Originally from Whakatū, Nelson, Jessie is a composer, musician and arranger with a diverse background in the arts.
COMPOSER
Composer and songwriter passionate about storytelling through music, working across the arts including writing for theatre, multimedia, and a range of instrumental/vocal ensembles.
MUSICIAN
Singer and pianist with over ten years industry experience performing around Aotearoa solo, with the AVA & LEOV duo, as well as cruise ship and session work.
ARRANGER
Instrumental and vocal arranger specialising in creating bespoke vocal arrangements for barbershop, a cappella and choral groups across the country and abroad.
RECENT WORK
LATEST NEWS
NZTrio AudioVisualise Competition
Absolutely stoked that my piece convergency has been selected as a winning work in NZTrio’s 2021 Composing Competition, AudioVisualise. The trio will be recording the pieces when Covid allows – I’m really looking forward to…
Kotahitanga | Creative Waikato
It was a unique experience creating a new work for the Kotahitanga initiative over the second half of August this year. Founded in 2020 by Creative Waikato, this project invites artists…
Snow Song | Cantorum Chamber Choir
After I handed in my masters portfolio in mid-July, I got started on a commissioned piece for Auckland-based chamber choir Cantorum. The commission is for a piece between four to…
Let My Country Awake | Premiere by Voices NZ Chamber Choir
I recently had the privilege of having my piece for SATB choir, Let My Country Awake, programmed in the final gala concert of the NZ Choral Federation’s biennial convention Choral…
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