TVLSE Composers Association
TVLSE Composers Association is a music initiative dedicated to bringing communities together through the presentation of music by composers of the Indian Territory region. We seek to expand representation and redefine modern classical music by creating opportunities for historically underrepresented composers. Through performances, collaborations, and community engagement, we celebrate the region's distinctive cultural identity, highlighting its languages, histories, artistic traditions, and evolving stories.
The city of ‘Tvlv’hasse (“Old town”) / Tvlse-Locvpokv / Tvlse ("Tul-sey") / Tulsa is located at the intersections of the Muscogee Nation, Cherokee Nation and Osage Nation reservations.
Composers or rights-holders are encouraged to contact Anjelica Lindsey above to initiate submitting a score to be considered for performance at a Tvlse Composers Association concert!
If you or your ensemble would like to perform at a concert, you are encouraged to initiate contact above!
About
The Tvlse Composers Association is an initiative founded by composer Anjelica Lindsey (Cherokee Nation) that builds on her Repertoire Inclusion Initiative founded in 2025.
Repertoire Inclusion Initiative
Anjelica Lindsey’s Mission for Equity in Classical Music
“The ideal outcome is clear: that within the next decade, the percentage of works by women and Indigenous composers programmed by major institutions rises from under 5% to 25%, so that composers like me are no longer anomalies but integral to the repertoire: seen, heard, and programmed within our lifetimes.”
As the first enrolled Cherokee woman to premiere a string quartet, Lindsey’s initiative is grounded in lived experience and professional action. Rather than a formal residency model, the Repertoire Inclusion Initiative begins with the composer’s own body of work and the belief that true equity in the arts begins with visibility, inclusion, and consistent institutional support.
Through performances, partnerships, and direct engagement with orchestras, presenters, and arts institutions, Lindsey’s initiative advocates for composers whose voices have long been excluded from the concert canon. The work begins with her own catalog, recently including Oklahoma Woman Quartet and Requiem, a choral and orchestral work in the Cherokee language, but extends to broader community impact, guest appearances, and collaboration.
Institutions interested in performing or commissioning work by composers of the Tvlse/Tulsa region as part of the Repertoire Inclusion Initiative are encouraged to reach out directly.