JESSICA FRENCH 

Composer｜Soprano｜Music Educator

News 

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• Eloi, Eloi  was selected as a Semi-Finalist for the American Prize in Choral Composition for 2020-2021

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• Prayer of St. Francis was accepted into PROJECT : ENCORE’s catalog of vetted choral compositions in September of 2020. 

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• Jessica was recently awarded the 2020 AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition, where she will write a work for choir and organ on a text by Christina Rossetti. The piece will be published by ECS Publishing, and will receive a world premiere performance at the American Guild of Organists National Convention in Seattle in 2022. 

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• Jessica was interviewed by Sara Bereza on her Music and the Church podcast, where she discussed her compositional process and how it's influenced by synesthesia, as well as her work as a soprano and music educator. Click here to listen. 

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• ​Love Came Down at Christmas was selected as a Finalist for the American Prize in Choral Composition for 2019-2020

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• Love Came Down at Christmas is now published by ECS Publishing Group, and included in the Dale Warland Choral Series. 

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• Hear My Voice was premiered by the Choir of Epiphany Parish, conducted by Zach Hemenway in Seattle, WA in October, 2019

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• O Nata Lux  was performed at the Seattle Sings Festival by Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble with Morten Laurdisen in attendance, conducted by Loren Ponten - October, 2019

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• Eloi, Eloi  was accepted into PROJECT : ENCORE’s catalog of vetted choral compositions in September of 2019. 

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• A Prayer of St. Francis received it's European premiere by the St. Thomas Medina Choir at Gloucester Cathedral, UK in August, 2019. You can watch the video here. 

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Featured Works

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My newest work, a set of Preces and Responses, is now available. Specifically written for SATB choir with no divisi, this can work well for choirs with limited amounts of singers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Click here for more information. 

Testimonials 

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"Jessica French is the real deal! Her choral music is beautifully crafted and is a joy to sing. It is truly the work of a great musician and a fine singer. Choral Arts Northwest thinks so highly of her music that we have invited Jessica to be our Composer-in-Residence for our 2020-2021 season. We can't wait to see what she writes for us!" - Robert Bode, Choral Arts Northwest

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Jessica French’s music is as glorious as the texts she chooses to set. Her lyric lines and rhythmic intensity keep you wanting to hear more as an audience member and to turn the next page as a performer. It is clear from her part writing that she is an accomplished singer, keyboardist, and educator—vocal lines that appear challenging seem to float and soar and are a pleasure to sing. Jessica brings professionalism and joy to everything that she does. My singers and I loved working with her at every stage of our commissioning projects. - Sara Boos, Northwest Girlchoir

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