Respecting the First (Amendment)
The San Jose Chamber Orchestra, with their adventuresome conductor Barbara Day Turner, has commissioned Respecting…
Kassia’s Song
The outstanding Kassia ensemble has commissioned me to compose Kassia’s Song, the first piece composed…
unter sorele’s vigele: Yiddish Song
The commission from YIVO for a song that used a traditional Yiddish folksong as a…
Resident Composer, Bennington Chamber Music Festival
The Bennington Chamber Music Festival of the East welcomes chamber musicians who are amateurs in…
Guest composer at the Aspen Music Festival
I am so pleased to return to the Aspen Music Festival this summer, when Mehrdad…
Shatin Music Month at UVA
Shatin Music Month Schedule
I Love premieres
The Illinois Wesleyan University Collegiate Choir, director by J. Scott Ferguson, premieres I Love, with poetry by Gertrude Stein, on…
Judith at the VCCA
The VCCA is a working retreat for visual artists, writers and composers, and Judith has had a half-dozen wonderful residencies, composing pieces such as Glyph, Ruah, Amulet, Spin and several others. The VCCA is on a beautiful estate very near Sweet Briar College.
Ice Becomes Water
My music often reflects my experience of and concerns about the world around us. Ice Becomes Water is informed by the danger that scientists are warning about caused by human-induced climate change.
Illinois Wesleyan University Symposium of Contemporary Music
Illinois Wesleyan University has had an annual Symposium of Contemporary Music since 1952, and I…