Jadie Reeves (she/her) is a Chicago-based composer-performer with a penchant for vulnerability in the concert space. Informed by her broad performance background, Reeves’ compositions are “well-crafted, eminently singable, and explore an impressive range of colors and textures” (Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams). Ever engaging and emotionally charged, her music bridges gaps between classical and contemporary audiences by framing familiar materials in exciting ways or experimenting with new sounds altogether. Reeves completed her undergraduate studies in composition and vocal performance at Western Michigan University, where she was named Presidential Scholar in Music (’24). In May 2026, she will graduate with a Master of Music in Composition from Roosevelt University, where she currently serves as the program’s Graduate Assistant.

Rapidly emerging in the contemporary classical vocal music sphere, recent premieres include commissions for MSVMA’s 2025–26 State Honors Choir (Oh, Soul — 1/22/2026 in Grand Rapids, MI), Constellation Men’s Ensemble (At Home Here — 6/6/2025 in Chicago, IL), and the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus (My Spirit Sings — 5/10/2025 in New York City). Current projects include choral commissions for the West Chester University Concert Choir, Southern Methodist University’s treble chorus (Concordia), and a work accompanying the Spring ’26 MODA Fashion Show at Western Michigan University. Reeves is also developing a cult horror operetta and her MM thesis, Songs of Beaded Thread: a song cycle for voice, Pierrot ensemble, and electronics featuring poetry from Elsa Gidlow’s On a Grey Thread (1923).