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*this arrangement for string orchestra is not yet available. However, the string quartet version is currently available. Program Notes In John Kabat-Zinn’s seminal book on meditation Wherever You Go, There You Are, he speaks of how we are always encouraged to look forward, to think into the future — but what if this is it? … 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. This final movement, Kuttanadan Punjayile (Malayalam) is about longing for home on so many levels: In the most literal … 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 Dhara was co-commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest, Chamber Music Tulsa, and the Schubert Club. It will be premiered by the Viano Quartet on July 5th, 2026 at Portland … 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 Text 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. Program Notes Terra Infirma, written for and with Yolanda Kondonassis, is as much a concerto for harp and percussion as it is a one-woman monodrama. Kondonassis moves her instrument through a series … 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) were commissioned by Backshore Artists’ Project and Music from Angel Fire and were premiered in August 2025. Program Notes I’ve always been fascinated by iconoclastic women — those who … 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 When I began writing this concerto, the first image that came to mind was of a plane, moving through towering cumulonimbus clouds. From the ground, the plane seems so small, while the clouds rise stories high — so vast and foreboding. And yet, the plan is the only solid presence in that sky. … Read more
***This work is not yet completed*** This will be a set of three songs in Hindi, setting the text of 15C Indian saint-poet Kabir. The cycle will be suitable for younger singers, and will be an entry point for singers to learn to sing in Hindi. One song from the cycle, Dhire Dhire, is currently … Read more
this work has not yet been written – all information forthcoming Program Notes Recording Special Performance Requirements Audio Guide Premiere/Performances Press/Reviews