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"Dichosa Tal Cautividad," is a poem written by St. Teresa of Avila written about happiness being found in God.  The composition is written for alto/Baritone voice and piano. 

Translation: 
Happy such captivity, where the soul sees itself a prisoner; and since love is the enterprise, let its will rejoice!
It no longer wants freedom, nor any other good, nor other nobility; for in its God is its highness, and in Him its happiness.

Dichosa Tal Cautividad

Alto, Baritone Solo

"Nada Te Turbe," one of St. Teresa of Avila's famous poems set to music for solo voice and piano.

Nada Te Turbe

Words from Job 23 (adapted)

Oh, how I wish I could find Him!
I go forward, but He’s not there
And backward I can not perceive Him. 
He acts on the left, I can’t behold Him, 
He acts on the right, I cannot see Him.
He is unchanging, and who can believe in Him? 
Yet what His soul desires, He does!

I am dismayed by His presence,
When I ponder, I am terrified and in awe
But I am strong, not silenced by the darkness 
Nor deep gloom, which covers me.
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How I Wish I Could Find Him (Higher Voice)

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How I Wish I Could Find Him

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This piece was written for the Lowell Chamber Orchestra's 2021 call for scores, with the requirement for submissions to this competition being that the piece needs to "be inspired by the cosmos- the planets, stars, etc." The piece opens with a loud and chaotic introduction, symbolic of the rapid expansion of dense materials which happened at the "Big Bang" event. While the universe expanded, stars and planets began to fall into a gravitational "harmony" with each other which is demonstrated in the piece when the craziness evolves into a section that is not as dissonant as the former sections. The harmonic language gradually becomes dense again building up to another "explosion" in the music, symbolizing the formation of an individual galaxy. The piece ends unresolved to signify that this process of galactic rebirth is unfinished and is continuing in this very moment.

Stellar Epoch is written for a small chamber orchestra that contains 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 French horn, 1 trumpet, and strings. In the composition of this piece, I used "slipping and sliding" harmonic textures, meaning that even while this piece was atonal, I would still try to stay within the bounds of harmonic implications. I employed scales as my tool to horizontally "slip" into and out of diatonically vertical harmony, so that the listener's ear can sense patterns rather than ascribing the feel of the piece as being a "modern abstraction." The overall construction of this piece is ABA', the second A being more like quasi-A due to its arrival at the ending "cadence." The A section is glued together by the "pedal" note in the trumpet and horn, allowing for the tonal "slipping" to sound as though the piece has some form of "E" tonal center. This harmonic texture of this piece was influenced by composers like Charles Ives, Paul Hindemith, and Einojuhani Rautavaara.

Stellar Epoch

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This American Art Song was written in the years after the pandemic, during a time when the composer was struggling to return to composition.  The words are written as an allusion to her relationship with creativity. 

This piece is written for alto voice and piano, and while short in duration, it features an active and technically challenging piano part.   Harmonically speaking, it is tonal, but it never resolves.  

I was free to fly
Until the dawn
Until the moodiness of sky
Until the motivation fled
I was free to fly!

I Was Free!

Alto Solo

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