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Here We Go Again!

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If you’re in the San José area Sunday, October 8th, come to the opening concert of the San José Chamber Orchestra! The concert starts at 7. The festive kick-off concert, “Here We Go Again”, is chock full of composing talent – 7 living composers, to be exact….  Ahmed Alabaca, Craig Bohmler, Jeremy Cohen, Vivian Fung, […]

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World Premiere! ¡Barbarumba! 10/8/17

World Premiere! ¡Barbarumba! 10/8/17

My new work for strings, ¡Barbarumba! Premieres Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the San José Chamber Orchestra’s festive kick-off concert. Read more.  Buy Tickets. I’m excited for the World Premiere of my work for string orchestra, ¡Barbarumba! Nancy Weiner and Friends commissioned me and four other composers to honor Barbara Day Turner’s first 25 years with the San […]

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My First Tabla Performance, Tabla Niketan

Getting Ready to Play

Oh boy! This has been one of the busiest times I’ve had in my professional career. I’ve had international and domestic recordings, travel,  and concerts up the wazoo since August. The tabla lessons  I started in February 2016, were on hold during February 2017. In March, Satish, my teacher and head of  Tabla Niketan,  started lessons again. […]

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