Two Longings (2026) – countertenor & piano (9′)
*Commissioned by the Aspen Opera Theater & VocalARTS program
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I. به یک نگاه مرحمت “Beh yek negāh-e marhamat” (With one kind glance) [2′]
II. چشم نرگر “Cheshm-e Nargess” (The eyes of Narcissus) [7′]
A set of two works emerging from Persian folksongs. Each reflects on the power of the gaze in different facets. The eyes’ ability to send messages across the room and stop time for those caught in the gaze is a kind of alchemy. Regardless of the chaos going on in a space, when eyes meet, focus narrows, noise turns down, attention draws, the air thickens, and a bridge forms between two.

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