“All this time I told myself we were born from war—but I was
 wrong, Ma. We were born from beauty. Let no one mistake us for
the fruit of violence—but that violence, having passed through
the fruit, failed to spoil it.”
—Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

Commissioned by Boston Musica Viva

Der Gestanke
Hannah Elizabeth Tobias, flute
Walter Yee, clarinet
Brian Stuligross, violin
Ashtyn Brown, cello
Wes Fowler, percussion
Daniel Nerger, piano
Justin Taveras, conductor

On Becoming Space // Emergent Becoming

Atoms are made of fermions, which are subatomic particles that make known matter and anti-matter. Leptons are elementary particles that do not hold a nucleus together, while quarks are elementary particles that do hold a nucleus together. This piece is influenced by the types of energy within an atom, its release, and the bonds necessary between particles to create stability.

This pieces was premiered by the Mivos Quartet.

Fermions, Leptons, And Quarks

Premiered Oct. 30, 2019.

Expansion -> Expanding -> Expanse
FIRMAMENT -> BASIS
Scope -> Society -> INCLUDE
<<< INCLUSION >>>

Expansions for Reed Quintet

Basil and Bean Sprout | Concerto for Trumpet, Percussion, and Strings
Michael Bednarsky, conductor
Allison Damon, trumpet
Makenna Parks, visual artist
Oct. 30, 2019.

Basil and Bean Sprout

“My dissenting opinions, like my briefs, are intended to persuade. Sometimes, one must be forceful about saying how wrong the Court’s decision is.” “I dissent.”  -Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Julie Bowdren - Soprano
Pablo O'Connell - Oboe
Teddy Van Winkle - Oboe
Xenia St. Charles Gilbert - Violin
Kyle Miller - Guitar
Niko Schroeder - Audio engineer

I Dissent

Basil And Bean Sprout TCP Excerpt

JACK Quartet 
Commissioned by National Sawdust

Innocent Water (JACK Quartet)

Nicholas Tran is a first-generation, LGBT, Vietnamese-American composer. He recently graduated from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. This is a sampling of his pieces. Please contact his email for more information, scores, and commissions.

Nicholas Tran

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