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"Moon, Bride, Dogs" receives glowing review in SF following premiere of "Bones of Girls" in Sac

It has been an incredible two weeks for writer/librettist Cristina Fríes and me. I am honored to share this kind review by Joshua Kosman...

Drawing Inspiration from Nature in a Time of Ecological Collapse

this essay has also been published by Landscape Music This Saturday I’m looking forward to hearing the premiere of my new orchestra...

In conversation with Alban Gerhardt, cellist: Unsuk Chin's Cello Concerto

Downsides of writing a dissertation: you start to lose your mind a little. Upsides: you can get really interesting and talented people to...

HS composers of NorCal converge on UC Davis for Young Composers Workshop

Two weeks ago I, along with my friend and fellow Davis colleague Daniel Godsil, hosted the first UC Davis Young Composers Workshop, a...

Bones of Girls, youngest of the three sister operas, finished!

I've happily drawn the double barline on the third and final "sister-opera," Bones of Girls, which was an expansion / overhaul of Moon,...

Moon, Bride, Dogs II at NANOworks: a work develops from awkward teenager to real chamber opera

Moon, Bride, Dogs gets a make-over Last week I had the privilege to attend the North American New Opera (aka NANOworks) Workshop in...

decketh joy, water destroy

This is the current title of a new piece for soprano and chamber ensemble I'm working on. Ensemble Dal Niente will premiere it at UC...