I Saw My Life Go By in the Coyote's Jaws was commissioned by John Plotz for the Breakthroughs: Creativity Across the Disciplines, A conference held at the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study on May 21st, 2013. Jeffrey Means conducted the premiere with Sharon Harms, soprano. Yohanan Chendler, violin; Serafim Smigelskiy, cello; Hassan Anderson, oboe; Camila Barrientos, clarinet.