One of the greatest and most lasting gifts you can give your singers and your community is a new work for choir!

The process of collaborating to bring a new piece of music to life is an exciting and personalized journey. As a composer, I look forward to learning about you, your choir, and what kind of experience you are looking to bring to your students and your community through the commission process.

If you are interested in learning more about a commission, or to inquire about rates, timelines, and other details of the process, reach out. I would love to connect with you.

Commissions

  • Title TBD

    TTB Choir

    Commissioned by the South Carolina American Choral Director’s Association for the 2025 High School Tenor-Bass All-State Choir.

  • human-like

    SATB Choir, A cappella, text by ChatGPT

    Commissioned by the Nixa Choirs (Nixa, Missouri) for their performance at the 2024 Southwestern American Choral Director’s Association Conference.

    Daniel Gutierrez, Director

  • Never

    TTBB Choir, A cappella, text by Winston Churchill

    Commissioned by the Bridgeland High School Choirs (Cypress, Texas) for their performance at the Texas Music Educator’s Association Conference 2024.

    Christopher Fiorini, Director

  • Dolly Waits

    SATB Choir, Accompanied, text by Juleigh Howard-Hobson

    Commission Consortium:

    Amanda Mitchell, Glendale High School (Glendale, Arizona)
    Alex Kolster, Raytown High School (Raytown, Missouri)
    Blake Richter, Nixa Junior High School (Nixa, Missouri)
    Daniel Gutierrez, Nixa High School, Nixa Choirs (Nixa, Missouri)
    David Haas, Vocal Artists of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa)
    Dustin McKinney, Kearney High School (Kearney, Missouri)
    Joshua Donaldson, Emporia State University (Emporia, Kansas)
    Lauren Vomund, Nixa Junior High School (Nixa, Missouri)
    Lindsay Patten Murray, Habersham Central High School (Mt. Airy, Georgia)
    Luke Tredinnick, Chaparral High School, Con Brio Choir (Parker, Colorado)
    Ryan Main, Youth Chorus of Kansas City (Kansas City, Missouri)

  • Home on the Range

    SAB Choir, text by Brewster M. Higley

    Commissioned by the Oregon Trail Middle School Choirs (Olathe, KS).

    Beth Nelson, Director

  • Il Lampo (The Lightning)

    SSAB Choir, text by Giovanni Pascoli

    Commissioned by Cranston High School East (Cranston, Rhode Island).

    Emily Johnson, Director

  • Better Be A Seed

    SATB Choir, text by Rye Lanae Boothe

    Commissioned for the fifth anniversary of the Black Tulip Chorale (St. Louis, Missouri).

    Robert Stumpf, Director

  • Legatum (Legacy)

    2-Part Choir, text by Blake Richter

    Commissioned by the Nixa Junior High Choirs (Nixa, Missouri) for the 2023 Missouri Music Educators Association Conference

    Blake Richter, Director

  • Singing, Bring Me

    SATB Choir, text by Robert Bode

    Commissioned by the Raytown South High School Choirs (Raytown, Missouri)

    Gretchen Kemp, Director

  • Inveniam Viam (Find a Way)

    SATB Choir, text by Hannibal, ed. Ryan Main

    Commissioned for the 2021 North Carolina All State Middle School Mixed Chorus

    Ryan Main, Director

  • The Endless, Rising Song

    SATB choir, text by Robert Bode

    Commissioned by the Nixa High School Choirs

    Daniel Gutierrez, Director

  • Home

    SATB choir, text by Stephen Rew

    Commissioned by the Trenton High School Choirs (Trenton, Missouri)

    Tyler Busick, Director

  • Into Belonging

    SATB choir, text by Rye Lanae Boothe

    Commissioned by Choral Spectrum (Kansas City, Missouri) for the 2021 GALA Festival

    Dr. Michael Patch, Director

  • The Future Now

    SATB choir, text by Dr. Robert Bode

    Commissioned by Platte County High School Choir (Platte County, Missouri) for the 2020 Missouri Music Educators Association Conference

    Brian Von Glahn, Director

  • A Part of Us

    SATB choir, text by John Cool

    Commissioned by the St. Joseph Community Chorus (St. Joseph, Missouri)

    Jennifer Stammers, Director

  • Be Who You Are

    2-Part choir, text by Bethany Main

    Commissioned by the Manchester Park Elementary School Special Chorus (Olathe, Kansas) for the 2020 Kansas Music Educators Association Conference

    Bethany Main, Director

  • Three Things

    2-Part choir, text by Andrew Houston

    Commissioned by Inman Intermediate School (Nixa, Missouri) for the 2020 Missouri Music Educators Association Conference

    Blake Richter, Director

  • The Birth of Music

    SATB choir, text by Dr. Robert Bode

    Commissioned by the Olathe East High School Choirs (Olathe, Kansas)

    Baker Purdon, Director

  • How Can I Face This World?

    SATB choir, text by Dr. Robert Bode

    Commissioned by the Kearney High School Chamber Choir (Kearney, Missouri) for the 2019 Missouri Music Educators Association Conference

    Dustin McKinney, Director

  • And For A Breath

    SATB choir, text by Sara Teasdale

    Commissioned by the Missouri Western State University Chamber Choir (St. Joseph, Missouri) for the 2018 Missouri Music Educators Association Conference

    Dr. Elise Hepworth, Director

  • I Saw A Child

    SATB choir, text by Bette Milleson James

    Commissioned for Reed Academy and the Reed Academy Singers (Springfield, Missouri) for the 2018 American Choral Director's Association Southwest Region Conference

    Daniel Gutierrez, Director

  • Go! Said The Star

    SATB choir, text George Parsons Lathrop, ed. Ryan Main

    Commissioned for the Raytown High School Camerata Choir (Raytown, Missouri) in honor of accompanist Brenda Yates

    Alex Kolster, Director

  • You Are Not Alone

    SATB choir, text by Bette Milleson James

    Commissioned for Reed Academy and the Reed Academy Singers (Springfield, Missouri), for the 2017 American Choral Director's Association National Conference

    Daniel Gutierrez, Director