A lilā appreciation post for the celebration of this sensational manās most recent trip around the sun. Gutted to not be there with you, but Iām beyond excited to make up for it in a few short weeks during my annual flight south for the winter. ā„ļøā„ļøā„ļø
from āwhen i was nine,ā a song from my ongoing cycle about the illness i had as a kid, psychoanalysis, hysteria, and dreams. @she_squawks and @blackboxnewmusic brought this one to life so beautifully in all of its strange microtonal glory!
Cant even describe how pumped I am to have my piece cor @confluss premiering this Sunday!!! We just had rehearsal for all the pieces and these performers sound amazing!!! Very excited to be recording the show myself!!! Just overall super excited lol
Pull up for an amazing show with lots of other amazing pieces by @nathaniel.parks Martha Horst @lorilaitman and @philemign0n@drwillyb will be singing baritone on some pieces as well!!!
I'm so grateful to @she_squawks@sam.zagnit.bass for their dedication to this piece and all the other wonderful pieces.
#uprightbass #soprano #composer #newmusic #electroacousticmusic
This Sunday!! So excited that this premiere is still happening despite February's terrible weather. I'm extremely proud of this piece and if you're in New York City, you won't regret hearing @confluss absolutely rock it.
New piece being performed Sunday 3/29/26 at 3:00pm, St. Johnās in the Village, 218 W 11th St by the amazing @confluss .
It was a ton of work from recording samples/ meeting performers, making the electronic parts, and writing and notating the score. All together this process took about a year.
A blizzard even canceled the first gig! But we prevailed. I canāt fully express how grateful I am to Sam Zagnit and Amber Evans for their dedication to this project and their willingness to try new things.
But this show has more! Composers @nathaniel.parks Parks, Martha Horst, Lori Laitman, @philemign0n , and Sam Zagnit will have their works performed also! Aaaannnnddd special guest @drwillyb will sing the baritone part for some pieces!
This is truly is a show you will not want to miss!
#composer #electroacoustic #abyss #bass #soprano #1970
The snow may have stopped us once, but NEVER TWICE! @confluss show happening on Sunday 3/29, at 3pmā Saint Johnās in the Village. Featuring music by:
@nathaniel.parks@maestro_distortion@lorilaitman
Martha Horst
@philemign0n
And yours, truly!
On the second half of the show, @drwillyb and I will perform Lori Laitmanās āHolocaust 1944ā for baritone and bassā a beautiful, tragic, haunting and meaningful duo, especially so right now. It would mean the world to me to see you there.
Please note the venue change!
#newmusic #bass #beltitoutbasses #soprano #baritone
2026 is proving to be an auspicious year so far. At the heralding of this Lunar New Year, I realised that it is conflussā 10th anniversary. Weāve supported each other through schooling, a global pandemic, recording projects on other sides of the world, finding a new equilibrium back in NYC, and celebrating career milestones along the way. This coming Monday Feb 23rd, 7pm at the Church of Saint Lukeās in the Fields on Hudson St in the West Village (@stlukeinthefields ), we canāt wait to show you what we love doing above all else - creating meaningful and lasting art together. *Five* premieres await of music by @nathaniel.parks , @maestro_distortion , @sam.zagnit.bass , Martha Horst and @philemign0n , plus a rare performance of a @lorilaitman cycle with guest artist @drwillyb . Thank you for your continued support of self-produced new music. We canāt wait to share this with you!! Entry by donation at the door, no one to be turned away by lack of funds. Mark your calendars now to celebrate with us!!
Feb 23 7pm at St. Luke's in the Field (478 Hudson St)
After recording Sam and Amber I spent a lot of time working with the material and really studying it moving it around. This session may look more disorganized but I prefer it that way. In the past I developed all my cues for my work in individual sessions. While organized this leads to less creativity for me. I prefer being able to reference and grab any sound I've used quickly. The high track count was because I needed to process the sounds very specifically. I could have used automation but that tends to be confusing when adjusting so many parameters. And this is only the electronic part the Soprano and Bass will be performing over this!
This was a long collaboration about a year of working on this piece. I'm extremely grateful to Amber and Sam for their dedication and willingness to experiment.
#composition #electroacoustic #newmusic #physcoacoustics #contemporaryclassical
Two VERY exciting NYC concerts to end February, and Iād love to see YOU there!!
Exciting concert #1: @blackboxnewmusic on Feb 21st, playing some lovely music by fabulous composers some of which are FRIENDS! All the info you need is in the flyer.
Exciting concert #2: @confluss has our first show of 2026 on MONDAY FEBRUARY 23rd at 7pm, and we are joined by a special guest, @drwillyb who will sing a gorgeous, devastating and haunting song cycle with me by @lorilaitman on the second half. On the first half, premieres by @maestro_distortion , @nathaniel.parks , @philemign0n , me, and a NYC premiere by Martha Horst. We havenāt done premieres in a while and it is FUN TO DO! I really hope to see lots of familiar faces. $20 suggested donation at the door!
Extremely excited to finally hear confluss premiere this incredibly personal piece on the 23rd. If you're in NYC, I hope to see you there!
#newmusic #chambermusic #contemporaryclassicalmusic #concert #confluss
