Grammy-Nominated — Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance

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Album cover: A Change is Gonna Come — Nicholas Phan, Farayi Malek & Palaver Strings
Grammy Nominated
2024

A Change is Gonna Come

2024 · Grammy-Nominated · Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Thirteen songs of protest and movements — from Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell to Sam Cooke and Errollyn Wallen — recorded with tenor Nicholas Phan, jazz vocalist Farayi Malek, and arrangements by Domenic Salerni. Grammy-nominated for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.

1Blowin' in the WindBob Dylan, arr. Salerni
3Fiddle and the DrumJoni Mitchell, arr. Salerni
9Strange FruitLewis Allan, arr. Bingham
13A Change is Gonna ComeSam Cooke, arr. Salerni
Album cover: Ready or Not — Palaver Strings
2021

Ready or Not

2021

Premiered during the pandemic, recorded in isolation, and released into an uncertain world. Ready or Not is an examination of uncertainty — musically, personally, and collectively. An album shaped by the conditions under which it was made.

Community Recordings

Music made beyond the stage.

From original lullabies written by new parents at the Opportunity Alliance to original songs created with Portland's LGBTQ community — these recordings belong to the people who made them.

Lifesongs Project — community songwriting with Palaver Strings
Lifesongs Project

LGBTQ Community Songwriting

Original songs co-created with storytellers from Portland's LGBTQ community and professional Palaver musicians. Watch on YouTube.

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Lullaby Project recording session — Palaver Strings
Lullaby Project

Original Lullabies by New Parents

Every participant in the Carnegie Hall Lullaby Project leaves with a professional recording of the original song they wrote for their child. See and hear these recordings on YouTube.

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