Cover of "Light My Fire" commissioned by conceptual artist Mary Ellen Carroll for the opening of her solo show "Semblable" at Galerie Hubert Winter, Vienna Austria. Track includes the voice of one of Vienna's favorite sons. Guest artist: Horst Possling.

Semblable 01: Light My Fire

Cover of "Touch Me" commissioned by conceptual artist Mary Ellen Carroll for the opening of her solo show "Semblable" at Galerie Hubert Winter, Vienna Austria. Track includes the voice of one of Vienna's favorite sons. Guest artist: Horst Possling.

Semblable 02: Touch Me

created for dancer Kazue Ikeda, premiered at pyramidale 10

the polygons

for amplified inside piano, performed by Reinhold Friedl

the spaces

Remix of excerpts from award-winning programs spanning the first 30 years of the Prix Italia with additional contributions by Bob Holman, James Urbaniak and Jan Leslie Harding of the Ontological Hysteric Theater, Ernie and Matilde. Commissioned by Prix Italia Radio Days and premiered in Palermo, Italy.

Palermo Mix B

Text: 2 poems by Iraqi poet Amal al-Jubouri "Hagar Before the Occupation / Hagar After the Occupation" from her book of the same name, first published in English translation 2011 by Alice James Books. Voices of Noha Nassar, Samy al-Habbal, Ali al-Sah, Diea Aldieen Elfatih, Samah Altaweel, Mohamed Abdou, Mohamed Hafez Ahmed, Amal al-Jubouri.

Sketches of Hagar

Multimedia for collaborative performance "War, Again" at MusraraMix 13, Jerusalem. Text: 2 poems by Iraqi poet Amal al-Jubouri "Hagar Before the Occupation / Hagar After the Occupation" from her book of the same name, first published in English translation 2011 by Alice James Books. Voices of Noha Nassar, Samy al-Habbal, Ali al-Sah, Diea Aldieen Elfatih, Samah Altaweel, Mohamed Abdou, Mohamed Hafez Ahmed, Amal al-Jubouri. Videos at www.vimeo.com/lauranera

Hagar, Again

for amplified voice and tap-dancing samples
Text: Pellegrino Artusi, "La scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangiar bene"
voice: Anna Clementi
shoes: Daniel Costello

the shoes (excerpts)

for cello and fragments of pre-recorded conversations with cellist Ulrike Brand.

the drones

Created for the Villa Aurora 1928 Artcraft pipe organ. Performed and recorded June 16, 2024 at Villa Aurora, Pacific Palisades, California. PLAY THIS TRACK LOUD.

the auroras

Commissioned by Esopus Magazine for Esopus 15: TELEVISION. Featuring the voices of Daniel Minahan, Josh Patner, Susan Stone, Richard Einhorn and Edoardo Bellando.
www.esopus.org/issues/view/15  

There was also the fact that he was shaped like the moon.

Premiere performance of "the tide the wind the tide" for amplified bass flute and pre-recorded audio at SARC (Sonic Arts Research Centre), Belfast, UK; November 5, 2015. Carin Levine, amplified bass flute. Audio includes voices of Karen Russell, Matthew Benedict, Phill Niblock, Franco (Bifo) Berardi, and dad. Duration: 4:33!

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