Music and Poetry as a Way Forward
I’ve been hearing from folks recently that they feel a bit helpless. We go about our lives each day, as we must, because to shut down completely doesn’t help. As…
How Kate Bush Saved Me!
One thing I love about hanging out with people, especially people of varying ages, is that I get inspired! Because where do composers get ideas? Anywhere and everywhere they can!…
Telling the Whole Story: Bold and Radical Lyrics
Why do we know more about Alice Paul’s contemporary, Ghandi, than about Alice Paul? The Alice Paul who put women’s suffrage on the front page of newspapers, making it impossible…
They did what? Missing Stories of Powerful Women from the American Suffragist Movement
It’s kind of odd to think about now, but when I was growing up, I really did not question the role models that were put in front of me. Even…
What Does it Mean to Be Inclusive?
I was recently asked to respond to the following questions for an article in the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota's magazine, Star of the North. In your role as…
World Premiere by Cantus of “Silver Deity of Secret Night”
Before I was a composer, I studied physics and computer science. So when I get a chance to combine music, math, and science, I’m all over it. My newest piece,…