Ye Gods! Protectress is in Kirkus again
Protectress is featured again in Kirkus magazine, this time in a round-up of books about ancient gods! You can also access it here.
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Cinema’s First Nasty Women Compilation Soundtrack, Vol. 1
Dana Reason, the co-lead with Terri Lyne Carrington in scoring the 99 films of Kino Lorber’s Cinema’s First Nasty Women collection, sent me the new album that’s come from the project, Cinema’s First Nasty Women Compilation Soundtrack, Vol. 1. Here’s …
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Me, talking about horses, self-discipline, writing, and more
I did an interview with Leo Collins of Voyage for their Bold Journey Series. Read it all here! As a bonus, here’s me as a horse kid (age about 8, riding a school horse named Bess who was the best …
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Where am I? July-August 2023
Where am I? I’m back home in Houston, and I have a lot going on! I’d love to see faces old and new at these events. July 11 I’ll be on a panel sponsored by the Dramatist’s Guild called “Operatunity! …
Librettists in Conversation
On July 11 at 7 pm Central time, I’ll be talking with hosts Cerise Jacobs and Amy Punt and fellow librettists Sokunthary Svay, Omar Najmi, and Brandy Carie on a Dramatists’ Guild panel called Librettists in Conversation: Building a Career …
Interview with Music Journalism Insider
Todd L. Burns of Music Journalism Insider interviewed me for his newsletter. We talked about my origins as a cellist, how I became a lyricist and librettist, my current scholarly research, and more. Sign up for his newsletter, which is …
Sense of Self and Opera Elect at New Music Gathering 2023
Opera Elect has been chosen to perform Sense of Self, one of my operas with composer Lisa Neher, at New Music Gathering 2023! Joining Portland pianist Stephanie Thompson, Jordan Bowman and Madelein Bowman of Opera Elect will reprise their roles …
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Women & nonbinary composers in the US in the 2023-24 orchestra season
The good folks at Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy have run the numbers regarding repertoire by women and nonbinary composers and conductors for several major orchestras’ 2023-24 season, and the results are pretty abysmal. Report author Sarah Baer writes, “After years of …
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Gilgamesh Weeps performed by the Madison Youth Choirs
The Madison Youth Choir performed Lisa Neher’s and my “Gilgamesh Weeps” for low voices yesterday. You can watch their excellent performance here, and find the music here.