A deeply personal, intimate program centered on the human voice, Mayrig (“mother” in Armenian) is a 60-minute show created by Karen Ouzounian and Lembit Beecher for cello with electronics, piano and vocals. Premiering Summer 2025.

Dear Mountains is a 42-minute work for solo cello, oud, percussion and chorus co-composed by Karen Ouzounian and Lembit Beecher. Commissioned by Cantori New York and conductor Mark Shapiro, Dear Mountains was premiered in November 2024.

A new cello concerto composed by Lembit Beecher, Tell Me Again received its world premiere with conductor Eric Jacobsen and the Orlando Philharmonic, and its West Coast premiere with conductor Cristian Măcelaru and the 2024 Cabrillo Festival Orchestra.