A circular illustration of a day of creation from Hartmann Schedel's 'Nuremberg Chronicle' (1493)

Projects
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From Here on Out (2007)

for Benjamin Millepied
Orchestra

When Benjamin and I first met in Paris in 2006, he was always playing Bach. For our project with ABT, I thought I would incorporate his love of repeated chords into a set of variations on a bass line, making a simple outline for the structure of the piece (an energetic ramp with a plateau […]

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I Drink the Air Before Me (2009)

Children's Choir & Chamber Ensemble, 59'

I Drink the Air Before Me is an evening-length score for Stephen Petronio’s dance piece bearing the same name. Inasmuch as it was celebrating Stephen’s company’s 25th anniversary, the piece wanted to be big, ecstatic, and celebratory. Our initial meeting, in which we discussed the structure of the work, yielded a sketch: a giant line, […]

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Two Hearts (2012)

for Benjamin Millepied and the New York City Ballet
Voice, Vioin & Orchestra

Marking the fourth collaboration between Benjamin Millepied and composer Nico Muhly, the score for Two Hearts, commissioned by New York City Ballet, draws inspiration from the Northern European folk song “Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor”. Comprised of a principal duo and 12 corps de ballet members the ballet also features costumes designed by Kate and […]

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