Projects

A somewhat daunting ambition, one of the goals of my incessant music making has been to record the music I write and share it. On this page, you can learn about my upcoming recording projects – and, of course, if so inclined, please consider making a donation to help bring these projects to life. Thank you for supporting my music!

A Single Thorn and Other Songs (2025)

A recording of A SINGLE THORN and other songs for soprano and string orchestra by the Chamber Orchestra Mannheim, conducted by Marek Štilec with soprano Lisa Rombach. Scheduled for April 2025.

This project will record A SINGLE THORN (poems by Meg Freer), 1918 (poems by Ellen Bryant Voigt), CANZONI D’AMORE (poems by various early Italian poets) and STONE AND STAR (poems by Hart Crane and R.M. Rilke).

Music for the Earth (2024)

A recording of SEASON OF RAIN and other works from my Music for the Earth series by the Czech Chamber Orchestra Pardubice, conducted by Marek Štilec. Scheduled for May 2024.

This project will record SEASON OF RAIN, GAIA’S LAMENT and GAIA’S SONG.

Against War (2024) (completed)

A recording of AGAINST WAR and other works from my Music for Peace Project by the Czech Chamber Orchestra Pardubice, conducted by Marek Štilec with guest artist Lisa Rombach. Scheduled for March 2024.

This project will record AGAINST WAR, EVERYTHING PASSES and DECLARATION OF PEACE.

We Will Not Forget (2023) (completed)

A recording of various works for string orchestra by the New York Chamber Players conducted by Dongmin Kim, with guest artist Javier Oviedo (saxophone). Scheduled for November 2023.

This project will record WE WILL NOT FORGET, SERENADE and WHEN THE WAR ENDS, WE WILL DANCE AGAIN.

The Bridge (completed)

A recording of The Bridge by the Czech Chamber Orchestra Pardubice, conducted by Maestro Marek Štilec with guest artist Brett Deubner. Scheduled for October 2022.

A small, blue edition of Hart Crane’s masterpiece, The Bridge, has been living in my library for decades. The thought of doing something musically with it popped into mind now and then, but I never quite mustered the courage to do anything with it. However, during these days of coronavirus driven isolation, when the importance of human connectedness, so aptly symbolized by the image of the bridge, has been hammered into our consciousness, the time had come.

Die Erste Elegie (completed)

A recording of a setting for soprano and orchestra of R.M. Rilke’s DIE ERSTE ELEGIE. Scheduled for 2023 with soprano Lisa Rombach and the Czech Chamber Orchestra Pardubice.

This project recorded SYMPHONY OF SIGHS and DIE ERSTE ELEGIE.