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Program Notes This piece evokes the image of a river of stars sweeping across the sky. Based in the Hindustani raag Vachaspati, River of Stars combines soaring melodies, roiling figuration and sparkling percussion to create a bold and shimmering sound world. Recording (see above) Premiere/Performances This work was premiered on April 11, 2026 by Spencer … Read more
Program Notes Sunaao is a set of three pieces designed to introduce young choirs to the Hindi/Urdu language. Aao beckons us to share our musical traditions with one another, exploring changing open vowels. Khattar Pattar uses a distinctive style of Hindi/Urdu onomatopoeia to describe how we sometimes let our thoughts run out of control. Behta … Read more
Program Notes original text by Melissa Studdard (all info coming soon) Recording (see video above) Text View/download the full text of We Are Love here: Special Performance Requirements We Are Love is a work designed for two types of choirs to perform together: a regular SATB chorus and a community chorus. While the community part … Read more