Libera me: An Invitation, a Story, a Gift, and a Question ABOUT THIS INTRODUCTION This presentation was part of a program with the Montclair State University Chorale, conducted by Heather J. Buchanan. In between the movements of Verdi’s Requiem, I
ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION What gives art its authority? If the role of music is to say something true – whose truth does it champion? Isn’t it worth re-considering how art can incite violence, or indict difference? Can music protect? In
ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION In this symposium, I joined Kythe Heller and Andrew Shenton in a conversation about the ways that Pärt’s music proposes a self-reflective space across religious and cultural divides. Our presentations explored how Pärt’s music has been valued
Gambling the World: Carmina Burana in America ABOUT THIS FILM In 2017, I made a short film in collaboration with my colleague Dave Sanders and students at the School of Communications and Media at Montclair State University. Its purpose was