Program Notes from April 2026:
Psalm Pastorale is not religious, but an inward melody of asking; a song of a quiet, focused wish. The piece inhabits that space between stillness and unrest: even in moments of tranquility, something unsettled continues to press through, as a landscape of quiet is never entirely at rest. Warm brass chorales give way to sharper cutting “cuivre” timbres, allowing moments of tranquility and turmoil to coexist and blur into a dream-like haze. It’s a psalm that resolves not into gratification, but rather reflection. Psalm Pastorale is in one movement, and approximately six minutes in duration.
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Performed April 14, 2026 at Williams Hall, New England Conservatory
Trumpet – Kayla Adams, Sarah Flynn
Horn – Noah Hawryluck
Trombone – Alvin Ho
Tuba – Riley McMahon
Recording/Mixing Credits to the New England Conservatory Recording and Performance Technology Services Department
Performed by Lauren Enos
Program Notes from April 2026:
"Forsaken," composed for solo clarinet, is a series of short movements exploring the feelings of and reactions to being left behind, isolated, or forsaken.
Each movement, with the exception of the final, is confined to its own unique pitch-class register: every pitch is assigned a single octave in which it may appear for the entirety of the movement. This creates a distinct sonic space for each movement to inhabit and explore, while also imposing a sense of restriction; the feeling of being “trapped” or alone.
00:00 I. Wandering
01:40 II. Sorrowfully
03:10 III. Playfully
03:59 IV. Pensively
06:26 V. Tranquil
With immense gratitude to Lauren Enos and Dr. Kati Agócs. Composed Spring of 2026
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Performed April 7, 2026 at Brown Hall, New England Conservatory
Clarinet – Lauren Enos
Recording/Mixing Credits to the New England Conservatory Recording and Performance Technology Services Department
Composed fall 2024 Premiered and performed here 9/27/2024 at the University of Puget Sound School of Music's Collage Concert, Schneebeck Concert Hall
Alex Westervelt - Innato
Skyler Hedblom - Djembe
“March of a Tiny Devil”
A sardonic, Sousa meets Shostakovich march for a chamber ensemble, performed here at the New England Conservatory.
Hymns Renewed bridges the ancient and the modern, blending some of the earliest known Greek melodies with contemporary extended techniques for flute, cello, and tam-tam. The piece draws from Petros Tabouris' reconstructions of the Hymn to the Muse and Hymn to Calliope and Apollo, borrowing these melodies and placing them in a new context.
A lively string quartet with a driving momentum that twists and dances around a lively 7/8 meter!
Note: Originally titled “Rondo”
One of my favorite pieces I composed, performed here by the performer I composed it for at my senior recital.
“March of a Tiny Devil”
A sardonic, Sousa meets Shostakovich march for a chamber ensemble, performed here at my senior recital
