April 14, 2016 — The Curiosity Cabinet premiered Apart/ment, a song cycle for 4 singers and 4 instrumentalists on the theme of homelessness, at The Firehouse Space in Brooklyn, NY. Watch a video from this performance on YouTube.
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When I Learned of Kalief Browder
for SSATBB Chorus
In May 2010, sixteen-year-old Kalief Browder was accused of robbery, arrested, and imprisoned on Rikers Island in New York to await trial. He was there for three years, much of the time in solitary confinement. Pressured to plead guilty, he insisted he was innocent and wanted to go to court. Continue reading
Testing the Second Breath premiere in Brooklyn
November 1, 2014 — Flutist Martha Cargo and bassoonist Allison Nicotera premiered Testing the Second Breath at Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn. This electroacoustic work features recordings in six different languages, exploring the theme of human interaction with the ocean.
GHOSTLIGHT premieres For Lantau
October 30, 2014 — GHOSTLIGHT Chorus and violist Erin Wight premiered For Lantau at the Church of Notre Dame in New York City. This new work was inspired by the island in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region where Rebekah lived for eight months.
“La bandera negra” in NYC
May 21, 2014 – CUNY Contemporary Music Ensemble performed “La bandera negra” from La traición de las imágenes in New York City.
ECMC perform Out of Her Place
May 16, 17, & 18, 2014 – Empire City Men’s Chorus performed Out of Her Place, in a new arrangement for men’s voices by their director, Matthew Oltman, in New York City.