This one movement work for piano quartet inspired by the composers experience and love for nearby mountains was commissioned by the Tahoe Chamber Music Society and premiered on July 14, 2019, by Ruth Lenz, violin; Dustin Budish, viola; Eileen Brownell, ‘cello; and James Winn, piano.
Program Note This is a song cycle for mezz0-soprano consisting of settings of seven poems by Federico Garcia Lorca, in the original Spanish. The poems are: I Preludio II Cumbre III Inventos IV Las Seis Cuerdas V Total VI Abajo VII Meditación Primera (y última)
Performances World Premiere: Andrea Chenoweth, soprano, Eric Charnofsky, piano, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, September 23, 2007. New England Premiere: ContemporaryAmericana Festival, Boston Massachusetts, September 24, 2010. Text “Whalefall,” by Elizabeth Bradfield, “Interpretive Work” (Arktoi Books, 2008). Program Note After hearing the poet read the
Performances Premiere: Katherine DeBoer, soprano, James Winn, piano, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, January 31, 2013 Program Note Reverse cannot befall that fine Prosperity … (diamond) We play at paste … (pearls) I held a jewel in my fingers … (amethyst)