CONDUCTOR, COMPOSER, CHORAL ARTIST
Community, inclusion, and storytelling
woven through intentional
arts and education experiences.
BUILDING COMMUNITY
THROUGH MUSIC AND STORYTELLING
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, 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, Fall 2025
90 middle school students arrived at 9:00 AM to rehearse and, by 6:00 PM that evening, performed three pieces of choral music! The set, “America Singing,” featured African American Spirituals, Hawaiian choral music, and new music setting the poetry of Emily Dickinson, offering three perspectives on what it sounds like when America sings. With beautiful singing across changing voices, diverse musical energy, and expressive body movement, these young singers told dynamic stories through song.