Unsnared Drum: Coming in August

Big shoutout to Laura Grey and Molly Haig for the cover design!

I’m excited to unveil my debut solo album Unsnared Drum, featuring new works for snare drum from Nina Young, Hannah Lash, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Tonia Ko. Our mission was to rethink the snare drum, to ask whether the instrument could be bold, coy, suave, and elegant: in short, interesting. Each composer lived with a drum and a number of implements over an extended period of time, and the result is a collection of pieces which highlight the snare drum’s breadth of sonic possibility and depth of expressivity, revealing an instrument of drama, grace, and heart.

After three years of workshops, performances, and presentations, Unsnared Drum will be released August 20th on New Focus Recordings. I am looking forward to sharing this project with those who have been following the process from its outset and those who are new to our snare drum adventure. 

As August approaches, I’ll share more updates on the project on my website, including details of album release events in the fall.

I spent part of last week making videos of the album with Four/Ten Media, which will bring these terrific pieces to life alongside the album audio. Check out these stills from our recent video session

A gigantic thank you to everyone involved in making this project a reality!