Hello! I'm an instrument-maker, musician, composer, and teaching artist, and I develop artistic and educational projects to explore Pre-Columbian sound technologies in the context of contemporary art and music.

Upcoming activities

Mar 12, 2026

Performance

A night of electro-acoustic instrumental music.
Bruce Willen & Sarah Manley - harmonium, synthesizers, and trombone
Melissa Hyatt Foss - handcrafted flutes, percussion, and electronics
Carillon - synthesizers, tape loops, and bells
XOR - modular synthesis

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7pm - 10pm

2640 Space
Baltimore, MD

Apr 3, 2026

Flute-making Workshop

In this hands-on workshop, participants will experience ceramic musical instruments made across Central and South America for thousands of years, and create their own clay vessel flutes, or ocarinas. Through simple hand-building techniques and intuitive tuning, each participant will craft a unique instrument that functions as both a musical tool and a visual work of art.

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6pm - 9pm

Creative Alliance
Creativity Center
Baltimore, MD

Apr 7, 2026

Instrument Demo

Take an immersive, multisensory journey into the world of ancient sound through live demonstrations of instruments from the Pre-Columbian Americas. These performance-based sessions give an inspiring introduction to ancient instruments whose unique forms, scales and sounds provide a glimpse into the extraordinary cultures that created them.

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6:30pm - 7:30pm

Catonsville Library
Catonsville, MD

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Each instrument is unique and crafted by hand

2026