Sandra Snow will conduct two performances with the Michigan State University Women’s Chamber Ensemble on Wednesday, March 4th at the convention in Oklahoma City. All I Was Doing Was Breathing is part of a planned large-scale, multi-movement work incorporating other of Mirabei’s Ecstatic Songs. Scored for soprano soloist, SSAA chorus, cello, tabla, brass prayer bowls, Tibetan finger cymbals and various jangles, the work is staged with a single dancer embodying and shadowing the solo voice of Mira. Elements of traditional Hindi sacred dance and traditional poses are incorporated into both solo and choral movement. Mira’s words are startling in the power of their imagery – words at once mystical and religious, earthy and sensual, expressing both her intense desire and unfailing devotion. The score is published by Boosey & Hawkes and available at the Hal Leonard exhibit booth.