"Seamstress," a mutlimedia song-cycle based on the collected oral histories of Palestinian women, was composed and directed by myself, conducted by Arianne Abela, and choreographed by Maher Shawamreh and Meropi Makhlouf, premiered April 7 and 8, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
~In memory of Ibrahim Abdul-Halim Dawood ~
Credits:
Choir: Tanner Porter, Dory Mead, Paolo Debuque, Samuel Kidd
Violins: Grace Kawamura and Anita Dumar
Viola: Erin Napier
Cello: Julia Knowles
Bass: Tommy Hawthorne
Percussion: Julian Bridges and Ian Lang
Piano: Melissa Coppola
Flute: Anna Thompson
Clarinet: Kelsey Stewart
Oboe: Kinsey Fournier
Bassoon: Matthew Wildman