All music reflects the human experience. Our ideas, collaborations, and advocacy—as performers, composers, and music lovers—keep our field relevant. As a musician, I strive to advance our field with music that is thought-provoking, responsive to current events, and driven by messages that demand to be shared. I challenge myself to ask, 'What must music say? What deserves to be heard?'
Align yourself with people who share your priorities, approaches, and goals, and create music that speaks your story. Our field doesn’t move forward until we do.
My current and future projects can be found on the right.
New Music Advocacy
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My upcoming recording project features music for flute and bassoon inspired by the diverse national parks of the United States. The album highlights commissioned works by composers Jenni Brandon, Theresa Martin, Cody Westheimer, Kincaid Rabb, and Anne Guzzo.
See information about each of these composers below!
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[Unnamed] piece for flute and percussion
Viet Cuong, composer
Flute New Music Consortium
Premiere 2028
If you have an idea and feel I’d be the artist for the project, feel free to reach out! I’d love to have a conversation with you. You can contact me here.
More commissions and premieres will be on their way. Please check back, or contact me for more information.
Learn about each composer by clicking on their images.
Kevin Day
Fantasia VI, for flute and piano
Consortium commission, 2026
Stephen Bachicha
Red Stilettos (2009, rev. 2013)
Commissioned and premiered in 2009
Martin Blessinger
Muses for solo flute
Commissioned during Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, premiered by one of my undergraduate students in 2022
Jenni Brandon
Going to the Sun:
Transcribed for flute and bassoon
Commissioned and premiered in 2023
James Grant
Seven Shards for Three Flutes
Commissioned and premiered in 2014
Frank Horvat
The Spirits that Haunt Us for flute and bassoon
Commissioned and premiered in 2022/2023
James Thorpe Buchanan
Songs of Moonlight & Shadows
World premiere 2011
Viet Cuong
[Unnamed], for flute a nd percussion
Consortium commission with 2028 premiere
Noelia Escalzo
1. Winds in the Port. for flute and bassoon
Commissioned in 2024, premiered in 2025
Reena Esmail
1. Pathways of Desire, for solo flute
Consortium commission, 2025
2. Nadiya, Transcribed for flute and bassoon
Commission/premiere in 2023
Anne Guzzo
Thermal Features], for flute and bassoon
Commission, 2026
To be included in upcoming recording project
Theresa Martin
Labyrinth for flute and bassoon
Co-commissioned 2023
World premiere July 2024 at the International Double Reed Society Convention
To be included in upcoming recording project
Kincaid Rabb
Carving Arches for flute and bassoon
Commission in 2024, premiered in 2025
To be included on upcoming recording proejct
James Romig
Leaves from Modern Trees for flute and piano
Commission/premiere: 2011
Amber Sheeran
Bouquet from the Glen for flute and bassoon
Commission in 2024, premiered in 2025
Asha Srinivasan
Dviraag for flute and bassoon
Transcribed in 2023 with composer assistance
World premiere July 2024 at the International Double Reed Society Convention
Cody Westheimer
1. Sea State for flute & bassoon
Commissioned in 2026
To be included on upcoming recording project
2. Cascade for flutes
Commission/premiere: 2013
Diego Vega
Wild Beasts for 2 flutes
Canadian premiere 2013
