I come from a family of engineers. When I was younger, I bristled at the thought that I too, was an engineer; I insisted I was only a composer. As I continue to explore the world and my understanding of how these complex systems work and interact with one another, I have come to embrace the part of me that is—broadly defined—an engineer.

Research is an integral part of my work, and is rooted in two fundamental tenets: a desire to understand how component parts work together to create a whole, and a curiosity about how stories and ideas travel and evolve, are protected and expanded as they meet new bodies and voices.

My creative and scholarly practices are deeply intertwined. The foundation of my professional work as a composer-scholar is exploring the interactions between bodies, sound (music), and place. Below, I highlight three lines of inquiry which engage my combinatorial practice as a composer and researcher.