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I’m Jasmine Arielle Barnes, a composer and vocalist based in Texas. My work blends gospel, jazz, and classical influences to create vibrant, story-driven music for opera, choral works, and theatre. I collaborate with librettists and performers to shape new works that celebrate Black voices and contemporary themes. I’m driven by education and community, having taught music theory and composition at Morgan State University and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, while also developing residencies and commissions across the country.…I’m Jasmine Arielle Barnes, a composer and vocalist based in Texas. My work blends gospel, jazz, and classical influences to create vibrant, story-driven music for opera, choral works, and theatre. I collaborate with librettists and performers to shape new works that celebrate Black voices and contemporary themes. I’m driven by education and community, having taught music theory and composition at Morgan State University and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, while also developing residencies and commissions across the country.

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I’m Jasmine Arielle Barnes, a composer and vocalist based in Texas. My work blends gospel, jazz, and classical influences to create vibrant, story-driven music for opera, choral works, and theatre. I collaborate with librettists and performers to shape new works that celebrate Black voices and contemporary themes. I’m driven by education and community, having taught music theory and composition at Morgan State University and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, while also developing residencies and commissions across the country.…I’m Jasmine Arielle Barnes, a composer and vocalist based in Texas. My work blends gospel, jazz, and classical influences to create vibrant, story-driven music for opera, choral works, and theatre. I collaborate with librettists and performers to shape new works that celebrate Black voices and contemporary themes. I’m driven by education and community, having taught music theory and composition at Morgan State University and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, while also developing residencies and commissions across the country.

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I’m Jasmine Arielle Barnes, a composer and vocalist based in Texas. My work blends gospel, jazz, and classical influences to create vibrant, story-driven music for opera, choral works, and theatre. I collaborate with librettists and performers to shape new works that celebrate Black voices and contemporary themes.

I’m driven by education and community, having taught music theory and composition at Morgan State University and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, while also developing residencies and commissions across the country.

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DaVinci Resolve Studio

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MuseScore

Intermediate

Microsoft Word

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English

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Work Experience

Composer at University of Michigan

January 1, 2021 - Present

Full-time composer; Graduate Student Instructor in Music Theory for Non-Majors.

Graduate Student Instructor at University of Michigan

January 1, 2025 - Present

Music Theory for Non-Majors; responsibilities include leading lectures, recitals support, and mentoring non-major students.

Head of Composition and Jazz Voice at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Dallas ISD

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021

Led the composition and jazz voice program; taught courses: Composition 1 and 2, Private Composition Lessons, Music Theory for Non-Majors, Jazz Voice Ensemble, Roots music ensemble; developed curriculum and managed program operations.

Graduate Teaching Assistant at Morgan State University

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018

Taught Music Theory 1–4, Aura Skills, Piano 1; supported recital and departmental activities; assisted in music library organization and recital hosting.

New Works Composer Residency at Opera Theater of Saint Louis New Works Collective

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024

Residency writing new works; wrote 'Portraits: Douglass and Tubman' and other commissions; collaborative work with poets/librettists and cast.

Libretto Development Program Participant at Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton Libretto Development Program

January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023

Libretto development work; contributions to new operas including 'On My Mind' (20-minute opera) with librettist Debora h D.E.E.P. Mouton.

Resident Composer at Resonance Ensemble Portland

April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024

Residency with Resonance Ensemble Portland; contributed to capella and ensemble repertoire; works recognized for inclusivity and contemporary writing.

Chamber Choir Composer at Tapestr y Choir NYC

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024

Commissioned for chamber choir works; wrote and arranged pieces for mezzo-soprano and ensemble; collaboration with contemporary choral artists.

Portraits Commission at Baltimore Choral Arts Society

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Commissioned choral cycle pieces (e.g., 'Portraits: Douglass and Tubman') for large ensemble; hosted and performed community works.