Composer

Vernon has composed works in a variety of genres, including choral, instrumental, orchestra, and chamber works, and works for theater productions.  His most recent large work the full-length opera A Porcelain Doll was premiered in March 2017.  Previous large works include the 2013 The Glow From That Fire for Mixed Chorus, Alto Soloist, Narrator, and Orchestra, which utilized the 1961 Inauguration speech of President John F. Kennedy as a text.  In 2014, he premiered a work for women’s choir and brass ensemble, Elegy for Trains, based on a poem by colleague Benjamin Myers.  Vernon specializes in choral and vocal works, but continues to compose instrumental works and works for live theater productions.