It was exciting to finally attend the premiere of "Dance with Me" after it was delayed from its original Spring date. The piece was commissioned by the Heritage Christian School (Indianapolis, IN) Orchestra and its director Laura Payne in memory of David Smith and Caroline Cox-Smith, and it was a privilege to be involved in honoring two special people.
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I am excited, humbled, and grateful to announce that I was chosen as a recipient of the Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship of the Arts Council of Indianapolis, which is funded by the Lilly Endowment. We will be traveling as a family to Europe, specifically France and Romania (my family’s motherlands) for this fellowship, which will culminate in a creative project (most probably a composition) to be finished in the summer of 2021....
Watch the premiere of this setting of Julia Carney's famous poem Little Things, sung by the Cantamus choir of Highlands Latin School, Indianapolis, directed by Amy Branson Fata.
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