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2025 in review: The Druckman Prize, Gunther Schuller, and More!

From my work with Albany Symphony’s Dogs of Desire to my time spent in Aspen, 2025 was full of exciting new experiments and collaborations, many of which opened doors for me this year in 2026 and next year in 2027.

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2024 at a Glance: an LA Phil Commission + Shopping with Godzilla, Copland’s Dentures, and Self-Made Cartoons

Hi everyone,

I hope the title drew you in! A lot has happened this year in my exploration as a composer and artist. I have so much to share but promise to keep it brief. Please read on if you’d like a chronological summary about what I’ve been doing in 2024 – or, you can skip to the end where I talk about my upcoming LA Phil commission for a chamber concert happening in November!

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2023 in review

Hi friends!

Plenty of fun things happened in 2023 and I’m excited to share all of them with you:

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"My Time Machine" - premiered Feb 2023 & now on Youtube

Hi all,

I’m pleased to say that the video to one of my most recent pieces “My Time Machine” is now up on Youtube. (Link can be found below!)

Here are the program notes:

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"My Time Machine" premieres Feb. 28, 2023

Hello!

I am cordially inviting you all to the premiere of the piece I wrote for my dissertation (which I just successfully defended!) at USC. It is called "My Time Machine," for sinfonietta and electronics…

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Update (at long last!): Late 2019 to June 2022

Hi!

It has been a minute (a three-year long minute) since I’ve posted anything detailed on my site. Allow me to fill you in on what’s been going on with my music:

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More news soon...!

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Nov/Dec 2019 Update: Two premieres, just weeks away!

Wow, the year sure does go by fast. We’re already almost to the end of it and I have a couple very important premieres coming up that I would like to share with you all.

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June 2019 Update: The American Prize, OPERA America conference, and more!

2019 has definitely gotten off to a great start - read about everything that happened in the past month and a half!

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OPERA America Discovery Grant winner - 2019

Now that I have time to edit blog posts, I am delighted to share this on my website - I am one of 2019’s recipients of Opera America’s Discovery Grants for Female Composers!