online. Continue reading “What If? (2015)”

Posted on December 14, 2015January 12, 2021

Bury Me (2015)

Baritone and piano. 4 mins.

Written for American Opera Projects Composers & the Voice fellowship.  Text by Edward Einhorn. Continue reading “Bury Me (2015)”

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