Waypoints: Songs of Reinvention is a musical self-portrait. This Master’s composition recital traces an arc of transformation—from the artist I was before arriving in Boston to the one I’ve become: rooted in the same core, but reframed and reimagined.

The program weaves together structured musical forms—canons, inventions, and fugues—with nature-inspired art songs commissioned by Appalachian Mountain Club, indie pop–inflected works for chamber ensemble and voice, and an arrangement of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music”—a classic tune reinterpreted through my lens.

Alongside finished pieces, I’ll share fragments from the journey: voice memos captured on the trail, sketches of lyrics and melodies from earlier chapters, and personal media including a short film created with Mountain Hardwear, featuring original music I first imagined while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail.

These artifacts offer a window into my evolving voice as a composer—grounded in classical form, nourished by wild landscapes, and stitched together by the emotional terrain of memory and reinvention.

This concert is free of admission and will take place in Pickman Hall at Longy School of Music 27 Garden St. Cambridge, MA 02138. Register for your free ticket here.