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New Publisher
I am happy to announce that my music is now published by Oxingale Music. We are slowly editing scores and adding them to the catalogue. All inquiries about score purchase and rentals should go to Oxingale. If you are interested in purchasing something not currently in the catalogue, reach out to the publisher anyway and…
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Keening Songs
A couple of years ago, while taking a class on Irish orality taught by renowned sean nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird, I received an email asking me if I was interested in writing a set of art songs based on Irish poetry. It was a beautiful coincidence and of course, I was delighted! The Irish…
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One day, two concerts
October 3rd will be a first for me: my music will be performed in two countries located on different continents on the same day. In Toronto, Canada there will be the premiere of The Three Woes for three trumpets and string orchestra at Top Brass presented by Soundstreams. Earlier the same day, Ilana Waniuk will…
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Premiere with Soundstreams
I am currently in Toronto – feeling very giddy and under slept from all the time-zone travel – getting ready for the premiere of my latest work The Three Woes for three trumpets and string orchestra commissioned by Soundstreams for their Top Brass concert happening on October 3. The work will be performed by three…
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Alaska Tour with Wild Shore
I am traveling around Alaska for the next ten days with the Wild Shore Festival, stopping in Anchorage, Talkeetna, Kenai and Homer. Wild Shore commissioned a brand new piece from me for the combined forces of Wild Shore Trio (Katie Cox, flute, Andie Springer, violin, Mary Kouyoumdjian, piano) and Cipher Duo (Justine Aronson, soprano, Sarah…
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Opera in the middle of Kansas
I recently spent a week in Russell, a small town smack in the middle of Kansas, and almost in the very center of America. This is my second visit to this community which hosts an annual three-week music festival called Ad Astra. The festival, with the participation of the whole community, is commissioning a full-length…
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I-Park Residency
I was lucky enough to spend four weeks of June at the I-Park artists’ residency in East Haddam, Connecticut along with six other incredible artists: Sarah E. Brook, Gina Kamentsky, Sharon Koelblinger, Brenna K. Murphy, Clarisse Baleja Saidi and Hui-Ying Tsa. The place is like adult summer camp and we were a fun crew enjoying…
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Trio at Carnegie Hall
My music is going to Carnegie Hall next week! Boston-based Trio Klaritas will perform Like doves with grey wings embracing at the Weill Recital Hall on January 25 at 8 pm. This is going to be my second Carnegie Hall appearance. The first was the 2012 premiere of my solo cello work, The child, bringer of light, performed…
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The Door at Princeton
Last weekend, Princeton University celebrated the opening of the new Lewis Centre arts complex with a big multi-day festival. The door-score for the violin duo Through closed doors and the set of prints that make up the illustrated score for Mirror, mirror were on display at the Co-lab located on the forum level of the new complex. Through closed doors received…
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Festival of the Arts at Princeton
This week, Princeton University will celebrate the opening of its new multi-building centre for the arts, the new Lewis Centre. As part of this festival, the music department is hosting various performances and sound events. The ‘door score’ for my violin duo Through closed doors is making its premiere appearance in the US as part of this…
