This May 11th, the Fifth Floor Collective will premiere a new work for flute, oboe, alto saxophone and french horn. I hope you’ll be able to join us! Check out all the details here.
Upcoming
Intersections: BEAMS at 50
On April 27th, 2012, I’m honored to be performing at the Brandeis Electro-Acoustic Music Studio (BEAMS) in honor of their 50th anniversary. I will be performing a live improvisation for rhodes keyboard, vibraphone and live electronics. Roth Michaels will be performing vibraphone and working the live electronics. I hope you can join us!
Check out the details of the program here.
Review in Fanfare Magazine
Recently, Fanfare magazine reviewed my debut album, Stillness and Change, now available on Albany Records. Take a look at the wonderful review here. Thank you Fanfare!
Interview with Fanfare Magazine
I recently sat down with David Canfield at Fanfare magazine to talk about my debut album on Albany Records. You can read the interview here. Thanks, David, for an insightful and thoughtful talk.
Koussevitzky Foundation Announces Commission Winners
It’s exciting news that the Library of Congress has officially announced the 2011-12 Koussevitzky Commission winners! Check it out here. I’m honored to be on the list!
Thanks to the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society!
Last week, the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society gave a commanding premiere performance of Aura, a new concerto for alto saxophone and ensemble. Louis Karchin conducted at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York. Aura was written for the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress. Thanks for all involved: an amazing ensemble, and a fabulous soloist, Mary Joy Patchett.
You can listen to the premiere performance here:
New Commission to Honor Milton Babbitt
I was honored when Perspectives of New Music asked me to compose a work for a special edition celebrating the life and work of Milton Babbitt. I chose to compose a work based on Babbitt’s Whirled Series. My new work, also for alto saxophone and piano, was recorded this past September by Mary Joy Patchett and John McDonald. The title, Compulsive Loves, comes from a beautiful quote by Italo Calvino describing the relationship of gods and humans in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Stillness and Change CD Release at Harvard
Thanks to all for making our CD Release concert at Harvard so special! We had an amazing turnout of supporters and new-music lovers. It was a special treat to have Matthias Pintscher with us. He is a beautiful, magical artist and I feel blessed to with him! I’ll have some video and pictures of the event up shortly! For pictures, check out: eccensemble.com
Stillness and Change
My Debut Album, Stillness and Change is now available on Albany Records! Thanks to all those who contributed to this work! On October 26th, we will have a CD release event at the Radcliffe Institute, where I will be a fellow for the 2011-12 year. Stay tuned for more details about that event!
Koussevitzky Foundation
I just heard that I have been awarded a commission from the Koussevitzky Foundation to compose a work for the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society! What great news. Thanks to Brian Fennelly and Louis Karchin for all their support in sponsoring our application! This award comes at an amazing time since I am a fellow at Tanglewood this summer and Serge Koussevitzky founded the festival.
