CONDUCTOR, COMPOSER, CHORAL ARTIST
Community, inclusion, and storytelling
woven through intentional
arts and education experiences.
ARTISTRY IN PRACTICE
Conducting Choral Classics
“Set Me As a Seal” by René Clausen
Performed by the JMU Combined University Chorus, Spring 2026
Composing and Conducting New Music
“String Theory,” Music and Words by Colin Cossi
Performed by JMU’s The Madison Singers, feat. John Meshreki, cello, Spring 2026
An original work for SATB chorus and cello as part of the Resonant Futures research study, composing new works based on the stories students want to tell.
Leading Young People in Meaningful Music-Making
“I Hear America Singing” by André J. Thomas
Rockingham County Middle School Honor Choir, feat. Tracey Schimmel Reed, piano, Fall 2025
90 middle school students joined a one-day festival to prepare “America Singing,” a three-song set featuring African American Spirituals, Hawaiian choral music, and an original composition featuring the words of Emily Dickinson.
Choral Orchestral Works
“Benedictus” from Haydn’s Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo
JMU Chamber Orchestra and combined University Chorus, feat. Elizabeth Williams, organ, and Dr. Kirsten Blair, soprano.
Community Chorus
“Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” by Tracy Chapman, arr. Colin Cossi
Arranged for LGBTQ+ Choir Shenandoah’s premiere performance, Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival 2025.