Compose Like a Girl

Rosephanye Powell: Black music, Storytelling, and Music-Making as Service

Rosephanye Powell joins Jocelyn to talk about Black music, storytelling, music-making as service, and much more. Hear the full conversation by becoming a Patreon subscriber. 
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Music by Cicely Parnas. Additional Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
 
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Rosephanye Powell
Living Legend Award
African Diaspora Sacred Music Festival 
 
HBCUs
Alabama State University 
Florida State University - Choirs
North Dakota State University - Choral Symposium
 
Fred Boch Music 
Gentry Publications
 
Undine Smith Moore
Dr. Lena McLin
Dr. André J. Thomas
Rodney Eichenberger
Hall Johnson
William L. Dawson
Harry Thacker Burleigh
John Wesley Work III
Martin Luther King Jr. 
Harriet Tubman 
 
I Wanna Be Ready
The Word Was God
Still I Rise 
The Cry of Jeremiah 
Quiet Revolutionary 
He Is Marvelous - ACDA Western Conference 2022 Gospel Honor Choir 
 
My Voice Soars - a Compose Like a Girl partnership with Tucson Girls Chorus 

B.E. Boykin: Finding Mentorship Among Friends

B.E. Boykin joins Jocelyn to talk about curriculum, the collaborative energy between singers and pianists, and finding mentorship among friends. Hear the full conversation by becoming a Patreon subscriber. 
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B.E. Boykin
 
Spelman College
Georgia Tech
 
Minnesota Opera New Works Initiative
Song Poet
 
John 3:16 
We Wear the Mask commissioned by the Mirror Visions Ensemble featuring Abi Levis and Grant Wenaus
Holding the Light commissioned by Jordan Shomper
Stuart Kestenbaum, poet
 
William Menefield, Fierce with the Cincinnati Opera 
Darin Atwater, Soulful Symphony
Richard Smallwood
Brandon Waddles
Marques L.A. Garrett
Rosephanye Powell (featured in our upcoming episode!)
 
Compose Like a Girl theme composed by Cicely Parnas. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Cecilia McDowall: Leading with Curiosity and Drawing Inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci

Cecilia McDowall joins Jocelyn to talk about drawing inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci, leading with curiosity, and the truth that it’s never too late to find your compositional path. Hear the full conversation by becoming a Patreon subscriber. 
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Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions.
 
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Cecilia McDowall
 
Leonardo Da Vinci
Da Vinci Requiem (McDowall)
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (Hagen)
Wimbledon Choral Society
 
Harriet Quimby 
Night Flight 
The Ivors Classical Awards 2014
Kantorei, Joel Rinsema director
 
BBC SingersRosalind Franklin
Photo 51
Seven Ages of Women 
 
Yehudi Menuhin SchoolTrinity Laban Conservatoire Of Music and Dance London
Concordia Foundation 
Fibonacci Sequence chamber ensemble
 

Reena Esmail - Finding Our Truth

Reena Esmail joins Jocelyn to talk about finding our truth. Hear the full conversation by becoming a Patreon subscriber. 
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Reena Esmail 
 
Black Iris (formerly #metoo) performed by Chicago Sinfonietta
Tuttarrana (SATB)
Tuttarrana (Brass Quintet) - Serif Brass 
This Love Between Us
 
The Juilliard School 
Yale School of Music
 
Aaron Kernis, composer
Susan Botti, composer
Sam Adler, composer
Debt: The First 5000 Years 
Georgia O’Keefe, painter
 
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Angélica Negrón - The Seriousness of Play

Angélica Negrón joins Jocelyn to talk about the value of play, collaboration, and how classicism shows up in education. Hear the full conversation by becoming a Patreon subscriber. 
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Angélica Negrón
 
2022 Hermitage Greenfield Prize 
New York Philharmonic Education 
 
Chorus of the Forest Performance
 
The Blue Hour - (Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Caroline Shaw, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Shara Nova)
The Blue Hour: No. 3, A Black Map
A Far Cry
Carolyn Forché (Blue Hour)
The Blue Hour is available for hire at WiseMusicClassical.com.
 
