b. 1988

Khyle Wooten

Khyle Wooten
Dr. Khyle B. Wooten (he/they) is an active composer, choral conductor, educator, researcher, and professor. They have been commissioned for their songs, choral works, and orchestral pieces, and they lead ongoing research on Black women composers. Photo: Khyle Wooten, Ithaca College website, https://www.ithaca.edu/faculty/kwooten

Audio

“No Other But Thee” (from “A Journey in Love”)
Jacob Lay, baritone; Eileen Downey, piano3:15

Khyle Wooten

Composer

George Moses Horton

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Words of a Romance” (from “A Journey in Love”)
Jacob Lay, baritone; Eileen Downey, piano2:15

Khyle Wooten

Composer

Countee Cullen

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“When Summer Goes” (from “A Journey in Love”)
Jacob Lay, baritone; Eileen Downey, piano1:28

Khyle Wooten

Composer

Langston Hughes

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“My Love, When This is Past” (from “A Journey in Love”)
Jacob Lay, baritone; Eileen Downey, piano2:35

Khyle Wooten

Composer

Stefany

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

About

Dr. Khyle B. Wooten (b. 1988) is a native of Philadelphia, PA. Having held middle school and high school teaching positions and earning degrees in music education and choral conducting, they now is an assistant professor of music performance at Ithaca college. As a researcher, their work primarily focuses on the life and music of Lena McLin, as well as other Black women composers. Their songs have been performed multiple times at the George Shirley Competition and at the 2022 African American Art Song Alliance conference, and they’ve been commissioned by the Cincinnati Song Initiative. Wooten also composes many choral works and orchestral pieces.

-Jack Morin

This profile was created during the 2023-2024 academic year as part of the Song of America Fellowship Program, a project of the Classic Song Research Initiative between the Hampsong Foundation and the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.

Related Information

African Diaspora Music Project

africandiasporamusicproject.org/compser/khyle-wooten

Ithaca College

ithaca.edu/faculty/kwooten

Songs

No Other But Thee2018Khyle WootenWords of a Romance2018Khyle WootenCountee CullenWhen Summer Goes2018Khyle WootenLangston HughesMy Love, When This Is Past2018 · A Journey in LoveKhyle Wooten