Amy Gordon is a composer, arranger, songwriter, and vocalist in Los Angeles, CA. She is an active choral composer and has been commissioned to write and arrange pieces for SACRA/PROFANA, Arlington Master Chorale, Choral Arts Initiative, Loyola Marymount University Choirs, and more. Her music has been described as melodic and accessible, yet with surprising harmonic twists. She loves collaborating with choirs of all types to create meaningful musical experiences that promote belonging, community, music education, and mental health advocacy. She loves setting poetry to music and writing her own texts and lyrics for her choral works and songs. She has won multiple awards, including the 2026 ACDA Brock Prize for Professional Composers, the first annual Jim MacMillan Prize in Composition, 2nd place in the Corinfesta International Competition for Choral Composition, and numerous ASCAP Plus Awards. Her music is self-published and through Graphite, Compose Like a Girl Series, and Alliance.
In addition to composing classical and choral music, she is also an active media composer and singer-songwriter. Her score for The Turner Exhibit won best film score by The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards. Her song “One Door Opens” was named a finalist in the SongDoor International Songwriting competition.
She is an active educator and teaches Bachelor-level Music Theory, Songwriting, and Music Education classes. She is available for private Piano, Voice, Composition, and Songwriting lessons in the South Bay area. She received her M.M. in Composition from California State University, Long Beach and her B.A. in Composition from Loyola Marymount University.
A Personal Note From The Composer
Thank you for taking the time to visit my website and listen to my music. I appreciate the support and would love to hear from you.
Do you have a choir or ensemble for which you would like to commission a new piece? Have a text you love that you would love set to music? Have a film that needs a soundtrack or an original song? Contact me to connect with me and begin an exciting new collaboration!