Welcome
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I compose original music for a wide range of ensembles, from orchestral to choral, for schools, concert stage, media, and beyond. In addition to composition and orchestration, I work to expand the possibilities of what music can do through community engagement, as well as what music can be through advocacy around representation and inclusion. Explore my story and work here, learn more about working together here, and contact me directly at jabcomposer[at]gmail.com.
Or keep on scrolling to listen to some music and learn about upcoming performances.
Listen & Watch
Movement 1 of Coyolxauhqui, for sextet and narrator
inspired by the myth of the Aztec moon goddess and the writings of Gloria Anzaldúa
Ave Maria for double SATB choir
setting of the Latin and Spanish texts of the prayer
Regateando for tenor and bass trombones
commissioned by Border Bones
Recent & Upcoming Events
June 18
Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico)
Performance of Raíces, for violin and cello
Nathaniel Anderson-Frank, violin and Ilmari Hopkins, cello—presented as part of the OAcademy Music Conservatory Chamber Music Concert (original commission by Red Cedar Chamber Music)
June 21
online
Listening party/feedback session for Five Suns, , for Pierrot ensemble + percussion + narrator
Victory Players (Tianhui Ng, conducting); recording by Iohann Rashi Vargas
June 28
The Strand Theater (Boston, MA) @ 2pm and 7pm
Performance of We Say Stop! (lyrics by Rose Wagnac, 826 Boston) as curtain raiser for opera To the People Like Us (music by Jorge Sosa, libretto by youth writers from 826 Boston with dramaturgs J. Andrés Ballesteros and Cerise Jacobs)
Hannah Shanefield, soprano, and David McCrory, piano
July 12
Location TBA (Mexico City, Mexico)
Recital with María Paulina Casas (viola), performing on piano
And coming soon…
realtalk@Boston project with the MIT Media Lab
A new song produced using recordings of conversations with Bostonians about the challenges and opportunities we face today (fall 2025)
Portraits of Eastie
A new community song project in collaboration with Angelina Botticelli (2025-26)
Five Suns in Boston
Performance of Five Suns, for narrator and ensemble, in Greater Boston (spring 2026)