Category: Videos

AOP First Glimpse Videos

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In 2019-21, I was fortunate enough to participate in the American Opera Project’s Composers and the Voice program. As part of the program, Fellows wrote songs for six resident singers that were workshopped, and then a sampling were to be performed in May 2020. Given the pause on live performances due to COVID-19, that concert was not to be. But, AOP rose to the challenge and made superb video recordings of the selected pieces. Those videos are now available to watch for free on AOP TV.

These include performances of three songs that I wrote:

“Medusa’s Nightmare” from the in-progress opera Protectress (libretto by Kendra Preston Leonard)
Augusta Caso, mezzo-soprano and Mila Henry, piano

Cider with text by Amanda Hollander
Timothy Stoddard, tenor and Kelly Horsted, piano

Idyll with text by Siegfried Sassoon
Brandon Coleman, bass-baritone and Lisa Edwards, piano

I hope you’ll take a listen to these as well as the pieces by my fantastic colleagues and friends! Cider and “Medusa’s Nightmare” aren’t in the e-store yet, but if you’re interested in getting the music, reach out!

New Video of “Epilogue”

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DechoVoce (Katherine Petersen, voice and Jacob Swanson, sax) recently recorded “Epilogue” and included in on their December 2021 recitals. I really appreciate them making this beautiful recording and wanted to share it with you! They also have a live recording posted to their YouTube channel, along with other music by some wonderful composers. Follow them for more exciting sax repertoire!

“This World of Yes” Tour

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I am very happy to announce that mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen and saxophonist Alan Theisen will perform Epilogue on their upcoming tour.  Their program, “This World of Yes,” features a number of twenty-first century compositions from a diverse group of composers.  Tour dates and locations are:

  • Nov. 13 at 7 pm at Xavier University in New Orleans, LA
  • Nov. 14 at 7 pm at Highlands United Methodist Church in Birmingham, AL
  • Nov. 15 at 7:30 pm at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC
  • Nov. 16 at 7:30 pm at Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, NC

Megan and Alan have previously performed the program in Fort Wayne, IN; Kansas City, MO; and Lamoni, IA.  A video of one of their past performances can be found here:

 

Related event

  • Performer(s):
    Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen
  • Tour: This World of Yes
  • Date:
    11/13/17
  • Time:
    7:00pm
  • Venue:
    Xavier University
  • City:
    New Orleans , LA
  • Country:
    United States
  • Age restrictions:
    All Ages
  • More information
  • Notes:
    Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen perform “Epilogue” as part of their tour in the Southern US
  • Performer(s):
    Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen
  • Tour: This World of Yes
  • Date:
    11/14/17
  • Time:
    7:00pm
  • Venue:
    Highlands United Methodist Church
  • City:
    Birmingham , AL
  • Country:
    United States
  • Age restrictions:
    All Ages
  • Notes:
    Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen perform “Epilogue” as part of their tour in the Southern US
  • Performer(s):
    Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen
  • Tour: This World of Yes
  • Date:
    11/15/17
  • Time:
    7:30pm
  • Venue:
    Western Carolina University
  • City:
    Cullowhee , NC
  • Country:
    United States
  • Age restrictions:
    All Ages
  • Notes:
    Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen perform “Epilogue” as part of their tour of the Southern US
  • Performer(s):
    Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen
  • Tour: This World of Yes
  • Date:
    11/16/17
  • Time:
    7:30pm
  • Venue:
    Mars Hill University
  • City:
    Mars Hill , NC
  • Country:
    United States
  • Age restrictions:
    All Ages
  • Notes:
    Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen perform “Epilogue” as part of their tour of the Southern US

L'Age Mur on 365 Days of Flute

L’Age Mur on 365 Days of Flute

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My solo flute piece L’Age Mûr was recently included in Robin Meiksins‘s 365 Days of Flute project.  Each day Robin records a different flute excerpt or short composition and posts it to her YouTube channel.  You can see the video of my work below (day 284 of 365) or check out the full collection of videos for some great flute playing.

 

 

Featured on 1 Track Podcast

Featured on 1 Track Podcast

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This week, I was featured on Anthony Joseph Lanman‘s excellent 1 Track Podcast. The show presents musicians with one basic question: If you could introduce listeners to your music by playing them just one piece, what would it be and why?

When Anthony invited me to be a guest on the podcast, I knew right away that I wanted to share Trigger, my mini-opera about domestic violence because of the important topic it examines.  You can listen to our conversation and hear some audio excerpts of the music here.  If you’d like to watch the full premiere performance, a video is included below.

 

Video of “Trigger”

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A video of my new mini-opera “Trigger” is now available on YouTube!  The work was written for soprano Afton Forsberg and the 2016 Opera from Scratch workshop, where it was premiered by Afton and pianist Simon Docking on Aug. 28, 2016.

The composition was inspired by an incident from the spring of 2014 in Nova Scotia: a woman filed a domestic assault complaint against her boyfriend, and a local law enforcement officer accidentally left a voicemail message at the victim’s number where officers can be heard discussing the case.  In the recording (which is available online), an officer can be heard disparaging the woman, implying that she may be lying about her injuries, and asking if she deserved to get hit.  I was very disturbed by the incident, and my reactions to it ultimately became realized in Trigger.