Project Beacon High School Composer Initiative
Working to identify and mentor high school composers with potential, and showcase their work through performance and recording.
BABA
A vocal-theater work inspired by “sworn virgins,” a disappearing social phenomenon of women living as men in remote Balkan highland regions.
Berkeley Symphony 50th Anniversary Fanfare
A musical tribute to Berkeley’s rich cultural heritage & celebrating the Berkeley Symphony’s 50th anniversary with a new work by Jimmy Lopez.
Their Own Voices: Stories of Migrant Women
The intersection of new music, the narratives of migrant women, and contemporary issues re-contextualized within electronic elements and live performance.
Conversations with Whales
Conversations with Whales uses music, storytelling, and the mythical proportions of whale songs to grapple with climate change in the fastest-warming U.S. state.
Shaamya - Of Equality
“Of Equality, I sing: Where all barriers, differences among people have vanished.” A new dance work by JD Steele & Katha Dance Theatre.
Gather Hear West Virginia
Pianist and actor travel around West Virginia with a piano in a van, inviting local residents to share stories on stage in live performance pieces.
Sprocket
A new work for the Akropolis Reed Quintet composed by Steven Snowden, Sprocket joins reed quintet and a rideable percussion bicycle.
Blue
A new opera by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson.
Scott Joplin's Treemonisha
A creative team of black women composers and theater artists reimagines Scott Joplin’s visionary opera as a work reborn for our times.
Time to Waterski
There's nothing this boat would rather do.
Something Left for You
I can't wait to see which paths you choose, so you can see animals far away from the stupid city zoo.
Can't Wait
I can't make out all the words you say — your sister just makes noises, like some sort of bird.
An Older Project
We counted dark spots on the moon.
