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*this work is not yet completed This new 30 minute work for Hilary Hahn and Matthias Goerne weaves together the German poetry of Paul Celan with new interstitial verse by Rebecca Gayle Howell, and explores the fervent search for silence in our modern world. (program notes will be available after the premiere) Program Notes Recording … Read more
Program Notes This song for soprano, tenor and piano and violin was originally the fifth movement of my oratorio, eponymously titled This Love Between Us. The text comes from a variety of translations of ancient saint-poet Kabir’s writings, and from the Isa Upanishad. The original version starts and ends with the same duets between solo … Read more
Quarantine Madrigals — Postlude: “Together at Last” Program Notes Every restraint is an opportunity for a composer. During the pandemic, I thought about what it meant for choral singers, who are used to the feeling of singing together, to be isolated. What follows is a set of short, two-minute madrigals (yes, the title is a … Read more
Program Notes It is difficult for me to find something insightful to say about a piece that is so close to my heart. I think Rilke’s text says it best. Recording This is a recording of the original version of Two Tones, for soprano, violin and piano. The tenor/cello version has not been recorded yet. … Read more