Anjelica Lindsey
ANJELICA LINDSEY is a classical composer, violinist, and recording artist based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Her work is concerned with language revitalization, cultural reclamation, and the sonic expression of identity through immersive and emotionally resonant composition. She has premiered original works with her Oklahoma Woman Ensemble and produced projects through her production headquarters, Wild Mountain Studios. She has also developed compositions through private readings at Juilliard and guest engagements at institutions including the University of Tulsa.
In 2025, she became the first Cherokee woman to premiere a string quartet and was named a Public Fellow of the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities. Her compositions explore themes of romantic minimalism, cultural memory, and Native storytelling, blending contemporary classical music with voice, electronics, and lived experience. Lindsey currently studies music composition through the Juilliard School and works under the mentorship of Dr. Daniel Felsenfeld. Additionally, her studies with renowned Cherokee artist Shan Goshorn shaped her artistic voice. She is the 2024 recipient of the Artists Creative Fund grant and continues to develop new works for full orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice, and film, including REQUIEM—the first ever composed in the Cherokee language. Anjelica took part in Music to Life's Musician Changemaker Accelerator (MCA) Workshop in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2025 before being accepted into their Juried Artist network.
