Black composer Thomas Flippin's "A Soldier's Sonata" (2007, rev. 2020) depicts the psyche of a soldier in conflict. As indicated on the composer's website, it was "based on my relationships with Bosnian musicians Denis Azabagic and Vesna Mehinovic.…
Black composer Thomas Flippin composed "Ten Kingdoms" (2014) based on the writings of Bartolome de las Casas. The composition was premiered in part with Madeleine Davidson at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music in October 2012, and later in part with…
Black composer Thomas Flippin composed "Scenes from America" (2012) to depict the "transition from childhood to adulthood across three American scenes." I. Salt Creek, CA II. Chicago, IL III. New York Minute The work was premiered in part by Kenji…
Black composer Thomas Flippin composed "Neverland" (2008) as a musical narrative based on a dream. The work was premiered in part by Dr. Julie Goldberg at Vandercook College of Music in Chicago (2007) and premiered in full at Yale University in 2008.…
