Home, Run Away from Me  is not a political work. Instead, it is a musical observation and response to the universal and age-old themes of home, migration, displacement, and resilience over the expanse of humankind. 

The work connects poetry from Venezuela, Palestine, and Somalia to histories and experiences that examine these complex and layered concepts in a musical manner that is just as much a reckoning as it is an opportunity to discover hope and resolve. The cycle draws inspiration from Mahler with its mixing of dramatic orchestration and text to create a more global and ‘meta’ composition. T

hroughout the piece the alternating dialogue between male and female vocalists is intended to represent the universality of the human condition. It is when these voices come together, that the full intent of Home, Run Away for Me is realized—unity exists even amid the subconsciously ominous and often antagonizing underbelly of humanity that is represented by the orchestral accompaniment. This is a universal piece. A piece that highlights the often-distorted idea of home. Since time has demonstrated the vulnerability and impermanence of home, Home, Run Away from Me compels us to consider how we safeguard home and those who dwell within it in the future.