Voice, String Quartet,
and Guitar/Accordion
Summits is a song cycle using texts I have collected over the last decade while hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains. Each song is based on entries I have documented in various summit registers (notebooks often found at the top of mountain trails). These personal chronicles from regional pinnacles portray the wisdom, humility, and humor that can only be found on a mountain peak.
Summits is written for voice, string quartet, and guitar/accordion, and I am happy to be joined by singer Joanna Wallfisch and the Koan Quartet in bringing it to life.
Summits premiered at the Soundwaves Concert Series on March 20, 2019 in celebration of their 50th event!
Summits live at Sound Waves
Live at the Santa Monica Public Library on March 20, 2019.
