Jamie Leigh Sampson

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Instructor of Music
State University of New York at Fredonia
Bachelor of Music, Composition
Bowling Green State University
Master of Music, Composition & Bassoon Performance

About Jamie

Jamie Leigh Sampson is a composer, entrepreneur, author, and bassoonist based in Nashville, TN. Her compositions do not shy away from difficult subject matter including gun violence, grief, obsession, and emotional abuse, but also explores beauty, humor, love, and clumsiness. 

Her recent commissions include: Jupiter • Bringing Chaos into Orbit, for the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Ships’ Passing for wind ensemble commissioned by a consortium led by University of North Texas Wind Orchestra with Dr. Andrew Trachsel, Waving Goodbye for the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, the alphabet: ruin of silence by the Paradise Winds Reed Quintet. 

Sampson has been awarded regional, state, and national grants and awards for her creative work including the Tri-county Arts Council’s Individual Artist Award (2019), New York Foundation for the Arts grant (2020), and a New Music USA project grant.

She is one of the founders and co-owners of ADJ•ective New Music.