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Program Notes Jahaaṅ translates roughly to, “the place where…” It is this sense of both distance and possibility that I wanted to convey in these arrangements of folk songs from different states and languages within India. This final movement, Kuttanadan Punjayile (Malayalam) is about longing for home on so many levels: In the most literal … Read more
Note: This is the Hindustani/period instrument version of this piece — for the version with soprano, please see Subah Shaam Program Notes I’ve always been fascinated by iconoclastic women — those who somehow saw beyond the societal conventions of their time, and chose to invest in their own, more expansive vision. Mirabai is one such … Read more
Keval Shah and Jess Dandy (image by Clare Park) Program Notes Godsongs is a song cycle that traces the journey of the Bhagavad Gita (literally translated as ‘god song’). Woven interstitially through Western art song, these original Sanskrit settings of verses from the Gita open a direct channel into the dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna … Read more
*This work has not yet been completed. All info below will be available after the completion of the work in 2026. Program Notes Recording Audio Guide Premiere/Performances Press/Reviews
*This work has not yet been completed. All info below will be available after the completion of the work in 2026. Program Notes Recording Text Performances Press/Reviews
*This work has not yet been completed. All info below will be available after the premiere of the work in 2027. Program Notes Recording Audio Guide Premiere/Performances Press/Reviews
Within the form of a harp concerto, this work borders on performance art, as we explore the devastating change ravaging our natural world. *this work has not yet been completed – please check back for more information Program Notes Recording Special Performance Requirements Audio Guide Premiere/Performances Press/Reviews
Program Notes These two etudes my contribution to Joshua Anderson’s volume New 32 — sets of fast and slow etudes by different living composers, each in response to a set from the original 32 Rose Etudes that are a staple of clarinet pedagogy. My two etudes, the ‘A minor’ ones, are actually in Hindustani ragas … Read more
Note: This is the first three movements of this set (Act 1), which were commissioned by TENET Vocal Artists. Movements 4 and 5 (along with interludes) have been commissioned by Backshore Artists’ Project and Music from Angel Fire, and will be premiered in August 2025. Program Notes I’ve always been fascinated by iconoclastic women — … Read more
Program Notes Jahaaṅ translates roughly to, “the place where…” It is this sense of both distance and possibility that I wanted to convey in these arrangements of folk songs from different states and languages within India. Each of these songs touches on the feeling of ‘home’ in a different way. Mor Bani Thanghat Kare (Gujarati) … Read more
details forthcoming*this work has not yet been completed Program Notes Recording Special Performance Requirements Audio Guide Premiere/Performances Press/Reviews
Program Notes Full program note forthcoming. This concerto was commissioned for Gil Shaham and Orli Shaham, and is having its premiere performances with National Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony and Arts Festival and Aspen Music Festival in February to August 2026. More information will be available after premieres. Recording archival recording will be available after the … Read more