Thank you, KMFA! Had such a blast speaking with you!

The piece is an expression of my anxiety about the impending climate catastrophe and frustrations regarding our collective short-sightedness in not enacting immediate and serious change to prevent it. The title is a combination of "The Keeling Curve" - a graph of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from 1958 to present - and "keening" - wailing in grief for the dead.

It was written for a collaboration with Life/Art Dance Ensemble and performed by the New Dawn Quartet

The Keening Curve

Ravel Prelude in a minor for electric guitars.

Ravel Prelude in a minor (1913)

Premiere of Septet by EEMS at Austin TX March 9th 2023, Januibe Tejera conducting.

Septet

Septet performed by the University of Texas New Music Ensemble led by Marc Sosnowchik - 22 September 2023

Reversal of Fortune (2012) for violin and cello

Commissioned by Life/Art Dance Ensemble (Denver, CO)

Reversal Of Fortune

Austin's Grammy-award winning choral ensemble Conspirare will be performing two world premieres this weekend: Eric Banks’ This Delicate Universe and Jake Runestad’s Come To The Woods with a performance in Houston, May 8th and performances in Austin, May 9th and 10th.

Dianne chatted with the both composers and with Conspirare’s Artistic Director, Craig Hella Johnson, about the works. Learn about the composer’s inspiration and how they approach the “blank canvas”. Craig also talks about this banner year for Conspirare.

Two World Premieres with Conspirare

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