The Story
A Parishioner and Reverend meet within the sacred space of a confessional booth, but this is hardly a routine confession. Will they maintain the privacy and separation afforded to them by the sacred latticed screen, or will they make a decision that holds immeasurable implications?
Creative Team
Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei (داﻧﯿﺎل رﺿﺎ ﺳﺒﺰﻗﺒﺎﯾﯽ) is a composer and vocalist who is interested in looking at time through different lenses: unpacking notions of tradition, exploring memories of those passed, and investigating nostalgic frameworks that lean forward. His music has been commissioned by: Grammy-winning ensembles Alarm Will Sound and the New York Youth Symphony, JACK Quartet, National Sawdust, Ensemble Proton Bern, loadbang, Duisburg Philharmonic, bassist Robert Black, violist Lawrence Power, Banff Centre, Atlanta Opera, Beth Morrison Projects, New York Festival of Song, Guerrilla Opera, Aspen Music Festival, Moab Music Festival, Chorus Austin, The Esoterics, among others. Prizes include the First Music Commission from the New York Youth Symphony, the Maurice Gardner Prize from the American Viola Society, the Israel/Pellman Prize from the Society for New Music, a 2024 New Music USA Creator Fund Award, and an IDEA Grant from OPERA America. Daniel is also a scholar of and strong advocate for Persian choral music. Together with conductor Arian Khaefi, he launched PersianChoralMusic.com, a dedicated hub for choral music from Iran. Daniel holds a doctorate from Cornell University and is currently a GATES Postdoctoral Fellow at Université Grenoble Alpes. https://danielsabzghabaei.com
Ashlee Haze is a Telly Award-winning poet, librettist, and spoken word artist from Atlanta by way of Chicago. Her work has been featured in Poetry Magazine and numerous local publications. Ashlee holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Georgia State University and spends her time innovating ways to tell the stories not often told.
https://www.ashleehaze.com/