2018 Archives - Jake Heggie Composer & Pianist

Meditation: The Slow Seconds (2018)

Meditation: The Slow Seconds (2018); set for two violins and piano. A three-minute work inspired by the poetry of Laura [More]

Meditation: The Slow Seconds (2018); set for two violins and piano. A three-minute work inspired by the poetry of Laura Morefield and the astonishing stained glass window at Noe Valley Ministry in San Francisco. Composed in celebration of Noe Valley Chamber Music’s 25th Anniversary Season and in honor of Karen Heather, founder and artistic director. [more]

Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.

These Strangers (2018)

A cycle of four songs for Soprano & Piano on texts by Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Martin Niemöller and Walt [More]

A cycle of four songs for Soprano & Piano on texts by Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Martin Niemöller and Walt Whitman. (Duration approx. 10 minutes) Commissioned by the Music Academy of the West with the generous support of Dody and Eric Small. Composed for soprano Hannah Kidwell and pianist Christina Giuca, winners of the 2017 [more]

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Christina Giuca, Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Hannah Kidwell, Martin Niemöller, Music Academy of the West, Walt Whitman | Debut Year↠2018 | Compositions↠Song | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Piano, Soprano |

TWO REMAIN (OUT OF DARKNESS) (2016 rev. 2018)

Opera in Two Acts based on the stories of two Holocaust survivors: Krystyna Zywulska and Gad Beck. (Duration: each act [More]

Opera in Two Acts based on the stories of two Holocaust survivors: Krystyna Zywulska and Gad Beck. (Duration: each act is approx. 45 minutes in length) Heggie & Scheer explored these stories in three previous one-act stage works (Another Sunrise; Farewell, Auschwitz; and For A Look or a Touch) and combined them into a full-evening [more]

One or more recordings have been made. Rental Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Atlanta Opera, Ava Pine, Caitlin Lynch, Catherine Cook, Gene Scheer, Krystyna Zywulska, Michael Mayes, Morgan Smith, Music Of Remembrance, Robert Orth, Sarah Larsen | Debut Year↠2016, 2018 | Compositions↠Opera/Stage | Other Criteria↠Recorded, Score Available (Rental) | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Actor, Baritone, Bass, Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano, Soprano, Violin |