Courtney Carey is a composer working across vocal, choral, and orchestral forms. His music draws on the expressive language of the classical tradition - particularly the bel canto - while engaging a wide range of influences, including art song, large-scale sacred works, and the Negro spiritual.
His work reflects a commitment to lyricism, dramatic clarity, and the expansion of storytelling within contemporary performance.
What Manner of Man is This? - excerpt from a live performance of Carey's work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra.
Selected Works (Compositions & Arrangements)
Duet for Violoncello and Contrabbasso
O Rocks Don't Fall on Me
Hallelujah: Gospels and Spirituals
I Ain't Got Weary Yet (SATB)
My God Is So High
