Washington National Opera - Pepito
written with librettist Marella Martin Koch
Comedy | 22 minutes
4 Singers
Pepito, a lonely shelter dog, misses his old family and his old life. Camila and David, young married professionals, are searching for the perfect dog. As the cracks in Camila and David's marriage deepen, Camila and and Pepito form an unshakeable bond.
Originally premiered by WNO at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. New productions slated for the 2019-20 season. Original cast recording project underwritten by the Presser Foundation, slated for release in early 2020.
Music of Remembrance - Tres Minutos (musical drama)
written with librettist Marella Martin Koch
Drama | 30 minutes
4 Singers
A new dramatic musical work that tells the story of lovers separated at the border and afforded a few minutes to reunite where they grapple with what it means to be in love when they can’t be together.
opera - Gilberto
written with librettist Marella Martin Koch
Drama | Full-Length (in process)
7 Singers
Oakland. 1951. The Korean War looms large over the newly drafted young men of America. Gilberto, 21, left New Mexico for California six years ago and has never looked back. Resourceful and charming, he makes a life but not a living teaching dance lessons at Sweet's Ballroom.
New Moon Duo - Canto Caló
A Nuevomejicano song cycle written for New Moon Duo, sponsored by InterMusicSF and supported through a residency by the Avaloch Farm Music Institute. Libretto by the composer and Melinda Martinez Becker using Caló, a dialect spoken by Pachucos in the 1950’s throughout the Southwest.
