Episodes

  • 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.

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  • 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

  • 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 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! 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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