This haunting new work by one of the most prominent American composers of the new century was premiered in October 2022, at Carnegie Hall with the Sphinx Ensemble and cellist Thomas Mesa.  The composer has offered the following thoughts on her piece:

Divided for solo cello and orchestra is a response to the social and political unrest that has plagued out generation in the recent past.  Specifically, the sense of helplessness that people seem to feel amidst a world that seems to be in constant crisis, whether it is over racial injustice, sexual or religious discrimination, greed and poverty, or climate change.

In a world that is so fast-paced, where all of these desperate realities have been unveiled by the internet with constant visual bombardment to the human psyche, how do we regain control and find beauty among the chaos?  How can we stack good actions over the negative reactions that easily emerge out of conflict? The cello is a voice crying out to be heard, in chorus with a few, passionate and unrelenting, with the orchestra performing a gritty accompaniment.