First layer of paint on the canvas for TEAL, the fifth movement of my Concerto for Augmented Orchestra, PALETTE. Many more layers to go, but a good start! Turn up the volume to hear the first musical sketch for this fifth movement.

A fantastic first workshop for my concerto for augmented orchestra, PALETTE, in collaboration with musicians from the The Juilliard School conducted by Irfan Tengku . Live electronics for the augmented orchestra by Jody Elff. Juilliard will give the New York premiere!

Thank you jeremydenk, CBSO and Kazuki Yamada for a fantastic premiere of my piano concerto ATLAS! A thoughtful review in The Guardian 'the overall impression is of a brilliantly coloured musical scrapbook, artfully assembled.'

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I'm so excited for this evening's European Premiere of my piano concerto, ATLAS, with pianist jeremydenk, the CBSO and conductor Kazuki Yamada!

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Our kitchen table is now the control center as we prep for our upcoming workshop for PALETTE (my new concerto for orchestra - with live electronic processing) at The Juilliard School on Thursday. We're thrilled to be collaborating The Juilliard as we develop this new work.

First layer of paint on the canvas for EBONY, the fourth movement of my Concerto for Augmented Orchestra, PALETTE. Many more layers to go, but a good start! Turn up the volume to hear the first musical sketch for this fourth movement

I'm thrilled to share that the BBC Philharmonic and The Swingles will give the World Premiere of The Gorgeous Nothings as part of the BBC Proms on July 30th at the Royal Albert Hall, conducted by Nicholas Collon. Text by Emily Dickinson.

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I'm thrilled that cellist Karen Ouzounian and The Knights, conducted by Eric Jacobsen, will give the New York Premiere of my piece, Shorthand, for solo cello and string orchestra at Carnegie Hall on May 16th. Details below!

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I am always thrilled and honored when young musicians perform my music and I'm delighted that the Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform my piece, <<rewind<< at Carnegie Hall on a program w/ Skalkottas’ Greek Dances and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances.
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Happy Record Store Day! Check out the limited edition vinyl pressing of my orchestral album, Mythologies!

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Fantastic mastering session with Scott Hull. Can't wait to share this album with you. More info coming soon.....

I'm delighted that the Orchestre de chambre will perform my cello concerto, DANCE with cellist Camille Thomas in a few weeks! Details below.

First layer of paint on the canvas for LAVA, the third movement of my concerto for orchestra, PALETTE. Many more layers to go, but a good start! Turn up the volume to hear the first musical sketch for this third movement.

Penny brought her canine ears to the final listening session before taking our mixes to Scott Hull for mastering. More soon!

Loving my new R&F oil sticks. So vibrant!

In the studio with engineer Jody Elff as we finish up mixes for an upcoming album. I'm beyond excited about this one. Stay tuned for more info!

First layer of paint on the canvas for AMBER, the second movement of my concerto for orchestra, PALETTE. Many more layers to go, but a good start! Turn up the volume to hear the first musical sketch for this second movement.

Back in the studio to for some exploratory paintings for Amber - the second movement of my Concerto for Orchestra - PALETTE. Stay tuned for some snippets of music coming soon!

Congratulations to choreographer Nicolas Blanc, the San Francisco Ballet and conductor Ming Luke for a stunning performance of 'Gateway to the Sun' set to my cello concerto, DANCE, performed live by cellist Eric Sung and the SF Ballet Musicians. Behind the scenes below:
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AMAZING to see the total eclipse today in upstate New York with Jody and Penny. A truly memorable experience. Surely it will inspire a new piece for the Augmented Orchestra. Stay tuned!