Working on my next album, with a plan to release it over the next few months. Recorded in November, the editing is done and I’m now designing the album artwork. It is a mostly somber album – but then, we are living in somber times.
The album will include:
WE WILL NOT FORGET, for soprano saxophone and string orchestra. Originally composed for duduk and string orchestra, this music was composed during 2020, at a time when Hamas was once again firing missiles at Israel. I decided to record it in 2023, following Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. It is a musical reminder of the long list of genocides that one or another tribe has inflicted on another throughout human history. After every genocide, we say “we will not forget” – but then we do.
WHEN THE WAR ENDS, WE WILL DANCE AGAIN. An addition to my MUSIC FOR UKRAINE series, this string symphony was inspired by hope that Ukrainians will achieve their dream of freedom from Russian violence and oppression. It imagines a time when Russian soldiers no longer occupy Ukrainian villages and Ukrainians can live in freedom.
SERENADE. Originally composed for oboe and string orchestra, I decided to record this with soprano saxophone after hearing Javier Oviedo perform it at a concert in New York. As the title suggests, it is a love song of sorts.
The recording is with the New York Classical Players, conducted by Dongmin Kim, with guest artist Javier Oviedo on soprano sax.
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