A lot of exciting projects this fall! I have been teaching myself programming, mostly with Python, and made some good progress—although there is still a long way to go! I am also getting more acquainted with the existing computer environments for sound design and composition (Csound, Super Collider,…
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'La vie dans les plis' premiere at the Firehouse Space!
I am pleased to announce the premiere of my new piece, La vie dans les plis for violin and piano, on Thursday, June 5th, at the Firehouse Space in Brooklyn! See below the complete info for concert:
Dr. Faustus presents: Ensemble 365 & Pierrot Lunaire
New York’s contemporary music scene is sing…
Duo Romi performs 'Incarnation' at the Queens New Music Festival!
I am pleased to announce the upcoming performance of my piece, Incarnation, at the Queens New Music Festival, on Saturday, May 17, starting at 6 pm. My piece will be part of an exciting program performed by Duo RoMi (Roberta Michel, flute; Mirna Lekić, piano), and also featuring works by composers …
Six poèmes at Elebash Hall!
Join the upcoming premiere performance of my revised song cycle for soprano and piano, "Six poèmes," performed by Sarah Brailey (sop.) and Mirna Lekic (piano), at Elebash Hall (The Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave., NY, btw 34th & 35th st.), on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. N.B.: My songs will be perf…
"Against The Grain" at the Csound International Conference
My electronic piece for fixed media, "Against The Grain," has been selected for a performance at the 2nd Csound International Conference, taking place at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, on October 25–27, 2013.
"Six poèmes" at Barbes!
Come check out my songs, "Six poèmes," tonight at Barbes, performed by Seth Gilman (voice) and Chris Berg (piano)!
New Brew Gets a Brazilian: An exploration of Romance and cultural intercourse.
Opera on Tap's New Brewers spice things up with music from Brazil and elsewhere in greater Latin Ameri…
"Atlas" CD release (9/30)!
I am proud to announce the imminent release of my piece "En route," commissioned in 2010 by Cadillac Moon Ensemble, on CME's brand new CD Atlas (New Dynamic Records).
Kudos and thanks to the Cadillacs for this opportunity, and for their dedication and wonderful playing; to New Dynamic Records for t…
"Six poèmes" premiered at WMP
My brand new song cycle, Six poèmes, was premiered last Friday (5/18) in NYC at the WMP Concert Hall, as par of Dr. Faustus's concert: "New Art Songs: a 21st century songbook." Here is a video of the performance:
The concert also featured three other brand new song cycles: Ramin Heydar…
"Shiloh" at Essentially Choral 2012
An overdue update:
I recently had the great honor to be one of the six composers selected for the tenth edition of Essentially Choral, a three-day, intensive series of workshops in Minneapolis, mentoring sessions, and rehearsals, run by the Minneapolis-based chorale organization VocalEssence (Phill…
September News
While there has been (so far!) no performance announcement for this fall, I am nevertheless keeping myself busy. Here are a few noteworthy highlights:
- I am currently working on the next Dr. Faustus project, with my partner in crime, fellow composer Inés Thiebaut. We are putting together a program…
'En route' on New Dynamic Records
The new music group Cadillac Moon Ensemble selected my piece, En route, to be featured on their next recording for the label New Dynamic Records. The Cadillacs are heading for the recording studios at the end of September, and the album is planned for commercial release (a platinum, no doubt!) in ea…
The Sanctuary Project Premiered at Carnegie-Weill Hall (Monday, March 21st)!
Kudos to the Lunatics at Large (and the poets!) for a superb performance in front of a full house last Monday, March 21st, at Carnegie-Weill Hall!
And if you weren't there, you can still attend one of the three repeat performances scheduled in NYC this April:
The Sanctuary Project
Friday, April 8…
The Sanctuary Project on WKCR 89.9 FM
The Sanctuary Project was featured on WKCR 89.9 FM today, as part of the 'Morning Classical,' hosted by Layan Fuleihan on Tuesday, March 15th at 11am, featuring poets David Shapiro, Yerra Sugarman and Joanna Fuhrman, composers André Brégégère and Laura Koplewitz, and pianist/project coordinator E…
Presentation/Preview Performance of "Sanctuary"
A presentation/preview performance of my new piece for Pierrot ensemble + viola, commissioned by Lunatics at Large for the Sanctuary Project, 2010, featuring poet Yerra Sugarman, the ensemble Lunatics at Large, and myself, will be hosted by David Olan and the Graduate Center's Composers Workshop on …
Support the Sanctuary Project!
Dear music-loving friends,
I am very proud to announce that the ensemble Lunatics at Large —a "young, energetic and highly polished" (New York Times) ensemble of Mannes College graduates and friends—has commissioned me to write a piece as part of a special project being planned for spring 2011, the …
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