Ship of State was performed at the Aspen Music Festival on August 9, 2025. Xak Bjerken performed the solo part under the baton of Tim Weiss.
Recording of Ship of State for The Oberlin Concertos album – Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, Timothy Weiss conducting:
1. “Hanging breathless” (Foundering)
2. “In spite of false lights on the shore” (Edgy, potentially explosive)
3. “The anchors of thy hope” (Gently – a rueful lullaby)
4. “What Workmen wrought” (Lively, resurgent)