Known for their “dramatic persona,” “diverse color palette,” and “incredible energy,” the Resound Duo combines history’s two oldest instruments to create a standard repertoire for soprano and percussion, unashamedly embracing art from both secular and sacred sources. They are committed to commissioning and performing new, socially relevant works as well as writing pieces of their own.
With 13 commissions thus far, the two most recent are Scott McAllister’s “Little Jagged Jesus,” exploring the inner spiritual struggle of a cancer patient, and their 2018 premiere “Majkas” by Dominican composer Jose Puello, examining sexism through the lens of motherhood.
The duo is also highly active in free improvisation. In the past, they have worked with renew music group in Waco, Texas to create Casting, an interdisciplinary dialogue through live painting and interpretive improvisation. They are now members of the newly created Unbound Ensemble in Miami, Florida, an ensemble that continues to break the fourth wall between audience and performer through improvised music.
Resound has premiered several works over the last few years at several different venues, including time as Ensemble-in-Residence at Connecticut Summerfest, the soundSCAPE music festival in Maccagno, Italy, and the Emerging Composers Concert featured on Festival Miami. Resound's past performances include events such as Fresno Pacific Artist Series, Fast Forward Austin Music Festival, Baylor University, the soundSCAPE Festival, the University of Miami, and Florida Atlantic University to name a few.
The duo is currently located in Central Florida with both members teaching at Southeastern University. They continue to perform and commission new and sacred works, incorporating the act of worship into experimental music.