What would a conversation with one’s shadow sound like if illuminated by moonlight? LA-based composer, writer, and researcher Anna Heflin manifests this imaginative musical conversation in her radio-specific aria “Shadow Song” (2024) for soprano Andrea Church and KOMA Elektronik Field Kit. Collaging material from celebrated operatic arias by Meyerbeer and Verdi, Heflin’s work reframes the feminine narrative from bereft sorrow to a fantastical inner quest. In addition to the live premiere of this composition, Heflin will share select excerpts from radio operas that informed her research and sparked inspiration.

This is part of the SAGE USC THORTON RADIO series at dublab, featuring student and alumni compositions as well as interviews and experimental works. Organized by Camae Ayewa aka Moor Mother.