In summer 2022, Composer Jay Piamjariyakul commissioned me to produce a recording of “Dawn”, the lead single from his new song cycle. The piece is written for an octet of singers SSATBB, including two second sopranos and a male alto in this arrangement of the recording.

The moving poetry of “Dawn” evokes imagery of ships passing through a storm, an allegory for mental health. The whole cycle is based on the structure of The Hero’s Journey.

Recording with the enthusiastic, talented group of singers was a wonderful creative, collaborative effort. I co-produced the recording in collaboration with Jay. We used advanced studio techniques, including Dynamic Noise Reduction and Convolution Reverb to develop the live recording for streaming services.

Listen to “Dawn” on streaming services now or watch the lyric video below.