Jessica Mays

Jessica Mays is a composer, pianist and singer-songwriter currently residing in New York City. Mays's music has been performed by numerous soloists and ensembles both locally and abroad, including the Playground Ensemble, Nebula Ensemble, Ensemble Paramirabo, Ensemble Lunatik, Thin Edge New Music Collective and many others. Mays was a featured composer and performer for the The Chelsea Music Festival (2019). Her piece "On Shapes and Figures" was featured on the Loon Lake Live's 20th season (2016). She was a featured composer and singer-songwriter for the Canadian Cluster Music Festival's 2013 installment titled "POP + NOISE.:

She has written arrangements for both large and small forces on a variety of projects with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. 

Her piece titled "Bear" received praise from such major publications as the Boston Globe and the Boston Musical Intelligencer (2018). 

Mays currently manages the New York Philharmonic Very Young Composers (VYC) program.