Compose Like a Girl Jocelyn Hagen

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 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 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 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 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 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