I want to share the premiere recording of my recent vocal trio, “Różowa Magia (Pink Magic)”, written for Cincinnati Soundbox and performed by Jackie Stevens, Lauren McAllister, and Ellen Graham. It was my first time setting Polish, which is something I’ve wanted to do since moving to Warsaw. The singers did a beautiful job learning both the piece and the the text, and I’m grateful that they brought the piece to life so thoughtfully.
Happy fall! The blog has been quiet but lots of things are currently in the works for the 2018-2019 season.
I’d love to share a recent performance of my first orchestral work, “Blood Garnet”. I wrote this in between my undergraduate and graduate degrees, and while I am still happy with many of the musical ideas, the orchestration itself is very “First Piece for Orchestra”. There’s nothing like hearing your own human-played orchestral music to show you exactly what did and didn’t work, technically speaking!
Regardless, Thomas Cunningham and the orchestra did a lovely job with the piece, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to hear my own orchestral music live.
Recently, fivebyfive performed my piece, “Constant”, which I arranged slightly to accommodate the size of their ensemble.
They just posted a wonderful video of the performance. I always love hearing new performances of this piece, because they’re never the same.