Hello!
Thanks for stopping by. I'm so happy you're here!
Connecting with people is one of my favorite parts of making music. Through creating, performing, teaching, and traveling, I have found community and friendship all over the world. Listeners who find magic, joy, catharsis, and more in my music. Fine musicians who share their talent. Composers who create works that inspire me. Teachers who invite me into their classrooms. Families who open their homes and hearts. Children and adults who join me to grow in their own artistry.
While we're here, we can all experience connection, beauty, craft, and the joy and work of the journey.
Please enjoy my music, send me a note, or come create with me!
Let's make something marvelous together, shall we?
— Lauren
Recent Projects
A new work for Grade 2 band inspired by my exploration of La Gruta in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Also includes a guided composition activity for band which can be done with the work or as a standalone activity.
A new song cycle for mezzo-soprano Emily Howes Heilman with poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
A brand new multilevel, side-by-side string orchestras. This work combines high school, junior high, and middle school players. 6 possible ensemble configurations. Shared at the ASTA National Conference 2024.
In collaboration with Claire Allen (Washington D.C.), I wrote several new works with and for her intermediate students in her modified Suzuki studio. I hope these engaging works will be played by many students and professionals alike! Check out the link to buy individually or in bundles.
Written for 5 percussionists, this piece explore contrasting and recombining paired ideas—pitch collections, groove patterns, and form.
This work is newly arranged for string quintet / string orchestra. Also available as a string quartet and trio (violin, cello, bass). Reviewed in the ASTA Journal, February 2024 (Rebekah Hanson).
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Jennifer Sgroe & Eric Sedgwick
Text by Elizabeth Gilbert
Sparks & Wiry Cries 2023 NYC songSLAM