Commissioned by the Amarillo Symphony and Nu Deco Ensemble for mezzo soprano J'Nai Bridges
Sacred Earth is a song cycle for voice and orchestra, composed for J'Nai Bridges, about the sanctity of the world and our relationship to nature. The work is in five movements; texts include William Blake's "The Lamb", Joseph Edwards Carpenter's "The Whale", Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the thing with feathers" as well as the Latin Dona nobis pacem. These odes to the natural world are complemented by visuals from Emmy-nominated director and National Geographic photographer Keith Ladzinski, who created special new video for the work.
2024
Commissioned by the Bravo! Vail Festival for Anne-Marie McDermott and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
2022
This work was commissioned by the Bravo! Vail Festival and premiered by Anne-Marie McDermott and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra on June 25, 2022.
2022
This work was commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony and premiered by Benjamin Beilman and the Kansas City Symphony with Gemma New conducting on June 4, 2022 in Helzberg Hall.
2021
Commissioned by the Amarillo Symphony and Nu Deco Ensemble for mezzo soprano J'Nai Bridges
2017
Written for Yo-Yo Ma and the Kansas City Symphony
2016
Commissioned by The Amarillo Symphony
2011
Commissioned By The New York Youth Symphony
