Organ Works

My organ compositions, for the most part, were inspired by Dr. Calvert Johnson, the former Department Chair of Music at Agnes Scott College. He wanted to celebrate the works of women of color who composed for the organ. I had been a guest lecturer for one of his music history classes and introduced the works of Florence Price, who is considered the first African American Woman Symphonic Composer. She was an outstanding composer of many genres and instruments of music including the organ. For one of Agnes Scott’s Convocations celebrating Black History Month, Dr. Johnson commissioned me to write a processional for organ. From there, he suggested that I submit a work to Vivace Press. That work was We Shall Overcome, a four-movement work for organ. It wasn’t long until he introduced me to the Commissioned Composers Committee, a group responsible for finding new composers to write works for the biannual convention. He noticed that the only people represented in the past and at the convention for 2006 were white men. Subsequently, I was asked to submit a work, and it was accepted. Other organ commissions would come from Dr. Johnson and Trey Clegg. Wayne Leupold Editions invited me to submit more works for publication. My catalog of organ works is as followed: