New Music USA Announces Composer Awardees for Ravinia’s 2024 Breaking Barriers Festival

Dryades

“The trio "Dryades" conquers with impressionistically shimmering sounds, in the airy world of the tree nymphs, indefinitely changing and with rhythmically amusing tones.”

- Dr. Frank Piontek, Feuilleton, Bayreuth, August 2023

Cyathea

Premiered in 2024 at the University of Illinois during her Guest Artist Recital. Cyathea for oboe, harp, and electric violin with harmony effects.

In Flight

Premiered in 2023 at Festival junger Künstler Bayreuth in Bavaria, Germany, written for soprano and electric violin with pedal effects - Score

Tübingen, Germany — September 2024

Directed by Carrie Graham at filmlady.com

Ouroboros

Premiered in 2023 at Festival junger Künstler Bayreuth in Bavaria, Germany, written for string quartet. Ouroboros reflects the cyclical nature of the universe, often referred to as the Wheel of Time. In two seamless movements, Ouroboros slithers, perpetually biting its tail, while weaving through birth, death, and renewal. - Score and Parts

Photos taken by Carrie Graham - download .zip of all high-res headshots