Opera
A Way Forward (premiere January, 2024 at the Kennedy Center)
a short opera commissioned by Washington National Opera, American Opera Initiative
with libretto by José G. Alba Rodríguez
A Way Forward follows a Mexican family of three generations who grapple with
polarized ideas on how to save their business from the threat of foreclosure. The
stress of the situation brings out hidden family dynamics that reveal both their
flaws and passion. Will they be able to get through their crisis?
La Alcaldesa (in progress)
an opera-in-progress in 2 acts.
with libretto by Sandra Flores-Strand
a full length opera about Puerto Rico's first female mayor
FELISA RINCÓN DE GAUTIER aka "Doña Fela"
The Curious Lady of Lyme Regis (in progress)
a 20-minute chamber opera
with libretto by Kaitlin Sullivan
a short opera about the early 19th century paleontologist
MARY ANNING
Oratorio
The Seven Last Words of Christ 2020
a 45-minute dramatic oratorio
Produced by BETH MORRISON PROJECTS
with CONTEMPORANEOUS
as part of BMP: NEXT GEN 2021
Vocal Chamber
Wisdom Whispers on the Wind 2021
commissioned by The Valkyrie Ensemble
text by Julia Rose Rahm
SSA Soloists, Drone (Tanpura), Organ
7 min
Wisdom Whispers on the Wind 2021
commissioned by The Valkyrie Ensemble
SSA soloists, drone, organ
7 min
Yo Misma Fui Mi Ruta 2020
graduate studies
soprano & flute ensemble: 4 flutes, 2 alto flutes
10 min
Walk on the Beach 2017
written for Mivos Quartet at Walden Creative Musicians Retreat
soprano & string quartet
6 min
Choral
Breaking the Barrier, 2023. 20 min
A setting of selected poems by Claude McKay of the Harlem Renaissance
commissioned by Canterbury Choral Society
1 Black Soprano soloist, 1 Soprano soloist (any race), SSAATTBB Chorus, SSA trio from chorus or children; Jazz Ensemble: Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax; 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones; Double Bass; Organ (or Organ Reduction with Saxophone)
Te Alabaré Señor, 2023
Psalm 118: 7, 10, 17. 25
Premiered by Voices of the New (Voices of Ascension)
SA Chorus, TB Chorus, or SATB Chorus
2 min
Psalm 19:14 2018
SSSAATTBB
6 min
Alleluia 2018
SSA
1 min
Art Song
Counting 2022
commissioned for a fundraiser for a library in Santiago named after Our Little Roses,
the first girls orphanage in Honduras
poem by Aylin (resident of Our Little Roses)
soprano & piano
7 min
Rosita 2022
commissioned for a fundraiser for a library in Santiago named after Our Little Roses,
the first girls orphanage in Honduras
poem by Aylin (resident of Our Little Roses)
soprano & piano
2 min
The Rocking Chair 2022
commissioned by Five Boroughs Music Festival & On Site Opera
poem by Noel Quiñones
mezzo-soprano, cello & piano
6 min
Forgiveness 2016
soprano & organ
4 min
Chamber
Wisdom Whispers 2022
Seal Bay Music Festival - Cassatt String Quartet
string quartet, drone & organ sample
6 min
Out There Somewhere 2019
graduate studies (SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music)
trio for trumpet, piano, & double bass
6 min
Mallelion 2019
graduate studies (SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music)
percussion ensemble: almglocken, button gongs, glockenspiel, marimba (2), vibraphone (2)
6 min
Solo Instrument
Tumultuous Introspection 2020
graduate studies (SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music)
solo piano
2 min
1 & 2 2019
graduate studies (SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music)
performed by Max Eidinoff
solo piano
5 min