Inanna by Emily H. Wilson. 2/5 I understand what Wilson is trying to do here, to tell the story of Inanna and the gods and demi-gods of Mesopotamia, like Gilgamesh. But the characters mostly don’t have a lot of personality, …
Pink Moon by Roshan James. 1/5 The concept sounded interesting but the poetry just isn’t good. It’s a trite and formulaic and boring. Just a Fika by Beck Erixson. 1/5 So, you’ve got a ghost grandma who’s intent on fixing …
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! …
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 …
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 …
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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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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Bread and Circus by Airea D. Matthews. 3/5 There is some truly excellent poetry in this volume, poetry that is personal and moving and expressive. There’s a lot of erasure poetry using texts related to capitalism and finance and regulation …
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.