The solo vocal recital is a staple of virtually all vocal performance degrees in universities and conservatories in this country. Unfortunately, most recitals remain extremely conventional in their presentation and choice of repertoire. Standing in the crook of the piano in form…
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Litany of the Sacred Heart is scored for six voices (SSATTB) six strings (2.2.2) and two clarinets, both doubling bass clarinet. Taking the chanted Litany of the Sacred Heart and the Hebrew account of Jacob's ladder as my points of departure, my work explores the ideas of heaven…
A Celebration of Psalms is a musical setting of Psalms 23, 22, and 130. They are scored for mixed chorus, vocal soloists, and chamber orchestra. As the Psalms are the Scriptures which perhaps most strongly connect the many Jewish and Christian worship traditions, this work emplo…
Art song, by nature, is a combination of media: text and music. Composers map these two domains onto each other using established correspondences known as conceptual metaphors. The outcome, known as a conceptual blend, manifests a different cognitive perception than if the domai…