grants & awards

2021, Artist Career Development Grant, Central Minnesota Arts Board to create #ComposeLikeAGirl podcast

2020, Individual Artist Award, Central Minnesota Arts Board

2013 – 2018, Composer in Residence, North Dakota State University

2017, American Prize in Composition, Opera/Musical Theater division, 1st place, for Test Pilot

2016, Finalist, Calliope’s Call, for “Salve, Regina”

2016, Finalist, Sorel Medallion, for “Ophelia”

2015, Sage Award, “Best Overall Design” for Test Pilot

2015, American Prize in Composition, Choral Division, 3rd Place, for “Sanctus” from amass

2014, McKnight Artist Fellowship

2014, Boston Metro Opera International Contempo Festival, Director’s Choice Award, for Kiss

2014, Live Music for Dance Grant, American Composers Forum, for Test Pilot, a dance opera based on flight

2013, Winner of the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus Composition Competition for “Trees Need Not Walk the Earth”

2012, Next Step Grant, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, to record a CD of art songs ~ Songs of Fields and Prairies

2011, Live Music for Dance Grant, American Composers Forum, to compose a work with choreographer Penny Freeh ~ Slippery Fish

2011, Recording Grant, Sorel Organization, to record amass

2010, McKnight Artist Fellowship

2010, Project Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, to compose a work for the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra ~ Solar

2009, Encore Grant, American Composers Forum

2009, Jerome Grant, American Composers Forum and the Jerome Foundation, to compose a work for Trio Callisto ~ Poem

2009, “Conductor’s Choice” in the Sorel Medallion Competition for “Benedictus” from amass

2008, Subito Grant, American Composers Forum

2008, Honorable Mention in the Cincinnati Camerata Composition Competition for “Sanctus” and “Benedictus” from amass

2005, Honorable Mention in the ASCAP/Lotte Lehmann Song Cycle Composition Competition for Songs of Fields and Prairies

2005, VocalEssence Welcome Christmas! Carol Contest Winner for “See Amid the Winter Snow”

2005, Yale Glee Club Emerging Composer Competition Winner for “Laus Trinitati”

2005, San Francisco Song Festival Composition Competition Winner for Songs of Fields and Prairies

2003, Honorable Mention in the ASCAP/Rudolph Nissim Competition for Ashes of Roses, a requiem for SATB choir, orchestra, and soloists

upcoming events

Mar
23
Sat
2024
7:30 pm “Invention” from The Notebooks o... @ Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall
“Invention” from The Notebooks o... @ Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall
Mar 23 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
"Invention" from The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci performed by the Rochester Symphony @ Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall | Rochester | Minnesota | United States
Rochester Symphony welcomes Erik Rohde to the stage as one of four conductor candidates pursuing the position of their new artistic director. “This program is a collection of pieces I know and love, bringing together[...]
Mar
29
Fri
2024
1:30 pm San Diego State University Wind ... @ Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
San Diego State University Wind ... @ Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
Mar 29 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
San Diego State University Wind Symphony Performs Medusa at CBDNA @ Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
The SDSU Wind Symphony will be performing Medusa at the College Band Directors National Association conference alongside works by Likhuta, Holmquist, and Ticheli. Conducted by Shannon Kitelinger. Learn more here. 
Apr
9
Tue
2024
8:00 pm George Mason University Singers ... @ Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Fairfax Campus
George Mason University Singers ... @ Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Fairfax Campus
Apr 9 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
George Mason University Singers perform The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci @ Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Fairfax Campus
Flying to the Stars is a choral concert dedicated to the beginnings of flight from the time of Leonardo da Vinci to the exploration of space. The concert will feature a multi-media presentation including Jocelyn[...]
Apr
12
Fri
2024
7:00 pm San Diego State University Band ... @ SDSU, Balboa Theatre
San Diego State University Band ... @ SDSU, Balboa Theatre
Apr 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
San Diego State University Band and Orchestra Presents the Music of Jocelyn Hagen @ SDSU, Balboa Theatre | San Diego | California | United States
The SDSU Bands will present the San Diego premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s Medusa for solo soprano and wind ensemble. Susanna Phillips, soprano with the New York Met, will join SDSU students for the performance. The[...]
Apr
28
Sun
2024
4:00 pm Here I Am performed by the Natio... @ St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
Here I Am performed by the Natio... @ St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
Apr 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Here I Am performed by the National Lutheran Choir @ St. Andrew's Lutheran Church | Mahtomedi | Minnesota | United States
2024 National Lutheran Choir Spring Concert: New Day Featuring Angelica Cantanti and Sarah Brailey   The final concert of the first season with Artistic Director Jennaya Robison will feature the Midwest Premiere of Minnesota composer[...]

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