Pretty Girl

for soprano, mezzo, and piano

Premiered at the Kennedy Center Feb. 14th, 2022 Katerina Burton, soprano Amber R. Monroe, soprano Robert Ainsley, piano Lyrics: Pretty girls don’t suffer no fools We make ‘em, we don’t follow no rules One look at you, I knew your heart in an instant The fire in your voice, How it glittered like a thousand jewels You line your eyes like a qu... Read More
Premiered at the Kennedy Center Feb. 14th, 2022 Katerina Burton, soprano Amber R. Monroe, soprano Robert Ainsley, pia... Read More

Overdrive (2019) 10:00

for string quartet

Premiered by the JACK Quartet Overdrive is a progressive metal song for string quartet. It was inspired by the music of Periphery, a band which uses detuned, extended range guitars to create dense, high-octane music. This piece uses brutal, unpitched string techniques to imitate the sounds of metal. Often, the appeal of listening to metal lies in hearing... Read More
Premiered by the JACK Quartet Overdrive is a progressive metal song for string quartet. It was inspired by the music ... Read More

Jan 21, 2023
American Opera Initiative: Three 20-Minute Operas
WNO’s acclaimed commissioning program for contemporary American opera enters its ninth exciting season, showcasing three new 20-minute operas. Guided by Program Director, Robert Ainsley, the Cafritz Young Artists will join with members of the WNO Orchestra to premiere each of the new works in a virtual concert setting. Each opera will be performed in English and highlight a very different aspect of American life and culture. This season, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis, acclaimed librettist and dramaturg Kelley Rourke, and renowned conductor David Neely act as mentors for the three teams of composers and librettists.
The John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St., NW Washington, DC 20566
Mar 19, 2022
Making History - Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir
Piedmont East Bay Children's Choirs Performing Department choirs invite you to Make History with us - showcasing new works by Jens Ibsen and Eric Tuan, choreography by Kali Futnani, and the debut of our Ecco conducting scholars instructed by Joel Chapman! Innovation and exploration await you for this very special performance.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2330 Durant Ave, Berkeley, California