Romans.15

The composer set the words of three Black American writers of different generations (Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Claudia Rankine), to be sung by a mostly white ensemble for largely white audiences,

This song sets a text by Allison Carter. Dedicated to Gabriel Kahane. Commissioned through MATA. Premiered by Gabriel Kahane, November 2010.

Prologue : keeping its head above water -- When we awoke, it was that familiar phrase: New Orleans dodged a bullet -- Hardy Jackson: 8.30.05 -- Interlude 1 -- Dennis Hastert: 9.1.05 -- Bridge to Gretna --

Privilege is a collection of five short pieces, to be performed individually or as a set. The first and third movements are settings of little texts questioning a contemporary privileged life. The second

She said, "It's like if they don't have room for something, and they don't know how to throw it out, and they put it in back in the garage." I said, "Is that how you feel?" She

Written as a reaction to Jena Osman's book "Corporate Relations," a collection of poems that follows the historical trajectory of corporate personhood in the United States, this piece in five movements