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Compositions
I’ve been composing since 2005, when I was a music student at Earlham College. The recordings below reflect some of the pieces now available for purchase and performance. Contact me to talk about commissions and learn about other pieces available or in the works.
Perigee
Voces Novae, led by Susan Swaney, recorded “Perigee” in February 2023. Using poetry by Mary Craig, this a cappella piece for SATB choir and soloists is a setting of a birthday elegy for Mary’s son, Simon Craig Vodosek, who died of neuroblastoma at the age of 7 in 2004. “Perigee” received its world premiere on September 9, 2023 by VoxO in Orlando, FL, conducted by Claire Hodges. A recording of that performance will be available soon.
Thank You
The Bloomington Chamber Singers, with funding from the Bloomington Arts Commission, commissioned the composition of a new piece for SATB a cappella choir titled “Thank You.” The piece was recorded by BCS and friends in December 2022, and is available for other choirs to perform. The poem, “Thank You,” was written by Ross Gay and used with permission.
Sorrow is Not My Name
Poetry by Ross Gay (excerpt), used with permission. Read the poem here.
First recorded by the Bloomington UU Church choir in December 2021, directed by Susan Swaney. The live-performance premiere took place at Earlham College on April 29, 2022, conducted by Doug Shafer-Johnson. Bloomington Chamber Singers made the Bloomington premiere on November 11, 2022, conducted by Gerald Sousa.
Ross Gay
Performed in June 2021 by the sopranos and altos of Voces Novae chamber choir in Bloomington, Indiana. Dir: Susan Swaney
Venite Ad Me Omnes
Composed and performed in 2007 for my senior project at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. This recording of the Sanctus movement comes from a gathering of the Bloomington Chamber Singers in 2019. The audio files below were recorded at my senior recital in October, 2007. Read the program notes to learn more about the piece.
Missa Brevis
Singing
From my days in Yamaha piano lessons, to the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, to Earlham College and beyond, sharing my voice with others has always brought me great joy. I pay close attention to intonation, blend, composer’s intent, conductor’s directions, and the emotions of the performers around me.
I was the Soprano I soloist for the Bloomington Chamber Singers’ 2018 performance of Gregorio Allegri’s “Miserere.”
With fellow soprano Claire Tafoya and pianist Paul Pisano, I produced this virtual duet of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Pie Jesu” in July 2020.
Performing Handel’s aria “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” for a Messiah sing-along hosted by the Bloomington Chamber Singers in 2019.
Performing a short recitative from Handel’s Messiah for the Bloomington Chamber Singers, December 2019.