Music
Julianna Horton Charnigo is a composer based in Lexington, Kentucky.
Julianna Horton Charnigo, Composer
Bio
Julianna Horton Charnigo has been involved in music since she was very young. An accomplished pianist, violinist, organist, vocalist, conductor and composer, she is the daughter of Raymond Horton, retired bass trombonist of the Louisville Orchestra for 45 years and a successful composer himself, and Theresa Horton, a retired music teacher and Catholic school administrator. Julianna has music degrees from Indiana University in Bloomington and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. She also received a Diploma in Pastoral Liturgy from St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana, where she studied composition with Paul French and John McIntyre.
Julianna spent several years serving as a church musician, and in that capacity she has written a number of works for liturgical use, principally for choir, organ, and brass. She has also been awarded commissions from organizations such as the Louisville Master Chorale, the Elysian Trombone Consort, and the Asheville (NC) Symphony Chorus.
Julianna recently completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition at the University of Kentucky, where she studied with the late Dr. Joseph Baber. She lives in Lexington with her husband, Richard, a statistics professor and jazz pianist, and their cat, Ripley.
Recordings of many of her works may be found at:
Upcoming Events
November 14, 2019. The Elysium Trombone Consort performed Julianna Horton Charnigo's Trombone Quartet as part of the New Music Festival at the University of Louisville.
December 1, 2019. The Lexington Chamber Chorale, conducted by Gary Anderson, performed Horton Charnigo's "O Magnum Mysterium" as part of its "Songs of Celebration and Joy" concert. This is for SATB chorus, organ, and cello.
June 2022. in Asheville, North Carolina. The Asheville Symphony Chamber Chorus, conducted by Michael Lancaster, presented my "Justorum Animae," containing a text from the Book of Wisdom.
Past Performances
Publications
Dr. Charnigo has two publications so far. The first, Regina Caeli, is a joyful SATB setting of an Easter text, and it is published by Oregon Catholic Press. The second, Nada Te Turbe, is a setting of a text by St. Teresa of Avila. It is published by GIA Publications.
TBA
June 2023. in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Princeton Singers, conducted by Steven Sametz, presented my In the Beginning, featuring text from the Gospel of John. (Recording following) This was part of the 2023 LeHigh University Composers Forum, a marvelous event that featured Eriks Esenvalds and Steven Sametz as mentor composers.