Voice & Small Ensemble

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Songs of My Father (2021)

For Soprano, Viola, and Harp (14')

Commissioned by Marsha Dickstein and the Debussy Trio for Hila Plitmann

Premiered by Hilá Plitmann, soprano, David Walther, viola, and Marsha Dickstein, harp

Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2022

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The Unhealed Wound (2021)

Text by Rita Dove

For Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone, Cello, SATB Chamber Chorus, and Piano

Commissioned by Skidmore College

Premiered by Amanda Lynn Bottoms, mezzo-soprano, Eric Owns, baritone, and assisting artists

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, Sept. 29, 2023

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Canti Della Natura (Songs of Nature) (2021)

Commissioned by Ken Lipper and the Curtis Institute with the generous support of Fred Simeone, for Sarah Shafer, pianist for Nicola Bulgari’s 80th birthday

Premiered by assisting artists of the Du Vert A L’infini Music Festival, Eastern France, Shahab Paranj, Artistic Director

Château de Fresne-Saint-Mamès, Haute-Saône, France, July 2nd, 2021

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Beloved Night (2015)
For Soprano, Harp, Viola, & Cello (12')

Commissioned by the Curtis Institute of Music

Premiered by Elena Perroni, Soprano & Artist Faculty of Curtis

Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA, May 15th, 2015

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String Quartet #7 "Psalms of Solace" (2014)

For Soprano and String Quartet (26')

Commissioned by the Delray String Quartet

Premiered by the Delray String Quartet, Maria Alaida, Soprano

Colony Hotel, Delray Beach, FL., May 31st, 2015

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Sweet Talk (1997)

For Mezzo-Soprano, Cello, Double Bass & Piano (23')

Text by Toni Morrison

Commissioned by Princeton University

Premiered by Jessye Norman, soprano and assisting artists

Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 1997

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Canticle of Peace (1995)

For Baritone Solo, S.A.T.B. Choir & Chamber Orchestra (19')

Commissioned by Ohef Sholom Temple, Norfolk, Virginia in honor of its 150th anniversary

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Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 2 (1994)

For Baritone Solo, Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Piano, Percussion & String Quintet (25')

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String Quartet No. 3 – Psalms of Sorrow (1994)

For Baritone Solo & String Quartet (21')

Commissioned by the Muir String Quartet

Premiered by the Muir String Quartet

Salt Lake City, Utah, October 1995

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Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 1 (1992)

For Soprano Solo, Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Piano, Percussion & String Quintet (28')

Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Premiered by Artists of the Society, Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Lincoln Center, New York, November 1992

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