to break, to breathe (2025)

for flute, soprano sax, alto sax, horn in f, tuba, vibraphone, marimba, drum set, electric bass, piano, violin

Premiere:

Premiered on August 1st, 2025 at at LOUD Weekend (part of the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA).

Duration:

7 minutes

Program Note:

To Break, To Breathe” is inspired by the sensations and imagination tied to gender euphoria. For me, this means an inner expansiveness that glows, the feeling of flying, of rupture, of being unapologetic and limitless. To Break, To Breathe is an ode to breath, to life, and to liberation within oneself.