VOCAL
VOICE(S) WITH PIANO
Some Favored Nook
For Soprano, Baritone and Piano
Libretto by Mark Campbell and Eric Nathan
Adapted from texts by Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Composed for Jessica Rivera, Andrew Garland, Molly Morkoski
Duration: c. 50:00
Premiere: Tony Arnold, William Sharp, Gilbert Kalish, Nasher Sculpture Center
Wembley's Thingamajig (May 16, 1990)
For Bass Voice and Piano
Text: "Wembley's Thingamajig (May 16, 1990)" by Dennis Lee
Duration: c. 2-3:00
Premiere: David Salsbery Fry, Cornell University
Forever is Composed of Nows (2011)
For Soprano/Mezzo Soprano and Piano
Commissioned by Neal Zaslaw
Duration: 4:00
Premiere: Judith Kellock and Mike Lee, Cornell University: May, 2011
SOLO VOICE(S)
Canon for Three (2015)
For Three Sopranos
Commissioned by Lucy Shelton
Composed for Tony Arnold, Lucy Shelton and Dawn Upshaw
Text: "Hope is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
Duration: 5:00
Premiere: Tony Arnold, Lucy Shelton, Dawn Upshaw at Resonant Bodies Festival at Merkin Hall, September 9, 2015
Sands Flowing (2010)
For Solo Soprano
Duration: 4:00
Premiere: Sarah Davis at the Tanglewood Music Festival: July, 2010
Additional performances with Jamie Jordan: Rochester Institute of Technology, SUNY Fredonia; Amanda Kohl: Hudson Valley Music Club
VOICE(S) WITH INSTRUMENTS
Soul Perching (2015)
For Soprano, Clarinet, Cello
Commissioned by Lucy Shelton
Text: "Hope is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
Duration: 6:00
Premiere: Lucy Shelton, Carlos Cordeiro, Megahan Burke at Resonant Bodies Festival at Merkin Hall, September 9, 2015
Hope is the thing with feathers (2015)
A hymn for Singer or Choir with piano or string quartet accompaniment
Commissioned by Winsor Music for Songs for the Spirit
Duration: c. 2:00
Premiere: Apple Hill Quartet, mezzo- soprano Katie Hoyer, Newburyport, NH: April 2015
Wing Over Wing (2009)
For Soprano and Violin
Commissioned by ASCAP/Society of Composers, Inc. Student Commission Competition
Duration: 9:00
Recorded on PARMA Records “Society of Composers, Inc. CD Series” with Joseph Lin, violin and Amanda Kohl, soprano
Premiere: Marshall University, SCI National Student Conference: March, 2010
Additional performances with Joseph Lin and Judith Kellock, Cornell University; Summer Sounds Music Festival;
New Voices at The Catholic University of America with members of the Great Noise Ensemble); Hudson Valley Music Club
Wing Over Wing (2009, rev. 2013)
For Soprano and Flute/Alto Flute
Original version commissioned by ASCAP/Society of Composers, Inc. Student Commission Competition
Re-orchestration composed for flutist Alice Jones
Duration: 9:00
Premiere: Alice Jones at CUNY Graduate Center, October 2013