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| "Leaving Santa Monica" is my first chamber opera. It was composed for and premiered by ICE in 2005. It is an abstract story of fragmented memories and reconciliation, and a meditation on what it would be like to be able travel back in time to the mystical land of one's early childhood--a time before memory. |
| Click below to stream a live recording of the premiere performance, featuring ICE, Jennifer Kerber, and Amanda Crider: |
| World Premiere: April 26, 2005 at Merkin Concert Hall, New York. Performers: International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE); Jennifer Kerber, soprano; Amanda Crider, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Cody, conductor. |
| Orchestral Premiere: May 7, 2006 at New York City Opera VOX 2006 at Skirball Center for the Arts, New York. Performers: New York City Opera. Karen Frankenstein, soprano; Juianne Borg, mezzo-soprano; George Manahan, conductor. |
| European Premiere: September 3, 2008 at Gaudeamus New Music Week, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam. Asko | Schoenberg Ensemble. Personnel TBA. |
| Winner, 2006 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award |
| Performed at New York City Opera VOX 2006 |
| 2006 CAP Grant from the American Music Center |
| Finalist, 2008 Gaudeamus Prize |
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