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solo



Quarantine B*tch: R.S.V.P. (2021) 1 min.

mezzo-soprano and piano

Commissioned by WQXR and Kara Dugan

Text by Christina Kelly.

To listen and learn more, click here.

Philomel (2009)  15 min.

soprano and piano

 

New York Scenes (2006) 25 min.

​baritone and piano (also available for bass, mezzo, and soprano)​



Whilst Alexis Lay Press'd (1997) 3 min.

soprano and piano

Text by John Dryden

chamber


Philomel (2010)  15 min.
soprano and septet (fl/picc/alto, bssn, fh, tp B-flat/E-flat/Flugelhorn, vn, vc, db)

choral

Shallow Breath and Stealth (2021) 25 min.

mixed chorus (6S, 6A, 6T, 6B)

written for and commissioned by The Crossing

Text from Jena Osman's Motion Studies.

Premiere: November 21, 2021, Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA.

Radio Premiere: WRTI December 19, 2021

program notes

my shy brightmillions (2023) 2:47

mixed vocal ensemble (SSAATTBB)

text: e. e. cummings

JUSTINE F. CHEN

COMPOSER AND VIOLINIST

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