Updates

September 2022
Fresh Squeezed Opera Vocal Lab will be digitally premiering the rest of the Vocal Lab participants' works on Friday, September 30, 2022. This includes my opera scene But Réamann, with original texts by me about my experiences coming out to myself. It juxtaposes both the extreme joy of self-realization and the utter devestation felt while realizing it was the end of my eight-year relationship with my male partner.

The concert will be on both YouTube and Facebook (click here). Follow Fresh Squeezed Opera on social media to show them some love for all the work they do with new opera!
September 2022

I am applying for funding to commission composers to arrange works for elementary and high school wind band that were written by composers of marginalized demographics that would be made available as open-source scores for band teachers. For a support material, I'd like to have some data from band teachers about if they would or would not use this resource.

I would superbly appreciate it if any band teachers could take the time to fill out my short survey! Please also share with your other band teacher friends. Cheers, folx!
August 2022

It has been a tumultuous few months with the financial realities of trying to work as a freelance artist in an increasingly expensive economy forcing me to restructure my work life to return to my former second job. This, however, does not mean the end of freelance composing - far frome it! It just means that I'll have to divert my attentions elsewhere for a bit, and perhaps lighting a little extra fire under my ass to get more music work done in the hours between my shifts. Time will tell!

This spring and summer have still been filled with much music making. One huge highlight thus far has been participating in Fresh Squeezed Opera's Online Vocal Lab 2022, where, with a gaggle of other amazing composers from around the globe, I got to take part in 5 brilliant masterclasses, and collaborate on a new operatic scene. I took my hand to writing my own libretto for "But Réamann," which explores my experience coming out to myself. A digital premiere will happen later this summer, so stay tuned to social medias and the like for updates about that! 

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