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COLLABORATION WITH YUPIK ELDER ON TRADITIONAL SONGS

All the way back in 2016 I was honored to be asked by my friend Arnaq (Marie) if I would write music (arrangements) for a collection of traditional Yupik songs tat she had been taught by other Alaska Native culture bearers. 
The project got even better when Marie's song Phillip Blanchett  (PAMYUA) offered to come on board. We started  playing around in late October '18, began recording in earnest in 2019, got hit by Covid, Picked up the pieces in 2022, hit on some other hurdles, and finallywere able to complete the project in 2024.

I am mighty proud of these arrangements, grateful for the opportunity, and in awe of Phillip and his family's vocal talents, which lift the spirits of these songs to great heights...  


This project received support from Rasmuson Foundation ( individual artist project grant) , from Le Ciel Foundation (France) , from The Yearba Maté Art Center Artist Giving Circle, San Franciso and from Northern Culture Exchange's BIPOC Project support program. 


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