Balún - Angélica Negrón, José A. Olivares, Raúl Reymundi, Noraliz Ruiz, with guest performers
Prisma Tropical - La Nueva Ciudad
 
Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope (shared as an anecdote)Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

Chen Yi: Blending Classical Compositional Styles and a Dedication to Students

Chen Yi joins Jocelyn to share her approaches to blending classical compositional styles and teaching. Hear the full conversation by becoming a Patreon subscriber. 
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Chen Yi 
https://www.presser.com/chen-yi-at-70 https://conservatory.umkc.edu/profiles/faculty-directory/chen-yi.html
 
To learn more about Chinese Cultural Revolution and Chinese Traditional Music, visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/world/asia/china-cultural-revolution-explainer.html  
https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/docs/introduction_to_the_cultural_revolution 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/international/music-of-china/ 
Tang Dynasty
 
Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing 
Tianjin Conservatory
National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory
Peabody Institute 
 
UMKC Composition Competition Opportunities
Beijing International Composition Workshop
 
Chanticleer
Albums: Colors of Love and The Siren’s Call: Live Concert Highlights 
 
Album: Digital Mist - Works For Violin and Piano; Patrick Yim (violin), Kiu Tung Poon (piano), Sebastian Currier
 
Albany Records
Jennifer Higdon
Niccolò Paganini

Dale Trumbore: The Pressure of Proving Ourselves, Reclaiming Space, and Healing

Dale Trumbore joins Jocelyn to talk about the pressure of proving ourselves, reclaiming space, and healing. Hear the full conversation by becoming a Patreon subscriber. 
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Dale Trumbore 
 
Staying Composed, Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life
Nasty Women Poets, “a fat girl’s guide to loving her body,” poem written by Grace Gorski
Encouraging Composers Within Your Ensemble
Dale’s Essays
 
Infinitely and Without Apology
Breathe in Hope
In The Middle
How To Go On, Requiescat 
Fearless Canyon
 
Abbie Betinis
Julie Kane
Brandon Elliot
Margaret H. Sedenquist
Maya Jackson - actress 
Philando Castile 
Alton Sterling
 
Choral Arts Initiative
Pasadena Symphony Association
 
St. Olaf College 
University of Maryland
 
Grand Canyon
Taos, New Mexico
 
ASCAP 2017 Morton Gould Award
Billboard Traditional Classical Chart

Sarah Kirkland Snider: Craft, Sincerity, and Gender Perceptions in Classical Music

Sarah Kirkland Snider joins Jocelyn on the inaugural episode of the Compose Like a Girl Podcast to talk about craft, sincerity, and gender perceptions in classical music. Hear the full, unedited conversation by becoming a Patreon subscriber. 
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References/For More Information:
Sarah Kirkland Snider https://www.sarahkirklandsnider.com/ 
 
Penelope- https://www.sarahkirklandsnider.com/albums/penelope 
Mass for the Endangered -  https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/58208/Mass-for-the-Endangered--Sarah-Kirkland-Snider/ 
Unremembered - https://www.sarahkirklandsnider.com/albums/unremembered 
 
New Amsterdam Records (Judd Greenstein and Bill Brittelle) - https://www.newamrecords.com/ 
Cantaloupe Music - https://cantaloupemusic.com/ 
Yale University - https://music.yale.edu/ 
St. Olaf College - Anton Armstrong - https://wp.stolaf.edu/choir/history/conductor/ 
Trinity Wall Street - https://trinitywallstreet.org/ 
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony - https://www.fmsymphony.org/ 
Kansas City Lyric Opera - https://kcopera.org/ 
Gallicantus, conducted by Gabriel Crouch- https://www.gallicantus.com/gabriel-crouch 
Annie Rosen - http://www.annierosenmezzo.com/ 
Nathaniel Bellows - https://www.nathanielbellows.com/ 
David Lang - https://davidlangmusic.com/about/ 
Shara Nova - https://shara-nova.com/ 
My Brightest Diamond (Shara Nova) - https://www.mybrightestdiamond.com/ 
Ethel Smyth - https://www.ethelsmyth.org/ 
Deborah Johnson, also known as Candy Stations - https://www.candystations.com/ 
 
Candy Floss article - New Music Box: https://newmusicusa.org/nmbx/candy-floss-and-merry-go-rounds-female-composers-gendered-language-and-emotion/ 
Article on Jeanine Tesori and Missy Mazzoli at The Metropolitan Opera: https://playbill.com/article/metropolitan-opera-to-present-new-works-by-jeanine-tesori-and-missy-mazzoli 
NY times article on works by women being performed more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/arts/music/american-orchestras-women-minorities.html 
Mass for the Endangered Q&A:
https://operawire.com/q-a-sarah-kirkland-snider-on-new-recording-mass-for-the-endangered-writing-the-piece/  

Trailer

Trailer! On this new Compose Like a Girl podcast, Jocelyn Hagen shares conversations with composers as a part of her larger initiative that amplifies female-identifying composers, helps conductors diversify their concerts, and works toward more equality in music programming and commissioning. 
 
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