Welcome to my website. This home page features my most recent work for the stage:
The Machine Stops (2011, revised 2025). An opera in two acts and prologue for seven voices and chamber ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, 'cello, bass, piano, percussion, and electronic sounds) is based on the short story by E. M. Forster. The video above was recorded from an excerpted reading on November 20th, 2025 at the National Opera Center, NY.
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Musicians:
Kuno - Xavier Flory, Tenor
Em - Kristin Renee Young, Soprano
Vashti - Barbara Rearick, Mezzo-soprano
The Machine - Hans Tashjian, Bass-baritone
with Diane Guernsey, Piano
