October 3, 2026 San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Brava Theater, San Francisco, 7:30pm
West Coast premiere of apeiron on Bay Bridges, with music by Matthew Evan Taylor, Shuying Li, Michael Gilbertson, and Darius Milhaud
November 1–6, 2026 Galan Trio, Kinesis vol. 10
syneche, for piano, violin, cello, and electronics
On Saturday, October 3, sfCONTEMPORARY (the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, under their new name) opened its 56th season at Brava Theater with Bay Bridges, and apeiron had its West Coast premiere. The concert was a tremendous success, and I’m grateful to have been part of it.
The program brought together composers who live and work in the Bay Area: Shuying Li’s Migration, Matthew …
A lot has been moving lately, and I wanted to share a few things that feel especially exciting.
First, syneche has been released on Neuma Records as part of the Galan Trio's new double album KINESIS, Vol. 3. It's wonderful to see this piece, which the Galan Trio has been touring and recording over the past two years, finally land on a recording. The album also features works by Christopher …
The Grossman Ensemble premiered my new piece apeiron on December 5, 2025 at the University of Chicago's Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, IL.
Commissioned by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition.
Grossman Ensemble Micah Gleason, conductor
Christopher L. Willis, audio recording and production
Mike Grittani, video production
https://cccc.uchicago.edu
This past year has been full of contrasts, and I wanted to share two musical moments that feel especially dear to me.
Back in July, the wonderful Galan Trio performed my piece syneche at the Mikrotöne – Small is Beautiful festival in Salzburg. This was the acoustic version of the piece—just piano, violin, and cello, without electronics—and although I couldn’t be there in person, I followed from…
