Commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Stanford Lively Arts to go on a program with his piece the little match girl passion, death speaks draws its initial inspiration from the work of Schubert - specifically the song 'Death and the Maiden.' The five-part 'death speaks' features Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), Bryce Dessner (The National), Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) and Nico Muhly, and was produced by Bryce Dessner. '[Connects] the dots between Romantic morbidity and emo rock.' - New York Times