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How many breaths? (In memory of George Floyd and countless others)
A multimedia work for solo violin + spoken word sewn together with images of street art and demonstration footage captured from around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul during the summer of 2020. Created in the wake of George Floyd’s … Continue reading →
Allemansrätten (Freedom to Roam)
(composer’s statement) Allemansrätten is a Swedish word referring to “everyone’s rights”—a cherished concept and legal position in Sweden and other Nordic countries. Allemansrätten declares that every person has the right to access and roam through the countryside and wilderness. (These … Continue reading →
Infinite Song (In Memory of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski)
Written in honor of conductor and composer Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, the piece is framed by chaconne-like chordal masses, a Romani minor-inspired dance and closes with a flowing lyrical section.
Continue reading →earthbird
(composer’s statement) Collage-like in structure, earthbird is an exuberant and celebratory piece, with the title being a riff on Stravinsky’s The Firebird. The piece is in four sections: it opens with a percussive passage based on an 11-note intra-scale, which … Continue reading →
A Marriage: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz
Social Movements
While We Breathe, We Hope (Fanfare for Obama)
A musical setting of President Obama’s election night speech for string quintet, percussion and narrator.
Continue reading →Song Without Borders
String quartet in honor of the United Nations. part one part two The Emmy Award-winning composer Steve Heitzeg said in an interview with the UN News Centre that he was inspired to compose Song Without Borders after hearing of the … Continue reading →
little tree
This tender setting of the e.e. cummings poem is one of Heitzeg’s most performed Christmas pieces. Recording December Stillness includes a wide range of choral works, including Herbert Howells: Long, Long Ago. Kryzsztof Penderecki: Izhe xeruvimy (Song of Cherubim). Alf … Continue reading →