Erekson Studio

was this the face (2022)

Co-created with Emily Erekson.

Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, the Utah Division of Arts and Museums, The Salt Lake City Arts Council, and the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts.

happy to enjoy this stable using experience: I (2020)

A three-dimensional representation of the four historically redlined districts in Salt Lake City. For this piece, the performers play within the “zones” they inhabited while growing up.

Funded by the Salt Lake City Arts Council.

The Lost Children of Hamelin (2016/revised 2020) 105′

for 16 singers, chamber orchestra, projections

Germany, 1295. The village of Hamelin has no children; they have been taken by the piper. A note was posted on the bell tower threatening death to the inhabitants of the town if a child is ever found in the village again. Anna still believes they will return, but her hope falters when a little girl stumbles into town and sets into motion a series of events that reveal the true identity of the piper and the fate of the lost children.

Puppets by Davey Erekson.

One of the most moving operas we put on at BYU — Darrell Babidge, The Juilliard School

Captivating — Nicolas Giusti, Utah Lyric Opera

A brilliant, new twist on an old tale — Laurence Vincent, BYU Opera