"defies category" - The Wall Street Journal
"Sadila Jana"
2017 — chamber work, 3:27-min
commission by Silk Road Ensemble
Sing Me Home: "Best World Music Album" (track 5)
trad. Macedonian; vocal arr: Small
instrumental arr: Kyle Sanna
performed by Silk Road Ensemble + Black Sea Hotel
instrumentation
Balkan vocal trio, sheng, violin, viola, violoncello
Excerpt Mvt. 1 -- scratch reading, Queens College: "Behind the Gymnasium"
anticipated spring 2021
8-mvt. chamber + electronic work
instrumentation
piccolo, flute, 2 clarinets, glockenspiel, marimba, bass drum,
snare drum, viola, violoncello
add. instrumentation
5 of the movements interweave electronics,
and Balkan-inspired vocal samples
More from Mvt. 1, and excerpt from Mvt. 2 ,"Mjeto Si, Mjato Ma"
QUESTIONS BROUGHT ON BY THE STRANGERS
anticipated winter 2021 — 13-mvt. chamber + electronic work
instrumentation
voice, electronics, piccolo, flute, clarinet, bassoon, drum machine, violin, viola, violoncello
mvt. 1 - (3:20) — Internally, Eternally
mvt. 2 - (TBA) — Hinged or Mobile?
mvt. 3 - (5:22) — Dance of the Frozen Animals
mvt. 4 - (4:42) — Mjeto Boxes
mvt. 5 - (3:13) — Lid on the Box
mvt. 6 - (6:02) — Encounters with Strangers; Part II
mvt. 7 - (3:05) — Watching Rats from my Luxury Shower
mvt. 8 - (2:06) — The Wooden Child
mvt. 9 - (5:54) — Untangling The Wildebeest Waltz
mvt. 10 - (3:16) — Rain Dance Gif
mvt. 11 - (TBA) — When a Frog is My Mammal
mvt. 12 - (5:10) — Wake Apnea
mvt. 13 - (2:11) — A Tenth Time Realization
sampling of works in progress
GRAMMY-winning album
Yo-Yo Ma + SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE
"The Forest is Shaking and Swaying; And we are Still"
2015 — chamber work, 6:05-min
trad. Bulgarian“Vetar Vee” (Shopluk region)
arr. Small; add. arr. + comp: Rima Fand
instrumentation
Balkan vocal trio, chorus, string quartet
premiered St. Ann's Warehouse + National Sawdust
featured recording - Secondary Dominance's mvt. 8
w/ Black Sea Hotel + members from The Knights
KRONOS QUARTET
w/ BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS
ACME QUARTET + BLACK SEA HOTEL
BOOMERANG OF BLACK FLUORESCENCE;
Music I Forgot to Write In My Teens
UNIVERSAL SOUND ARRAY BANNER
anticipated winter 2021 — 5-mvt. chamber + electronic work
instrumentation
flutes, clarinet, contrabassoon,
viola, violoncello, electronics
mvt. 1 - (3:34) — The Infinite Parenthetical
mvt. 2 - (TBA) — Bunny! Leave January Alone; He’s Trying to Meditate!
mvt. 3 - (1:27) — Here Came the Groom
mvt. 4 - (TBA) — Nap Time
mvt. 5 - (TBA) — Chana Projects
SECONDARY DOMINANCE
— The Theater Times
“… a perfect synthesis of opera and media..."
mvt. 1 - (5:24) — Are You The Sun?
mvt. 2 - (2:20) — The Sitter
mvt. 3 - (2:48) — Am I Free?
mvt. 4 - (2:12) — Blowing Dandelions
mvt. 5 - (8:08) — Grandpa’s Kaleidoscope
mvt. 6 - (4:41) — Planet to Planet
mvt. 7 - (3:51) — Moma Jeste
mvt. 8 - (6:05) — The Forest Shakes + Sways
mvt. 9 - (6:09) — Do You Sleep Inside?
mvt. 10 - (1:47) — Kitty Cats + Horses
mvt. 11 - (4:00) — A Dragon Loves Me
mvt. 12 - (5:58) — In the Night Room
“…delicate chamber-music juxtaposed with blaring electronica and Balkan folk singing... anguished harmonic friction... defies category... has a stronger erotic charge than punk rock.”
instrumentation: piccolo, flute, sheng, violin,
viola, violoncello, electronic backtrack,
3 dancers 1 mom, 1 dad, film projection
— Wall Street Journal
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12-mvt. chamber + electronic work
music videos to start releasing fall 2019
record to release winter 2020
performance premiere 2017
HERE Arts Center’s PROTOTYPE Festival
sampling of works in progress
— The Washington Post
mvt. 1 - (approx. 10:00) — At Rest
mvt. 2 - (approx. 5:00) — We Wake
mvt. 3 - (approx. 9:00) — We Sing
mvt. 4 - (approx. 4:00) — We Dance
mvt. 5 - (approx. 2:00) — We Commune
mvt. 6 - (approx. 4:00) — We Rest
mvt. 7 - (approx. 2:00) — We Wake
mvt. 8 - (approx. 10:00) — We Breathe
mvt. 9 - (approx. 4:00) — We Depart
...an energizing newness... a humble and humbling view of humanity that feels authentic..
poetic... what you take away from the Tableau is a kind of peace...”
spring 2011 — 9-mvt. living picture, 55-min
instrumentation + elements
120-participant chorus /
performer-dancer-collective
string quartet, Balkan vocal quartet, 1 soprano,
1 mezzo soprano, 2 live wedding ceremonies
(legal matrimony)
“The singers' voices resounded thrillingly... seems like a miracle"
— The New York Times
TABLEAU VIVANT OF
THE DELIRIUM CONSTRUCTIONS
ft. SHARA NOVA + BROOKLYN RIDER