Karena Ingram, Composer
Karena Ingram,
Composer
Karena Ingram, Composer
Karena Ingram,
Composer
RAINN
Performed in November 2025 by Orchestra Nova Northwest, this powerful orchestral work draws inspiration from the research of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network), structuring the music around the stark reality that, in 2024, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted nearly every minute. In recurring cycles of rupture and renewal, the orchestra embodies the breaking and rebuilding of self that follows trauma. Both tribute and testimony, the piece honors survivors and gives voice to stories too often left unheard.
RAINN
Performed in November 2025 by Orchestra Nova Northwest, this powerful orchestral work draws inspiration from the research of RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network), structuring the music around the stark reality that, in 2024, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted nearly every minute. In recurring cycles of rupture and renewal, the orchestra embodies the breaking and rebuilding of self that follows trauma. Both tribute and testimony, the piece honors survivors and gives voice to stories too often left unheard.
RAINN was commissioned by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program, an initiative of the League of American Orchestras in partnership with the American Composers Orchestra
No Air
No air
No Air is a lament for the Black lives lost at the hands of police brutality and racism in America, as well as the reflection of grief, frustration, and perseverance in the community. George Floyd's last words of "I can't breathe" were the same last words of Eric Garner in 2014, Javier Ambler and Derrick Scott in 2019, and Manuel Ellis in March of 2020, in which they all faced the same injustice and murder. "Black Lives Matter" is not a radical statement; it is a cry of justice and equality from people who have been oppressed for generations. No Air is our story of strength and power, beginning with the lament of those we've lost, and ending with the lament of those we may lose if our society does not change for the better.
The commission and online premiere performance of No Air is made possible by American Composers Orchestra with lead funding from Augusta Gross and Leslie Samuels.
No Air
No air
No Air is a lament for the Black lives lost at the hands of police brutality and racism in America, as well as the reflection of grief, frustration, and perseverance in the community. George Floyd's last words of "I can't breathe" were the same last words of Eric Garner in 2014, Javier Ambler and Derrick Scott in 2019, and Manuel Ellis in March of 2020, in which they all faced the same injustice and murder. "Black Lives Matter" is not a radical statement; it is a cry of justice and equality from people who have been oppressed for generations. No Air is our story of strength and power, beginning with the lament of those we've lost, and ending with the lament of those we may lose if our society does not change for the better.
The commission and online premiere performance of No Air is made possible by American Composers Orchestra with lead funding from Augusta Gross and Leslie Samuels.
The Elements for Violin and Piano (Copy)
The Elements for Violin and Piano (Copy)