Updates & Reflections

I am so incredibly lucky to have a growing list of opportunities to share my music with my friends and work on new and amazing projects! Feel free to follow me on Facebook or Instagram for updates in your normal feeds, but this page will serve as a little archive for those pictures and memories I want to save forever.

SongSlam Premiere - 2.24.24

Open Heart Surgery Premiere at Palladium - 6.10.23

Open Heart Surgery at Palladium - Rehearsals - 6.7.23

Recital at Whittenberger Auditorium - 4.25.23

Behind the Counter Premiere - 4.20.23

SongSlam Premiere of "Seahorse"

2.24.24

SongSlam 2024! I had heard about Sparks and Wiry Cries’ SongSlams for a few years, but had never been able to make it to the closest events, some multiple states away. I was so excited when I found out that Dr. Coates had organized one to take place in Indiana, right here at JSOM’s Auer Hall! I walked away from the event so deeply fulfilled and inspired by the breadth of styles, approaches, and voices that we heard in that hall—all unique, memorable, and sparkling with their own special touches that set them apart.

I was very lucky to get to premiere my song “Seahorse” with my dear friends Aaron Murphy and Joshua Catanzaro, showing Jude O'Dell heart-healing text to an audience of over 100. There will be a recording, and I will be posting it soon along with a bit of a reflection on what this song, and this compositional and collaborative process, has meant to me. It’s a bit of a wild story, starting at my favorite place in the world where I broke ground on the libretto in July, and stretches across the past seven months: a story that includes 27 yellow jackets, some earth-shattering breakthroughs, and a love both of myself and others unlike I’ve ever known before. I look forward to posting it soon :)

More later 💜

Jamey Guzman + Aaron Murphy + Josh Catanzaro

My amazing team. After premiering a chamber opera on my recital in April, it was a dream to get back together with these two and make more magic! Aaron's magnificent voice illuminates every character from within, and it is such a joy to work with someone who I am lucky to also consider a good friend. Working with Josh is always a dream and one of the most flattering experiences a composer can have, as after multiple collaborations, he knows my music and what I am going for so well that he can coach my music better than I can, reading my mind straight from my music. I cannot wait to work with these two more in the future! See less

Post-Concert Picture

Almost my entire friend group came to this concert -- we took an entire row of Auer Hall! I am so lucky to have each of them in my life -- from laughing our heads off at movies and games, to chaos snowball fights and endlessly supportive coffee study mornings, to just knowing that no matter where I am on campus or in town, one of them is never far away, they have made every day here full of love.

Image Gallery

There may be no better way to communicate what we do than through images. As you browse our site, take a few moments to let your eyes linger here, and see if you can get a feel for our signature touch.