Basic Information Instrumentation: Choral (SATB)Duration: ~5:00Year composed: 2020 Description In April, WNYC (New York’s public radio station) collected poems written by listeners under the hashtag #PAUSEPoetry. These poems reflect how people were coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. As the pandemic wore on, safe in my New Jersey home, I felt a Continue reading “https://jamieklenetsky.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”

Basic Information Instrumentation: High, middle, and low voicesDuration: 3:30Year composed: 2020, revised 2023 Description This piece focuses on stigma and self-identity, and how the words others use to describe us can burrow deep into our psyche, influencing how we think of ourselves. Whether we’re bullied about our intelligence, mental health, or gender presentation, being “othered” Continue reading “https://jamieklenetsky.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”

Basic Information Instrumentation: Soprano, alto, and pianoDuration: 2:45Year composed: 2020 Description Nothing stirred my passions about climate change more than a photo from fire-ravaged Australia: a woman and her young child were on a small life raft in the sea, the sky red above them, a few meager belonging on their ship. They needed to Continue reading “https://jamieklenetsky.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”