Vocal Works
A PRAYER FOR RAIN (3')
2015
Text by Lisel Mueller ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano) and Piano, or Flute and String Quartet
THE FIST (2')
2015
Text by Derek Walcott ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano) and Piano, or Clarinet and String Quartet
2015
Text by Jay Landers ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano), Piano Performed by Erin Nash.
IF I HAD KNOWN (2')
2015
Text by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano) and Piano, or Bassoon and String Quartet
LOVE AFTER LOVE (2')
2015
Text by Derek Walcott ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano) and Piano, or Bassoon and String Quartet
MY LOVE AT DAWN WITH DOGS IN WINTER (2')
2015
Text by Eugenia Zukerman ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano) and Piano, or Flute and String Quartet
NOT THAT EASY (2')
2015
Text by T. Byram Karasu ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano) and Piano, or Oboe and String Quartet
2018
Text by Jay Landers ↓
Voice (Soprano or Baritone), 2 Fl, Ob, 3 Cl, Bsn, 4 Hn, Tpt, 3 Tbn, Tuba, Timp, 1 Perc, Harp, Strings Premiered by the Miami Symphony conducted by Eduardo Marturet and also performed at the Festival Napa Valley.
“Marturet led the premiere of Questa Via, a love song by Karen LeFrak... A power ballad in the vein of James Horner’s My Heart Will Go On (from the film Titanic), the song was more appropriate for a pops program, but was charming nonetheless and attractively sung by Angelina Green (a onetime contestant on America’s Got Talent) and Hansel De Muñoz. Marturet and the orchestra turned on a dime to sound like an expert studio group.”
April 30, 2018
TEXT BY ANNA AKHMATOVA
MY VOICE IS WEAK (3')
2018
Text by Anna Akhmatova ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano or soprano), Piano
OVER THE WATER (3')
2018
Text by Anna Akhmatova ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano or soprano), Piano
THEY DIDN'T BRING ME A LETTER TODAY (2.5')
2018
Text by Anna Akhmatova ↓
Voice (Mezzo soprano or soprano), Piano
Poetry Plus Works
PAIN OF LOVE SERIES
A PRAYER FOR RAIN (3')
2020
Text by Lisel Mueller ↓
Flute, Clarinet, String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
THE FIST (2')
2020
Text by Derek Walcott ↓
Instrumental
IF I HAD KNOWN (2')
2020
Text by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson ↓
Bassoon, Trumpet, String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
LOVE AFTER LOVE (2')
2020
Text by Derek Walcott ↓
Oboe, Bassoon, String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
NOT THAT EASY (2')
2020
Text by T. Byram Karasu ↓
Flute, Oboe, String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
ANNA AKHMATOVA-INSPIRED WORKS
MY VOICE IS WEAK (3')
2020
Text by Anna Akhmatova ↓
Oboe, Clarinet, String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
OVER THE WATER (3')
2020
Text by Anna Akhmatova ↓
Clarinet, String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
THEY DIDN'T BRING ME A LETTER TODAY (2.5')
2020
Text by Anna Akhmatova ↓
Oboe, Clarinet, String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola, Cello)
POEMS WITHOUT WORDS
POEM FOR CLARINET AND PIANO (2')
2015
Clarinet, Piano
POEM FOR OBOE AND PIANO (2.5')
2015
Oboe, Piano
POEM FOR VIOLA AND PIANO (2')
2015
Viola, Piano
ADDITIONAL WORKS
