Dispatches
“It’s a funny thing to feel yourself starting to break down in public in response to art — to know there are 36 minutes ahead of you and none of them is safe from feeling. I say this as a compliment. It is a privilege, as a critic, to be in the presence of something so undeniably alive.”
– Rahawa Haile, Coyote Media
Photo © Moe Staiano
DISPATCHES from the CHARCOAL FOREST
an expanded song cycle for 6 voices and soundscape
Merlin’s newest work premiered in May of 2026 at the Paul Dresher studio in Oakland. Presented in the round as an immersive sound art composition for small adventurous audiences with stories of the 2017 fires at it’s heart. Guided by Kelly Atkins of the Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Merlin has led an ensemble of six singers in bringing DISPATCHES to life.
Radio Interviews
Interview with Daedalus Howell of 95.5 Sonoma County Radio.
Interview with Gregory Scharpen on Women Hold up Half the Sky show on KALX Berkeley.
