i am (high voice + piano)

Duration: 5:30

Instrumentation: high voice (B3 to Bb5) + piano

Text: Leela Srinivasan

Year: 2024

Created in collaboration with writer Leela Srinivasan, i am weaves excerpts from her journals into an exploration of identity and self-discovery through nature imagery. The connecting thread of the lines selected was a theme of contradictions: the feeling hugeness and smallness; confidence and uncertainty; frailty and power. Full program note available here.

This work won First Place Prize at Sparks and Wiry Cries’ 2024 Chicago SongSlam, hosted by Fourth Coast Ensemble.