Audio Excerpts

Romanza (2007)

For violin and chamber orchestra
Commissioned by Orchestra 2001

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Lung-Ta (2009)

For large chamber ensemble
Commissioned by Network for New Music

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…and low to the lake falls home (2009)

For flute, viola and harp
Commissioned by Carol Wincenc

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The Long Bright (2004)

For soprano, children’s chorus and orchestra
Commissioned by David Wolman

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The Golem Psalms (2006)

For baritone, SATB chorus and orchestra
Commissioned by The Mendelssohn Club

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Three Songs for Violin and Double Bass
after poems by Pablo Neruda (1998)

For Heide Sibley and Edgar Meyer

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Prayer from Women of Valor(2000)

For soprano, mezzo-soprano, narrator and orchestra

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News

Andrea has been awarded the American Academy in Rome Fellowship from the American Composers Forum, 2010. She is currently composer in residence at the Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus in Schwandorf, Germany.

Andrea and anthropologist Katey Blumenthal received grants from The Rubin Foundation and The University of the Arts to return to Lo Monthang, Nepal to record and document the music of royal court singer, Tashi Tsering. They embarked on a trek to this remote, restricted Himalayan region in May/June, 2010. Andrea is currently writing a new chamber work based on these Tibetan melodies for Network for New Music for premiere on November 21 in Philadelphia. Click here to listen to excerpts from Lung-Ta, inspired by her 2008 trek to this region and see photos on the Gallery page – choose Nepal slide show from lower left icon.

Andrea’s trio “…and low to the lake falls home” was premiered at the Morgan Library, NYC on 2/22/10 by Les Amies: internationally renowned flutist Carol Wincenc and NY Philharmonic principal players Cynthia Phelps (viola) and Nancy Allen (harp). NY Times Review. Ms. Wincenc will premiere the flute/piano version on September 10 at Florida Flute Day, Tallahasee.

Andrea’s Salon celebrates 24 Years in September! See Salon page for more info.