Written for the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra
Oaken Sky was written for the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra in the summer of 2011. The title is simply an image. One clear night, I stood under an oak tree and looked up at the sky. It was very beautiful, and I especially noticed how the light of the stars was blurred by the branches of the oak. That image inspired this work, and I try to convey that landscape in a variety of orchestral textures. Oaken Sky is dedicated to my sister, Bethany.
Subsequent performances with the Yale Philharmonia, Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony, Kansas City Philharmonia, and Harrisburg Youth Symphony
2018
Commissioned by the Lake George Music Festival with support from the New York State Council for the Arts
2015
Written for the Amarillo Symphony and the Manhattan Chamber Players
2010
Commissioned by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for Paul Ferington
2009
2011 Aspen Music Festival Jacob Druckman Award
2008
Premiered by JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
