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| "The Endings" is my second chamber opera, composed for and premiered by ICE in 2006. It was inspired by Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy, in which two young people from different worlds meet and fall in love, and then must tragically separate in order to save their universe. I decided to imagine a future and final encounter between the two protagonists, one of whom had aged naturally, and the other of whom--existing in a parallel but temporally different world--had remained eternally young. |
| Click below to stream a live recording of the premiere performance, featuring ICE, Elizabeth Baber, and Adam Ward (PART 1): |
| Click below to stream a live recording of the premiere performance, featuring ICE, Elizabeth Baber, and Adam Ward (PART 2): |
| World Premiere: April 26, 2006 at Merkin Concert Hall, New York. Performers: International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE); Elizabeth Baber, soprano; Adam Ward, countertenor; Matthew Cody, conductor. |
| Orchestral Premiere: May 12, 2007 at New York City Opera VOX 2007 at Skirball Center for the Arts, New York. Performers: New York City Opera, Marc Lowenstein, conductor. |
| Honorable Mention, 2007 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards |
| Performed at New York City Opera VOX 2007 |
| 2007 CAP Grant from the American Music Center |
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