My Livelihood
This is the page that makes it all happen.
When I decided to leave my teaching job in 2021, I had no idea what life would be like. I'm pleased to say, composing full-time has been one of my best decisions. Read all about it in this article here. I'm still growing, and will never stop growing, but these scores are available to you as a showing of my journey. Please let me know of your performances!
My Catalog
Choral Music
Choral Music (from oldest to newest) Arrangements: Rock with you by Michael Jackson 2013 Oh Come all Ye Faithful for a Capella choir 2014 Wade in the Water 2014 Original music: I, too, Sing America (for a Capella choir) Text by Langston Hughes 2017 John 3:16 (for orchestra and choir) 2018 Prayer of Jabez (for a Capella choir) 2018 In the Beginning (for a Capella choir) text by Jasmine Arielle Barnes 2018 The Fall (for a Capella Choir) Text by Jasmine Arielle Barnes 2018 Sometimes I Cry (for a Capella choir) Text by Tupac Shakur 2019 Normal Never Was (for a Capella choir ) Text by Sonya Renee Taylor 2021 Portraits : Douglass and Tubman (for choir, strings, and percussion) Text by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman 2022 Golden (for a Capella Choir) text by Jasmine Arielle Barnes 2022 Revise? (for spoken word, string quartet, and choir) Text by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton 2024 Songs for the People (a baroque oratorio for soloists, SATB chorus, and chamber orchestra) Text by Frances Watkins Harper 2024 Heart, Be Brave (for a Capella SATB choir) Text by James Weldon Johnson 2024 Epoch of Hughes (for SATB choir and chamber orchestra) text by Langston Hughes 2025 Works in Progress: Oakland Symphony Commission 2026
Orchestral Music
Orchestral Music (from oldest to newest) Before Dawn ( for orchestra) 2017 John 3:16 (for orchestra and choir) 2018 Do Something! (For Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra) 2021 Portraits : Douglass and Tubman (for choir, strings, and percussion) 2022 The United States Welcomes You (chamber orchestra, soprano, and baritone) 2023 Songs of Paul (collection of spirituals for baritone, soprano, and orchestra) 2023 Songs for the People (a baroque oratorio for soloists, SATB chorus, and chamber orchestra) 2024 KINSFOLKNEM Concertante (for Full Orchestra and Wind Quartet) 2024 Works in Progress: Oakland Symphony Commission 2026
Operas
Operas (from oldest to newest) Star Arts High (Chamber opera 45 minutes) libretto by Jasmine Arielle Barnes 2020 The Late Walk ( Chamber Opera 12 minutes ) libretto by Nicolaus Cox 2020 The Burning Bush (a tribute chamber opera to Freddie Gray 12 minutes) libretto by Joshua Banbury 2021 I Will Follow You Into the Dark (Chamber Opera 30 minutes) libretto by Marcus Yi 2022 On My Mind (Chamber opera 25 minutes) libretto by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton 2024 She Who Dared (Chamber Opera 2 hours 20 minutes) libretto by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton 2025 Works in Progress: Full Length Opera Commission Opera Theater of Saint Louis libretto by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton TBD
Solo Vocal Music
Solo Vocal Music (from oldest to newest) Arrangements There's a Sweet Sweet Spirit for solo soprano and piano 2014 Give Me Jesus for solo soprano and piano 2014 I want Jesus to walk with me for Solo soprano and piano 2017 Soon Ah will be Done for solo baritone and piano 2017 Original Compositions Seasons (song cycle for soprano and piano) text by Jasmine Arielle Barnes 2014 Songs for the African Violet (song cycle for soprano and piano) text by Jasmine Arielle Barnes 2018 Do Something! (For solo Soprano, solo Baritone and Orchestra) text by Jasmine Arielle Barnes 2021 Taking Names (for soprano and piano) text by Shana Oshiro 2021 Might Call You Art (song cycle for soprano and string quartet) text by King Weatherspoon 2022 A Sable Jubilee (song cycle for baritone and piano) text by Tesia Kwarteng 2022 Love and Light (song cycle for tenor and piano quartet) text by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton 2023 The United States Welcomes You (chamber orchestra, solo soprano, and solo baritone) text by Tracy K. Smith 2023 Proverb (mini song cycle for soprano and piano) text by Jasmine Arielle Barnes and African Proverbs 2023 The Greatest Personal Privation (for countertenor or soprano and piano) Text by Tracy K. Smith 2023 Songs of Paul (collection of spirituals for solo baritone, solo soprano, and orchestra) 2023 Peace (for piano and tenor) text by Georgia Douglas Johnson 2023 Invocation (for piano and tenor) text by Claude McKay 2023 At Ease song cycle (for mezzo-soprano and piano) text by Rio Cortez 2023 I AM NOT YOUR GOD (for soprano and piano) text by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton 2024 A Miracle in Legacy (song cycle for baritone and piano) text by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton 2024 Works in Progress: American Lament song cycle written for Sasha Cooke and Myra Huang text by Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and Jasmine Arielle Barnes 2025
Chamber Music
Chamber Ensemble music (from oldest to newest) Arrangements Oh Shenandoah for wind quartet 2016 Total Praise by Richard Smallwood for wind quartet 2024 Original Compositions The Mind (for chamber septet) 2017 Resistance (for brass quintet) 2017 Busy (for flute and piano) 2017 Wake me up! (for Horn and piano) 2021 The Boroughs (for double brass quintet) 2024 In-Visibility (for 2-octave carillon) 2024 Sprout! (for flute, oboe, and piano) 2024 Life in Sunshine (for cello sextet) 2024 Works in Progress: How to Fly (for wind quintet) 2025
Other Music
Other Music Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson (choreopoem) Book by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton 2022
