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Biography
Maria Thompson Corley is a sought-after composer and arranger. Her solo piano piece Lucid Dream was a semi-finalist in the international Fidelio Competition. Her music has been commissioned or recorded by several universities, Juventas New Music Ensemble, and the Canadian Art Song Project, along with individuals such as tubist Daniel Rowland, countertenor Darryl Taylor, and sopranos Sequina DuBose, Louise Toppin, and Randye Jones. Corley is published by Walton, North Star, Classical Vocal Reprints, and NoteNova. Her song cycle Grasping Water was added to the curricula at University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Jackdaws Music Education Trust in the U.K., and University of California (Irvine). Her debut mini-opera, The Sky Where You Are, with a libretto by Jenny O’Connell, was part of the award-winning Decameron Opera Coalition’s Tales from a Safe Distance. Corley’s second mini-opera, The Place, with a libretto by Sandra Oyinloye, was written for DOC’s subsequent production, Heroes. Her songs have been performed by internationally renowned singers, including Raehann Bryce-Davis and Nadine Benjamin. Born in Jamaica and raised in Canada, Corley has performed internationally, both as a solo and collaborative artist, at venues including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History, Epidaurus Festival, Liszt Academy, Carnegie Recital Hall, Aaron Davis Hall, and Alice Tully Hall.
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