I’ve begun to work on a new piece for Blue Rider Ensemble to be performed in the winter of 2017. The ensemble comprises of flute, Liselyn Adams, cello, Paul Pulford, and percussion, Beverly Johnston. It’s an exciting project to take part in and I’m looking forward to get the chance to workshop the piece with the ensemble in the fall.

I feel so fortunate to have spent the month working with the incredible Arraymusic musicians, Stephen Clarke, Collean Cooke, David Schotzko, and Stephen Sitarski and learning from mentor composer Christopher Butterfield. My piece Impressioned will be premiered alongside amazing pieces by Adam Filaber, Bekah Ann Simms, and Thomas Weideman at the closing concert.

RE:connect is a dance piece that I’ve been collaborating on for the past 4 months and it’s being performed next weekend at Dancemakers. It’s been a wonderful project to work on and I’m very lucky to have collaborated with amazing dancers Sarah Hopkin, Kathleen Legassick and musician Olivia Shortt. We’ve been experimenting on how interconnected musician and dancer can be in the same performance space, how the music can have equal weight with the choreography.

Rehearsals are in progress for a new dance collaboration with choreographer Sarah Hopkin and dancer Kathleen Legassick. The music will be scored for electronics and baritone sax to be performed by Olivia Shortt. Here are some short clips of some of our music and movement experiments!

Felt very fortunate to be a finalist in Ensemble Arkea’s Concours Accés Arkea and to have composed a new work for the ensemble. Such a wonderful experience to take part in the competition and get to work with an amazing ensemble and conductor, Dina Gilbert.