I am looking forward to being the composer-in-residence at the Summer Intensive Composition Program in South Bend, Indiana in mid-July.  Zae Munn has put together a really great program with a lot of workshop activities for young composers.  More information here:  ​https://www.summercompositionintensive.com/2020-faculty

The Grossman Ensemble of the University of Chicago will premiere The Universe Remembers Gravitational Waves for harp, violin, and viola on March 12th virtually.  Registration for the webinar over zoom is required:  https://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu/concerts-and-events/concert-stream-miniatures-members-grossman-ensemble
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go to url above to rsvp for this awesome event.

Spektral Quartet will be premiering Rabbit Hole (2020) during their concert on April 19, 2020.  This piece was requested as part of a tribute concert for Bernard Rands on occasion of his 85th birthday.  Details here:  spektralquartet.com/concerts/2020/4/19/the-bernard-rands-effect-ten-world-premieres

So excited to work with Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra on my second of three pieces for them this season.  Information on obtaining tickets may be found at:  https://ipomusic.org
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So glad to announce that I will be the composer in residence with the Illinois Philharmonic during their 2019-2020 season.  What a fantastic group, led superbly by Maestro Stilian Kirov.  I really loved hearing the music of the other finalists Carlos Bandera and Allen Molineaux!  It should be a busy and fun year...  

Tidal Rhythms will be played on June 1 by the Orquesta de la Parque Conocimiento in Posadas, Argentina and on June 28 by the Orquesta de la UniNorte Universidad Festiva de Musica Contemporánea in Asuncion, Paraguay.  You can listen to the piece here (cue to 38:21):  

Michelle Vought premiered "Kavanaugh," a 6 minute song that uses the text from Kavanaugh's October, 2018 hearing, on March 6th and 7th at Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University.  Looking forward to posting the audio of this dramatic, raucous piece!

Durward Ensemble has released Daughters of the Earth - a CD of new music by women composers.  It features Tutta Forza, which is a 14 minute musical artistic statement regarding the election of Donald Trump.  For more information and to purchase this CD, please visit CD Baby.