Commissions
Christina George
everything goes away (2023)
For Soprano & Two Trumpets | Listen
Currently based in Boston, Christina J. George is a composer-flutist whose compositions fuse ambient music with popular styles and classical forms, drawing inspiration from the organic shapes of the natural world. Her commissions range from spatially inventive wind band soundscapes for the West Chester University Wind Ensemble to collaborative works that integrate visual art with Chroma Collective….
Joi Harper
Spun (2021)
For Two Trumpets | Listen
Joi Harper is a composer, vocalist, and teaching artist based in Boston, Massachusetts. Their music focuses on exploring our world and commenting on our unique experiences. As a musician with such a diverse background, she often includes a multitude of styles and genres within her own work, prioritizing the sounds she heard growing up and exploring the vast world of music we are all a part of….
Samara Rice
Kaleidoscopics (2022)
For Two Trumpets
Samara Rice is a contemporary classical music composer and educator based in Southern California. Textural elements, unusual instrumentation, extended performance techniques, and imagery inspiration combine themselves to form her compositional sound. Along with composing, Samara shares her love for music as the owner and instructor of Samara Rice Music, a thriving music studio in Southern California…
Ben Shparber
Stumblin’ Through (2023)
For Piano & Two Trumpets | Listen
Benjamin Shparber is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, recording artist, and classical pianist. With parents that fled from the Soviet Union during its collapse, born in Jerusalem, Israel, and raised in a few places in the U.S., he is a citizen of the world. Ben creates music that doesn’t fit into any one category; it hails from all of his rich heritage and incredible work ethic to always know more and explore further forward…