Commissioned by Carnegie Hall
World Premiere: March 18, 2024, Resnick Education Wing, Ensemble Connect Up Close
Duration: approx. 7:30 min
Performed by Mika Sasaki (Piano), Joseph Jordan (Oboe), Isabella Bignasca (Viola), Thapelo Masita (Cello)
INSOMNI/BLACK
HAIR LOVE
Final Project in Instrumentation and Orchestration
Re-scoring of the Disney short film “Hair Love”
For Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet in Bb, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, Horns, Trumpets, Trombones, Tuba, Chimes, Xylophone, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
WE DANCE TO
Text setting of Leslie Marmon Silko’s “Almanac of the Dead” Premiere: November 16, 2023, Art, Protest, and the Archives, Beinecke Library, Yale University
Performed by Jennifer Beattie (Mezzo-Soprano), Zachary Pulse (Oboe), and Makana Medeiros (Vibraphone)
Duration: approx. 3:00 min