AM I BORN (2018) 32'

version for SATB choir

oratorio for soprano, choir, and orchestra
soprano soloist - SATB choir - 2.2.2.2-2.2.2.0-perc(2)-timp-piano-harp-strings

text by Royce Vavrek

Commissioned by Trinity Wall Street

for 6 singers and chamber ensemble
3S, T, 2Bar, fl(=picc, alto), cl(=bcl)-pft-vln1-vln2-vla-vlc-db

libretto by Royce Vavrek

originally, commissioned by Dawn Upshaw for the Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program; chamber version commissioned by Opera Saratoga

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6 singers, 1 actor and amplified chamber ensemble
2S,M,2T,Bar,actor; cl(=bcl)-perc(2)-pft-elec.git-vln-vla-vcl-db

libretto by Royce Vavrek after the short story by Judy Budnitz

Commissioned by Peak Performances @ Monctlair (Scenes from Dog Days [2009] commissioned by Carnegie Hall through The Weill Music Institute)