One in Four, One in Eight
piano quartet
(2025)

Duration: 60 minutes

Commissioned by Agarita Chamber Players

2025
San Antonio TX
Pittsburgh PA

Composer’s Note

The journey of pregnancy is a testament to the strength and fortitude of a person. The journey to pregnancy is also a testament to the strength and fortitude of many people, but in a way practically unknown to those who aren’t directly affected by and invested in it. Though everyone’s experience is highly individualized and personal, there is a community of people who live through this “journey to” very much alone. 

One in Four, One in Eight takes its title from the statistic that one in four known pregnancies ends in loss in the US, and one in eight people needs medical intervention to get to the journey of pregnancy. This project is a concert performance that features new music which engages the experiences of infertility and pregnancy loss, building a sonic space to explore the deeply personal, physical, and bodied, which is often external invisible and socially stigmatized in general conversation.

One in Four, One in Eight will be developed into a 60-minute concert event that makes and holds space for people who might benefit from a kind of support not generally offered in such a clinical context. By pairing with local artists, healthcare professionals, and advocacy organizations, this piece provides a unique performance space that offers an interaction between music and medicine that has not been seen before.