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 [...]
String Quartet no. 1
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sui generis Quartet
String Quartet no. 1 began as an exploration into links between two of my favorite forms of music: choral music and percussion music. The four-part texture and similar timbres of the string quartet strongly suggest choral music, but the quartet’s expanded range, rhythmic possibilities, and extended techniques remind me of the rich timbral world of percussion.
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