Composer
This song cycle was composed in 2017 for soprano LaToya Lain and pianist Casey Robards. The text is drawn from the poetry of Elizabeth Browning and was adapted and edited by Aiden Kim Feltkamp. A version for tenor and piano for Joshua May is currently in progress. There are seven songs in the cycle: Insufficiency …
I started composing this song for my friend and colleague Keith Clifton in late 2017. I finally finished the setting in early 2018. The text is taken from a letter written by Alec Guinness while he was on the set of Star Wars. Download the score: Draft of Guinness
In late 2012, I challenged myself to write a new vocal composition each week. I dubbed the project “Lied Time” and while I tried my best, I only managed to complete a handful of compositions. When I was an undergraduate, I tried to set this poem by A. E. Housman and it didn’t go very …