Boosey & Hawkes has signed New Orleans–based composer Courtney Bryan to its roster.

The composer is done work for orchestras, chamber ensembles, and voice. She was recently commissioned by Opera Philadelphia, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra and is currently the composer-in-residence with Opera Philadelphia and Creative Partner with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

In a statement, Bryan said, “When I compose, the process involves combining my many influences, in my own voice, in everything I create.”

Her work “Gathering Song,” was recently premiered by bass-baritone soloist Ryan Speedo Green and the New York Philharmonic. Other recent works include “Blessed (2020)” for Opera Philadelphia, a digital commission featuring footage from New Orleans, New York, and Philadelphia woven together with improvising piano and voices.

Bryan is a 2020 United States Artists Fellow and 2019–2020 recipient of the Samuel Barber Rome Prize in Music Composition. She earned degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Rutgers University and completed her doctorate at Columbia University with advisor George Lewis.