In response to the Moody’s fall exhibition, States of Mind: Art and American Democracy, Shepherd School of Music doctoral student composer Badie Khaleghian composed Let Your Voice Be Heard — a work written for six Shepherd School woodwind students performing remotely, and designed to be played virtually on Zoom with audience participation.

Specifically inspired by Aram Han Sifuentes’s site-specific Moody commission, Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who Legally Can’t for the 2020 Presidential Election (2020), the composition initiated dialogue on sensitive social and political subjects. Throughout the piece, a choice of abstract images were shown to the audience, who had the opportunity to make their voice heard by voting for their preferences. The performers reacted in real-time to the polls.

This piece gave a unique opportunity to the audience to participate in the music-making process by voting and it could be rendered in 1024 different variations.

Performers:
Flute: Aram Mun and Dominique Kim
Clarinet: Taylor Isberg
Oboe: Remy Libbrecht and Lauren Keating
Bassoon: Nic Richard 

This virtual concert is available on the Moody's YouTube page.