reflected tides (2021) for soprano and chamber ensemble 
reflected tides was written in collaboration with poet Ira Goga for Ruston Ropac and the Blackbox Ensemble during a summer 2021 residency at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute. It is scored for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion, and piano. It was commissioned by the Blackbox Ensemble as part of their 2021/22 season. 
Paul Novak with the Blackbox Ensemble at Avaloch Farm Music Institute 2021
selected performances
         Spring 2024 TBD — Blackbox Ensemble, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA [upcoming]
         Jun. 2023 — Slee Sinfonietta with Tiffany DuMouchelle, June in Buffalo Festival, Buffalo, NY
         Sep. 2022 — Blackbox Ensemble, Blackbox: Outside the Box Festival, Hudson River Park, New York, NY
         Dec. 2021 — Blackbox Ensemble, Intersections, Grace and St. Paul’s Church, New York, NY
         Aug. 2021 — Blackbox Ensemble, New Music Gathering, St. Paul, ME [livestream]