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I am looking forward to teaching composition this summer at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. What a joy to be surrounded by music and other musicians, in the beautiful nature of northern Michigan!
The month of May was pretty packed -- I attended the International Women's Brass Conference, held this year at The Hartt School in West Hartford, CT, where I got to hear wonderful performances of several of my works as well as particiapte in a composer panel. Shortly before that I was in New York for the performance of my trumpet concerto by Raymond Riccomini with the Centre Symphony, under the direction of Scott Jackson Wiley. Here's a taste of that performance:
I recently learned that this piece is on the repertoire list for the Boise Philharmonic auditions.
Act II of my opera THE MENSCH received an absolutely glorious performance at Lyric Theatre@Illinois in early May. The entire piano-vocal score is now complete, and I am orchestrating the full opera. I am seeking a professional opera company or collegiate program to help further develop the work. Here are two arias from the Act II performance:
To hear about my inspiration for THE MENSCH, check out this podcast interview with Gino Diminich of the Indiana Daily Student.
- Composer residency, Hartt School; October 31 - November 4
- Lecture, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; March 25
- Composer residency, University of Toledo; April 2-3
- Workshop performance THE MENSCH, Lyric Theatre at Illinios; May 6
- Composer Panel, International Women's Brass Conference, May 24
- Instructor of Composition, Interlochen Center for the Arts; June 23 - August 3