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Glory (2021) 4:30

for singing cellist/voice & cello

Text: Glory girl, did you forget your name Did you believe in these grey droning halls The sun still rises, the bay still ebbs Nothing we lost is lost Glory boy, did you forget your name Did you believe in their sycophant calls The moon still rises, the bay still flows Nothing we lost is lost Miya Perry Glory was written with and for my... Read More
Text: Glory girl, did you forget your name Did you believe in these grey droning halls The sun still rises, the bay ... Read More

Mukhannath Songs (2018) 18:00

for treble voice, electric guitar, string quartet, and soundtrack

Mov. I livestreamed May 27th, 2021 as part of the Beth Morrison Projects: Next Gen Competition Performed by Contemporaneous, with Amal El-Shrafi, soprano conducted by Kamna Gupta Translation: I. I draw a picture of her in the dust and cry, my heart in torment. I complain to her about her: for she left me, love-sick, badly stricken. I complain of a... Read More
Mov. I livestreamed May 27th, 2021 as part of the Beth Morrison Projects: Next Gen Competition Performed by Contemporan... Read More

Undress yourself… (2018) 15:00

for flute, tenor, string quartet, double bass, and soundtrack

At some point during my studies in Arab music it occurred to me that I, as an artist, could no longer fail to address the dire political state of the region from which this vast, enchanting musical tradition has developed. In light of the ongoing Syrian Civil War and the resultant global migrant crisis, I felt a moral imperative to add my voice to the issue... Read More
At some point during my studies in Arab music it occurred to me that I, as an artist, could no longer fail to address th... Read More