Composition
My settings of Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis are now available from Oxford University Press:
I am honored to share that my Magnificat was also included in the new Oxford Book of Choral Music by Black Composers. If you need a Magnificat for your Advent service music this year, check out mine!
Upcoming events
SUNDAY, December 4 at 7pm
Olive Rehearsal Hall, Colburn School, Los Angeles
Tonality performs my composition Lady in Blue as part of their concert called “Right to Heal,” which takes a broad look at healthcare and its inequalities.
FRIDAY, December 9 at 7:30pm
Rugby Auditorium
Harvard-Westlake Upper School Campus, Studio City
Zanaida conducts the Harvard-Westlake Wolverine Chorus, Bel Canto, Chamber Singers, and Jazz Singers in their joint winter choral concert called “What Blooms in Darkness,” featuring works by Lili Boulanger, Shawn Kirchner, Herbert Howells, Williametta Spencer and more.
SATURDAY, December 10 at 7:30pm
SUNDAY December 11 at 2pm
Belleville Congregational Church, Newburyport, MA
The Newburyport Choral Society presents the world premiere of my composition Guidelines as part of their winter concert called “In Terra Pax.” Guidelines is a commissioned setting of the poetry of Newburyport poet Rhina Espaillat.
FRIDAY, December 16 at 7pm
Come hear music that will get you in the holiday spirit and support our church choir’s trip to sing Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast with Zanaida at Carnegie Hall! Featuring Christmas favorites such as Star in the East, The Christmas Song, Carol of the Bells, and sing-along favorites, plus a sample of the music to be performed at Carnegie Hall on our tour!
Soloists include Miriam Adhanom, Adrian Bañuelos, Michael Fausto, Carla Jaime Perez, Cesáreo Pérez and Zanaida Robles, with pianist Wells Lang. Suggested donation $20, Or use the QR code to support the trip even if you can’t attend the concert!
For Fun
I had so much fun as the clinician for the C4 Festival in Santa Clara, CA. We worked our butts off, and wow did it pay off!
I love roller coasters! Glad I got to celebrate Nat’s birthday with her at Knott’s Berry Farm this month.
