Rosephanye Powell

Dr. Rosephanye Powell has been hailed as one of America’s premier women composers of choral music. She has an impressive catalogue of works published by some of the nation’s leading publishers, including the Hal Leonard Corporation, the Fred Bock Music Company/Gentry Publications, Oxford University Press, Alliance Music Publications, and Shawnee Press. Dr. Powell is commissioned yearly to compose for professional, university, community, church, and secondary school choruses. Her work has been auctioned by Chorus America and her compositions are in great demand at choral festivals around the country, frequently appearing on the regional and national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, as well as Honor Choir festivals. Praised for their rhythmic energy, colorful harmonies, and well-crafted vocal lines, Dr. Powell’s compositions include sacred and secular works for mixed, women’s, men’s, and children’s voices. She is also an in-demand conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and presenter, appearing at workshops and festivals across the United States and internationally.

Dr. Powell serves as Charles W. Barkley Endowed Professor and Professor of Voice at Auburn University. She holds degrees from The Florida State University (DM in vocal performance, University Fellow), Westminster Choir College (MM in vocal performance and pedagogy, with distinction), and Alabama State University (BME, summa cum laude). Dr. Powell served on the faculties of Philander Smith College (AR) and Georgia Southern University prior to Auburn University.