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I compose original music for a wide range of ensembles, from orchestral to choral, for schools, concert stage, media, and beyond. In addition to composition and orchestration, I work to expand the possibilities of what music can do through community engagement, as well as what music can be through advocacy around representation and inclusion. Explore my story and work here, learn more about working together here, and contact me directly at jabcomposer[at]gmail.com.
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Listen & Watch
Movement 1 of Coyolxauhqui, for sextet and narrator
inspired by the myth of the Aztec moon goddess and the writings of Gloria Anzaldúa
Ave Maria for double SATB choir
setting of the Latin and Spanish texts of the prayer
Regateando for tenor and bass trombones
commissioned by Border Bones
Upcoming Events
March 14
8am, Josiah Quincy Elementary School (Boston, MA)
Premiere of We Say Stop! (lyrics by Rose Wagnac, 826 Boston)
Boston Music Project’s Vivaldi Orchestra (Sebastien Ridoré, conducting) and soprano Hannah Shanefield. Presented as part of White Snake Project’s Sing Out Strong series
Performances of Raíces, for violin and cello
Red Cedar Chamber Music (Miera Kim, violin and Carey Bostian, cello) on their Cultural Passport program
Locations throughout Iowa
February 11-March 15
March 15
Livestreamed performance of Raíces
Red Cedar Chamber Music (Miera Kim, violin and Carey Bostian, cello) on their Cultural Passport program
7pm CT, virtual
March 18-22
Reading of Dreams of Home, for S-Bar choir and piano accompaniment
Presented at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Conference as part of the New Canon Project, a partnership between the ACDA, Rising Tides Press, and the Sphinx Venture Fund
Dallas, TX
12pm, Russell Musem at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA)
April 9
Performance of my arrangement of Behind Closed Doors, a song co-written by Lucy Little, Delfina Cheb, and the nurses of the MGH Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) during the height of COVID.
Presented with Boston Hope Music as part of MGH’s annual celebration of National Poetry Month
Public premiere of Dreams of Home
Sylvia Mendez School Choir (Tucker Gamble, conducting)
High Point, NC
May, date TBA
June, date TBA
Workshop presentations of Leyendas, for Pierrot ensemble + percussion
Victory Players (Tianhui Ng, conducting)
Holyoke, MA