Basic Information Instrumentation: Soprano and fluteDuration: 3:45Year composed: 2018 Description Written for the inaugural Breath Mark Retreat. Performed by Julie Bryan (flute) and Ariel Downs (soprano), October 13, 2018 at the Diastole Scholars Center in Kansas City, MO A piece about the joy of self-expression, speaking up, and being heard. Lyrics Adapted from Anna Brake’s Continue reading “https://jamieklenetsky.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”

Basic Information Instrumentation: Choral (SSAATTBB)Duration: 3:00Year composed: 2017-2018 Description Written for C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective’s “Premieres” series. Performed on December 1, 2018 at St. John’s in the Village, Manhattan This short poem and composition reflect my personal feelings about how Manhattan has changed over the past 15 years or so; my favorite streets and Continue reading “https://jamieklenetsky.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”

Basic Information Instrumentation: Soprano, clarinet and celloDuration: 3:30Year composed: 2019 Description Semifinalist, Juventas New Music competition This piece concerns immigration, and empathy for refugees, in the context of 2019. I come from a family of Jewish refugees, and wanted to reflect on that history as it relates to current-day immigration policy. This is a call Continue reading “https://jamieklenetsky.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”