Vocal Works

As a composer-vocalist, a significant part of my compositional project is writing creative works for voice. Below are sample sounds and scores for my notable vocal works to date, each of which is differently inspired by my practice and explorations as a performer.

​“The Second Sight” a new opera
staged work for 8 voices and 10 instruments
​2017- 2021
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WATCH The Second Sight - teaser
EXCERPTS FROM THE PREMIERE COMING SOON!

Act I Scene 1 - “There are shadows here”
2017 Opera from Scratch performance
2018 Beth Morrison Projects “Next Generation” performance
Act I Scene 2 - “The Rain Scene”
2019 June in Buffalo performance

“Fireflies”
for voice [A3-D6] and percussion
performed by Jessie Downs and Christian Smith
2018
watch
listen
score

​“Castings of Light"
for vocal sextet (SSATTB)
performed by Sotto Voce Vocal Collective
Fall 2015 
listen 
score

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"Il Ciel Avero Un Giorno Sol Mi Die"
for female voice, piano, clarinet, and cello
performed by Jena Marie Mauldin, Eugene Kim, Zach Good, and David Wasilko; conducted by Matt Chamberlain
Summer 2010- Spring 2012 
listen 
​score

“Sasha’s Songs”
transcriptions of a child’s language
for solo voice
performed by Jessie Downs
2017
listen 
score


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“Lamentations”
for 2-3 voices (SAT) and piano
performed by Jessie Downs and Felicia Heiney
2016
Spark and Echo page
listen
score

"Talismane - Charm"
for voices and piano
performed by Jessie Downs, Felicia Heiney, Nick Gliserman and members of the Oberlin PCC and broader community
2012 - 2013 
listen
score

"Songs"
for voice, piano, piccolo, harp, and bass
performed by Jessie Downs, Yuxin Ouyang, Jennifer Ellis, and Myles Emmons
April 2011 
listen 
(Note: The piece takes a few minutes to transition from room sounds to sounds made by the performers.)​