April 27 – Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek premiered Latte, an art song with lyrics by Lisa Pegram, at Georgetown University’s Davis Performing Arts Center. On the same day, Maryland percussionist Tim McKay premiered my new percussion piece Tres Leches at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD. It was amazing to have two totally different premieres of totally [...]
Song of these States
Song of these States is a single-movement work for large chorus, concert band, and narrator. Designed as a patriotic piece, the Song draws on texts from Thomas Paine, Philip Freneau, and Walt Whitman to draw a picture of a United States that is strong and united in its ongoing struggle for peace and justice for all people. This piece was commissioned by the city of Rockville, MD for their community band and chorus and was premiered under the baton of chorus director Bryan Seith.
Sample score and purchasing score available soon.