Rosephanye Powell
Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)
Hailing from Alabama, Rosephanye Powell serves as the Charles W. Barkley Endowed Professor of Voice at Auburn University and has been hailed as one of America's premier women composers of choral music. Her compositional style is distinguished by appealing melodies, strong rhythmic emphasis, rich harmonies drawn from African American music, and a variety of vocal textures — sacred and secular works spanning mixed, women's, men's, and children's voices. Her works have been commissioned by Cantus and Grammy Award-winning Chanticleer, and premiered at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Her large-scale work Miss Wheatley's Garden, a tribute to America's first African American poet Phillis Wheatley, has been performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. She is also a leading scholar in the preservation and performance of the African American spiritual. Prolific, accessible, and deeply rooted — Powell belongs in every choir's library.
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