I hear the voice as an instrument of desire, prayer, ancestry, politics, spirit, and variance. Trained in opera, I starting my career as a songwriter in predominantly queer spaces. Gradually, I moved towards a broader sonic practice, working in collaboration with choreographers and visual artists. I’ve lent my voice to the narratives of Bill T. Jones, Shana Moulton, Miguel Gutierrez, and Ishmael Houston-Jones. I bring into sound LGBTQIA legacies, including those interrupted by HIV and AIDS—Arthur Russell, Lance T. Briggs, and John Bernd among them.
As a cultural producer, I engage history as a tool to build community, exemplified by the the annual NYC concert of Terry Riley’s In C, ongoing since 2005, as Music Director for a decade-long revival of the Joshua Light Show, and as curator of live art at the NYC AIDS Memorial. I currently teach at Eugene Lang College at The New School and the School for Visual Art.
Awards:
2022 NY Dance & Performance “Bessie” Award
2017 NY Dance & Performance “Bessie” Award
2013 Creative Capital Award
Photo by Eric McNatt