Mixed Choir
Invitation to Love
Originally composed for the University of Louisville Cardinal Singers, Invitation to Love explores the enduring themes of welcome, longing, and human connection found in Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry. Through a warm and expressive musical language, Ferretti highlights the text’s invitation to embrace love in all seasons of life.
SATB Choir Divsi with Solo Soprano
Duration: ~8 minutes
Difficulty: Advanced
Recommended Ensemble: Advanced collegiate, chamber, and professional choirs
Program themes: Love • Belonging • Community • Poetry • Human connection
A Prayer
A Prayer explores feelings of reflection, vulnerability, and yearning, with the main message of wanting to love and be loved.
Runner Up for the Chorus Austin 10th Annual Composer's Competition 2023 Young Composers Division.
SATB Choir with Divisi
Duration: ~4 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate–Advanced
Recommended Ensemble: Collegiate, chamber, and advanced high school choirs
Program themes: Passion • Hope • Love •
Dona Nobis Pacem
Dona nobis Pacem reflects on humanity’s ongoing search for peace, compassion, and understanding. Through expansive vocal textures and moments of intimate reflection, the work invites performers and audiences into a shared meditation on hope and reconciliation.
Performed by Washington Master Chorale, who recognized Ferretti as “a rising star in the choral world.”
SATB Choir with Divisi
Duration: ~6 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate
Recommended Ensemble: Collegiate, chamber, and professional choirs
Program themes: Peace • Hope • Remembrance • Healing • Social reflection
The Oak
Inspired by the resilience and endurance found in nature, The Oak explores themes of growth, nature, and connection. Ferretti’s setting emphasizes the relationship between the text and texture, allowing the choir to embody both the strength and vulnerability of the natural world, as it reflects ourselves as we age.
Winner of the 2021-2022 KMEA Collegiate Composition Competition
SATB Choir with Divisi
Duration: ~5 minutes
Difficulty: Advanced
Recommended Ensemble: Advanced collegiate and chamber choirs
Program themes: Nature • Resilience • Growth • Identity • Environment
Asperges Me
Written during a period of personal loss, Asperges Me reflects on the experience of witnessing a loved one confront mortality and undergo a profound spiritual transformation. The work was inspired by Ferretti’s experience witnessing her grandfather embrace religion near the end of his life, leading to a meditation on belief, renewal, and the search for peace.
SSAATTBB Choir Divisi
Duration: ~8–9 minutes
Difficulty: Advanced
Recommended Ensemble: Advanced collegiate choirs and professional ensembles
Program themes: Faith • Mortality • Transformation • Reflection • Hope
Deep Sea Cables
Rudyard Kipling’s “Deep Sea Cables” explores communication, isolation, and humanity’s attempt to connect across vast distances. Ferretti’s setting uses intricate vocal textures and atmospheric writing to evoke the mysterious world beneath the ocean while reflecting on the fragile connections that link people together.
Developed and performed by Ekmeles during their residency at the University of Florida, this work is suited for ensembles specializing in contemporary vocal repertoire.
Runner-up in the 2025 IAWM Search for New Music Choral/Vocal Ensemble Prize
Chamber Choir / Mixed Voices
Duration: ~10 minutes
Difficulty: Advanced
Recommended Ensemble: Professional chamber choirs and advanced collegiate ensembles
Program themes: Technology • Connection • Isolation • Nature • Human communication
Lead, Kindly Light
Set to Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem A Hymn — After Reading “Lead, Kindly Light,” Lead, Kindly Light explores themes of guidance, uncertainty, and perseverance through moments of spiritual searching. Dunbar’s text reflects the vulnerability of navigating darkness while holding onto hope, and Ferretti’s setting highlights the emotional journey from uncertainty toward reassurance.
SATB Choir Divsi with Solo Soprano
Duration: ~5 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate–Advanced
Recommended Ensemble: Collegiate choirs, chamber choirs, and advanced high school ensembles
Program themes: Guidance • Hope • Reflection • Faith • Perseverance • Transformation
Treble Choir
Dawn
Dawn was written for the Delta Omicron Zeta Chapter 2021 Musicale. Inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poetry, Dawn captures the quiet anticipation and renewal of morning. Drawing from the intimacy of lullabies, Ferretti creates an atmospheric setting that highlights the beauty of new beginnings.
SSAA Choir
Duration: ~4 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate
Recommended Ensemble: Advanced treble choirs, collegiate women’s choirs, and skilled high school ensembles
Program themes: Renewal • Nature • Transformation • New beginnings
The Tree Song
Originally written for and premiered by Oldham County High School’s Cantamus choir, The Tree Song explores the connection between nature, growth, and human experience. Through lyrical vocal writing, the work invites singers to reflect on the relationship between the natural world and personal memory.
The Tree Song arranged for SATB Choir was chosen for the 2025 CCCC National ACDA Reading Session.
SSAA Choir (SATB verison as well)
Duration: ~4 minutes
Difficulty: Intermediate
Recommended Ensemble: Collegiate treble choirs and advanced high school ensembles
Program themes: Nature • Growth • Memory • Community
Break, Break, Break
Based on Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, Break, Break, Break explores themes of grief, memory, and longing. The work captures the emotional tension between loss and remembrance through expressive vocal writing and a sensitive approach to text.
SSAA Choir
Duration: ~5 minutes
Difficulty: Advanced
Recommended Ensemble: Advanced treble choirs and collegiate women’s ensembles
Program themes: Loss • Memory • Reflection • Poetry
Works for aNy voice
Vox 1
Vox 2
A Syllable
For any Voices
Duration: Variable
Difficulty: Advanced / Experimental
Recommended Ensemble: Contemporary vocal ensembles, new music ensembles, and collaborative performance groups
Vox I explores the voice as both a physical instrument and a space for collective interaction. Through open structures and flexible notation, performers engage in a continuous process of listening, reacting, and shaping the direction of the performance.
Developed with the University of Florida Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Vox I draws on ideas of communal listening and feedback, creating a performance where each vocalist contributes to the evolving sound world of the group.
Program themes:
Voice • Collaboration • Listening • Embodiment • Experimental performance
For any Voices
Duration: Variable
Difficulty: Advanced / Experimental
Recommended Ensemble: Contemporary vocal ensembles and experimental performance groups
Continuing Ferretti’s exploration of collective vocal expression, Vox II examines how individual voices can merge into a larger sonic organism. Through open notation and performer interaction, the work emphasizes awareness, responsiveness, and the shared creation of musical form.
Developed through collaborative work with University of Florida vocal performers, Vox II invites performers to reconsider traditional relationships between composer, score, and performer.
Program themes:
Voice • Collaboration • Listening • Embodiment • Experimental performance
For any Voices
Duration: Variable
Difficulty: Advanced / Experimental
Recommended Ensemble: Contemporary vocal ensembles and new music performers
A Syllable explores the space between sound and language, focusing on the physical qualities of vocal expression before meaning becomes fully formed. By isolating and transforming small elements of speech and vocal production, the work examines how the human voice communicates beyond traditional text.
Developed alongside Vox I and Vox II through work with University of Florida vocal performers, the piece highlights the relationship between performer, body, and sound.
Program themes:
Language • Voice • Body • Communication • Sound exploration