Category Archives: Concert Compositions

Rusalka [Folkloric Transfigurations]

“Rusalka” will be composed as a cycle of songs borrowing symphonic tone poem sensibilities

scored for solo soprano voice, piano, and electronic and sampled fixed media sounds to be realized within an immersive audio high-density speaker array environment. While the songs will characterize beings from Slavic folklore manifesting sea nymphs, mermaids, and sirens such as Rusalka, Mavka, Kostromo, and Kupalo, for example, these entities will interrupt each other as extended phasing leitmotifs orchestrated for the piano and fixed media in conjunction with the soloists’ portrayals of a distraught individual influenced by a combination of a fictional metamorphosis and actualized dissociative identity disorder.

This will be a deeply personal work forging a love and appreciation for the power of familiarity in folk melodies, a desire to explore influences from the many qualities encompassed within the works by the great Alexander Scriabin, and new concepts for merging electroacoustic sounds with the aforementioned.

Massive Energetic Shift 040916

Pianist Stephen Gosling, Violinist Jennifer Choi, and Cellist Yves Dharamraj performed at the VCFA Composers Concert at St. Peter’s Church, Chelsea, NYC.

A three hour “Massive Energetic Shift” occurred on April 9th, 2016 at 2:00 am EST remotely communicating a message of peace, love, surrender, forgiveness, healing, and powerful vibrations being directly sent to individuals through their energetic field. Large amounts of energy moved through individuals during this time as an amplification system. Anyone in a field of awareness, if surrendered enough and awake while it happened, felt blissful love, peace, and an urge to celebrate. “Massive Energetic Shift 040916 emerged from this experience.

Massive Energetic Shift 040916

A three hour “Massive Energetic Shift” occurred on April 9th, 2016 at 2:00 am EST remotely communicating a message of peace, love, surrender, forgiveness, healing, and powerful vibrations being directly sent to individuals through their energetic field. Large amounts of energy moved through individuals during this time as an amplification system. Anyone in a field of awareness, if surrendered enough and awake while it happened felt blissful love, peace, and an urge to celebrate. “Massive Energetic Shift 040916” emerged from this experience.

Massive Energetic Shift 040916, Composed for Piano Trio
To be premiered at St. Peter’s Church Chelsea
346 West 20th St., New York, NY
Saturday, June 4 at 3 p.m

A VCFA @ NYC Concert Event

Vermont College of Fine Arts