Archive for 2026
The Year of Silence is out now on Pentatone
The album is here. The Year of Silence — performed by the Louisville Orchestra, Teddy Abrams, and Dashon Burton — is out today on PENTATONE. Stream or buy it here. Curtain call after the world premiere, Louisville Orchestra, Whitney Hall. Photo: Carrie Sun The piece began with a Kevin Brockmeier short story I first read…
Read MoreThe Year of Silence — single out now + upcoming premieres
Dear Friends, Big news: The Year of Silence starts rolling out today! The first single is live — stream it here — with a second single May 29 and the full album arriving June 26 on PENTATONE. The piece was written for the Louisville Orchestra under Teddy Abrams, with Dashon Burton as vocalist and narrator.…
Read MoreThe Only Way Is Through, Beaufort Scales in Boston, and a world premiere in Brussels
Dear Friends, A few things I’m happy to share — a brand-new piece, a premiere abroad, and some upcoming concerts closer to home. On the heels of Don’t Look Down‘s Grammy win, I’m deep in work on my latest collaboration with Sandbox Percussion — a new concert-length piece commissioned by Caramoor Center for Music and…
Read More“Don’t Look Down” Won the Grammy!
Dear Friends, I’m so happy to share that “Don’t Look Down” won the Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Classical. This belongs to the incredible team who captured every detail of these sounds: Mike Tierney, who engineered and mixed the album, and mastering engineer Alan Silverman. And to Sandbox Percussion, whose meticulous attention to detail in…
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