Winter 2023 Newsletter

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Dear Friends,

Winter is blustery and dramatic this year with welcomed wetness. My two teens and I hunker down, make fires, play board games, and study. I prepare for a Winter and Spring of composing, recording, and the shaping of new work.

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in this issue:

+From Quarry to Landfill to Audium
+Quarry piece plays at Artaluma March 20th
+A thanks to two poets
+I recommend this listen

FROM QUARRY to LANDFILL to AUDIUM

I am delighted to announce that I recently received a commission from the Audium in San Francisco. The Audium is a historic sound Theater that has been presenting multichannel audio works in its unique space for over 50 years. I will be creating an evening-length experience for them, pairing the Quarry work with a second section based on the Landfill which I am now beginning work on. A video installation work by my dear friend Catherine Hollander will also be featured. I am super excited, and have a lot of work ahead of me. This will premier in September 2023.

www.audium.org

Please click here to learn more about my Quarry project: merlinman.com/quarry

QUARRY SOUND INSTALLATION PLAYS AT ARTALUMA

March 20th with readings by Elizabeth Herron and Iris Jamahl Dunkle

Details to come.

Stay tuned at artaluma.com/events/

TWO SUPPORTIVE POETS
Maya Khosla and Elizabeth Herron

Here, I wish to thank two Sonoma County poets for their contributions and encouragement of my Quarry piece. They are both brilliant, and are making important work relating to wildlife, ecosystems, and the life of the planet.

For more about Maya and Elizabeth click these links:

www.mayakhosla.com
www.elizabeth-herron.com
www.elizabethherron.net

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