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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
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
Conservatory Lab Charter School (Boston, MA)
April 16
Performance with CLCS Boston City Singers (as conductor), including my translation of De Colores and other songs celebrating wildlife in our world.
May 5
Performance of We Say Stop! (lyrics by Rose Wagnac, 826 Boston)
Hannah Shanefield, soprano, and Timothy Steele, piano, presented as part of White Snake Projects’ Sing Out Strong: Environmental Voices series.
Hunneman Hall (Brookline, MA)
New England Aquarium, Simons Theater (Boston, MA)
June 8
Performance of We Say Stop! (lyrics by Rose Wagnac, 826 Boston)
Hannah Shanefield, soprano, and Timothy Steele, piano, presented as part of the Aquarium’s celebration of World Oceans Day, in partnership with White Snake Projects’ Sing Out Strong: Environmental Voices series.
June 10
Public premiere of Dreams of Home, for SB choir with piano accompaniment; part of the New Canon Project, a partnership between the ACDA, Rising Tides Press, and the Sphinx Venture Fund
Sylvia Mendez School Choir (Tucker Gamble, conducting)
High Point, NC
June, date TBA
Workshop presentations of Leyendas, for Pierrot ensemble + percussion
Victory Players (Tianhui Ng, conducting)
Holyoke, MA