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Nattsanger (Nightsongs) premiere recording is up - posted: April 27, 2008
Soprano Jennifer Swanson gave a magnificent premiere performance of my newest song cycle on April 9 at the University of Minnesota School of Music in Minneapolis. Scored for soprano, clarinet, and piano, the piece comprises seven "night" poems of Rolf Jacobsen in his native Norwegian.

April 12-20, 2008: Performances of Persian Pieces in Washington - posted: April 12, 2008
Two Seattle-based choruses have taken on my Persian language pieces this month. The Esoterics reprise their performances of Bar xizam (Upward I rise) on their 15th Anniversary concerts. And the women of the Seattle Choral Company perform From Behind the Caravan with vielle, oud, ney flute, and Persian hand drums.

Star Tribune: Young Artists On the Verge - posted: November 11, 2007
Apparently I'm on the verge of something... Unfortunately, they didn't tell me what. I intend to figure it out, though, so it's back to the piano for me...

Jerome Composers Commissioning Program Grant - posted: October 24, 2007
Conductor John Lace has commissioned me to write a band piece for his students at Anoka High School here in Minnesota. Today we learned that the Jerome Foundation will fund it! This is my first major grant, so it's all very exciting. (Will premiere in spring 2009)

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