Projects
A Marvelous Order
An opera about the struggle between Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses over the fate of New York City in the mid-20th century, co-created with poet Tracy K Smith and animator Joshua Frankel.
The Yehudim
Dubbed “an epiphany” by the New York Times, The Yehudim is a mixed ensemble of voices, vintage keyboards, electric guitars and basses, and percussion, conceived of and directed by Judd Greenstein. Taking the composer-led supergroups of the 1970s as inspiration — from Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Meredith Monk to Fela Kuti, Isaac Hayes and Herbie Hancock — The Yehudim explores characters from the Hebrew Bible, using the strange stories of their lives and the ancient writings around their characters to weave contemporary narratives that are Passions for our time.
STILLPOINT
A new album by legendary pianist Awadagin Pratt, co-produced by Judd along with Mark Rabideau and Jesse Lewis, featuring new works for Pratt with Roomful of Teeth and A Far Cry, composed by Jessie Montgomery, Paola Prestini, Alvin Singleton, Tyshawn Sorey, Peteris Vasks, and Judd.
My City
A unique setting of two Walt Whitman poems for the highly acclaimed vocalist DM Stith, along with choir and orchestra, celebrating urbanism and the richness of humanity. Also exists in a version for choral soloists drawn from the choir.