JD

composer | producer | educator

CHOrus | SATB & Chamber Ensemble

from wilderness - SATb, soloists, Cello, & crystal bowls 64’

Commissioned by Brandon Elliott and Choral Arts Initiative. 2022

CHorus | SATB & PIANO

NOw (yosemite valley) - Satb & piano 4’

Commissioned by Dr. Colleen Chester and Winona State University Concert Choir. 2024

A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM - SATB & PIANo 5’15”

Commissioned by Jonathan Souza and the Gilroy High School Chamber Singers. 2021

UNTIL TOMORROW - SATB CHORUS, SOLOISTS & PIANO 4’

Commissioned by the Anaheim Union School District. 2020

in the silence of the night - SATB & piano 5’30”

Commissioned by Robert Davis and the Ruben S. Ayala High School Vocal Ensemble. 2019

i dream a world - SATB & Piano 5’

Commissioned by Scott Farthing and the Saddleback College Chamber Singers. 2018

mother of exiles - SATB, Soloists & Piano 4’

Commissioned by Dr. Colleen Chester with San Luis Obispo High School and Laguna Middle School. 2018

WERE THE WORLD MINE - SATB & Piano 4’30”

Commissioned by Brandon Elliott and the Choral Arts Initiative. 2015

CHOrus | SATB ACCOMPANIED

if i could give - satb, piano & Cello 4’30”

Commissioned by Mark Stamper and INSPIRARE. 2017

I WILL GO - SATB & Violin 3’20”

     Commissioned by Dr. Colleen Chester and the San Luis Obispo High School Chamber Singers. 2016

Winner of the 2023 ACDA Brock Prize for Professional Composers

HYMN - SATB, Piano & Cello 5’   

World Premiere by Dr. Erin Colwitz and the Northern Michigan University Arts Chorale. 2024

CHOrus | SATB Unnaccompanied

WHOEVER YOU ARE - SSAATTBB 4’

Commissioned by Dr. Robert Istad and the Cal State Fullerton University Singers. 2025

I had no time to hate - Satb with divisi 4’

Commissioned by Alex Canovas and the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus. 2024

Winner of the Nathan Davis Grand Prize in Composition 2024

To know the dark - Satb with divisi 4’

Commissioned by Dr. Stephen Black and the Wendell Berry Project. 2024

The house of belonging - Satb with divisi 3’

Commissioned by Brandon Elliott and the Choral Arts Initiative. 2024

The Lamb - SATB with divisi 3’30”

World Premiere Recording by Coro Volante with ALBAZE RECORDS. 2024

Ensemble Altera Composition Competition Honorable Mention. 2022

musica dei donum optimi - SATB 3’

Commissioned by Dr. Joni Y. Prado and the Vanguard University Chamber Choir. 2019

toward eternity - SATB 3’30”

Commissioned by Stacy Oh and the Villa Park High School Madrigals. 2019

it singeth low in every heart - SATb with divisi 3’30”

Commissioned by Brandon Elliott and the Choral Arts Initiative. 2018

AFTERNOON ON A HILL - SATB with Divisi 4’40”

World Premiere by KC VITAS. 2018

Winner of the 2023 Sandy Fivecoat Memorial Composition Contest with Inversion Ensemble

I Know You - SATB 4’30”

     World Premiere by Choral Arts Initiative. 2018

World Premiere Recording by Coro Volante with ALBAZE RECORDS. 2024

My heart is a compass - SATB with divisi 7’

     Commissioned by Brandon Elliott and the Choral Arts Initiative. 2017

I SHALL NOT CARE - SATB & Soloists 4’

      World Premiere by Magpies and Ravens. 2016

CHOrus | SATB & SSA (Double Chorus)

peace, my heart - SATB & SSA (Double Chorus) with Piano 5’

Commissioned by Tina Peterson and the Irvine High School Irvine Singers and Canta Bella. 2018

CHOrus | SA

A little while - sa & Cello 4’

Commissioned by Kristen Walton and the Riverside Polytechnic HS Women’s Ensemble. 2023

the stream of life - ssaa 4’

Commissioned by Robert Davis and the Ruben S. Ayala High School Women's Ensemble. 2019

musica dei donum optimi - SSAA & Piano 5’

Commissioned by Dr. Joni Y. Prado and the Vanguard University Women’s Chorus. 2019

ring out, wild bells - SSA & handbells 3’

Commissioned by Stacy Oh and the Villa Park High School Bella Voce. 2018

CHOrus | TB

HOME - TtBb 4’30”

Commissioned by Constellation Men’s Ensemble as part of their NOVA New Music Series. 2022