Tenor Archives - Jake Heggie Composer & Pianist

The here/after Collection - Songs by Jake Heggie

HERE/AFTER Song Collections (2013)

Companion books to the CD of the same name plus bonus material, featuring songs and arias for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor [More]

Companion books to the CD of the same name plus bonus material, featuring songs and arias for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and baritone. Book 1 Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano. Book 2 Tenor and Baritone. HERE/AFTER Song Collections (2013) Book One: Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano Rise and Fall (2007) 1. Water Stone (Noguchi) 2. Incantation Bowl 3. Angels’ Wings [more]

Collections are published Songbooks or books of compositions. The songs and arias are often found individually in Recordings as well as Compositions. One or more recordings have been made. Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.

AHAB SYMPHONY (2013)

Texts by Melvile (from Moby-Dick) and W.H. Auden (from his poem “Herman Melville”); for tenor solo, SATB choir and full [More]

Texts by Melvile (from Moby-Dick) and W.H. Auden (from his poem “Herman Melville”); for tenor solo, SATB choir and full orchestra (2-2-2-2 4-3-3 harp, 3 percussion, strings) First performance: April 24, 2013 at Murcheson Hall, University of North Texas with Richard Croft, tenor, and the UNT Symphony Orchestra and Grand Chorus; David Itkin, conductor. Commissioned [more]

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

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Moby-Dick, Richard Croft, University of North Texas, W.H. Auden | Debut Year↠2013 | Compositions↠Choral Work, Orchestra | Other Criteria↠Recorded, Score Available, Score Available (Rental) | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Chorus, Chorus SATB, Tenor |

OF LAUGHTER AND FAREWELL (2012, 2013)

For Tenor or Baritone and Piano. Poetry by Vachel Lindsay 1. By The Spring, At Sunset 2. Under the Blessing [More]

For Tenor or Baritone and Piano. Poetry by Vachel Lindsay 1. By The Spring, At Sunset 2. Under the Blessing of Your Psyche Wings First performance of By The Spring: Aug 12, 2013 at Bennett Gordon Hall and commissioned by Ravinia Festival to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute. First performance of [more]

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

MOBY-DICK (2010)

“A TRIUMPH” The Dallas Morning News “AN UNDENIABLE SUCCESS” The New York Times “THE HIT OF THE SEASON” The Washington Post “A MASSIVE ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT” WFAA-TV PUBLISHING [More]

“A TRIUMPH” The Dallas Morning News “AN UNDENIABLE SUCCESS” The New York Times “THE HIT OF THE SEASON” The Washington Post “A MASSIVE ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT” WFAA-TV PUBLISHING & RIGHTS Bill Holab Music is agent for the sales and rentals of the score to Moby-Dick. Published by Bent Pen Music, Inc. (BMI) For information on Grand Rights: Don Erik Franzen, Inc. dfranzen@lawff.com. [more]

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

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Ben Heppner, Calgary Opera, Carl Tanner, Gene Scheer, Great Performances, Jay Hunter Morris, Jonathan Lemalu, Karen Almond, Leonard Foglia, Moby-Dick, Morgan Smith, Patrick Summers, Robert Orth, San Diego Opera, San Francisco Opera, State Opera of South Australia, Stephen Costello, Talise Trevigne, The Dallas Opera, Washington National Opera | Debut Year↠2010 | Compositions↠Opera/Stage | Other Criteria↠Recorded, Score Available, Score Available (Rental) | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Chorus TTBB, Heldentenor, Soprano, Tenor |

FRIENDLY PERSUASIONS: Homage to Poulenc (2008)

Four songs for tenor and piano. Poetry by Gene Scheer, based on four transformative friendships and meetings in Francis Poulenc’s [More]

Four songs for tenor and piano. Poetry by Gene Scheer, based on four transformative friendships and meetings in Francis Poulenc’s life. First Performance: April 9, 2008 at the Wigmore Hall, London, featuring tenor John Mark Ainsley and pianist Malcolm Martineau. 1. Wanda Landowska 2. Pierre Bernac 3. Raymonde Linossier 4. Paul Eluard One or more [more]

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

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Carol Wincenc, Emil Miland, Gene Scheer, John Mark Ainsley, Stephen Costello | Debut Year↠2008 | Compositions↠Chamber/Ensemble, Song | Other Criteria↠Recorded, Score Available, Score Available (Rental) | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Piano, Tenor |

THE END OF THE AFFAIR (2003; rev. 2004-05)

“The score is beautiful – characteristically elegant, with enveloping orchestral passages, soaring solo flights and arresting duets, trios, and ensembles.”THE [More]

“The score is beautiful – characteristically elegant, with enveloping orchestral passages, soaring solo flights and arresting duets, trios, and ensembles.”THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS PUBLISHING & RIGHTS Bill Holab Music is agent for the sales and rentals of the score to The End of the Affair. Published by Bent Pen Music, Inc. (BMI) For information [more]

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

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Cheryl Barker, Katherine Ciesinski, Keith Phares, Leonard Foglia, Patrick Summers, Peter Coleman Wright, Robert Orth, Teddy Tahu Rhodes | Debut Year↠2003, 2005 | Compositions↠Opera/Stage | Other Criteria↠Recorded, Score Available, Score Available (Rental) | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Boy Actor, Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano, Tenor |

HERE AND GONE (2005)

Poetry by A.E. Housman and Vachel Lindsay. Songs for tenor and baritone with violin, viola, cello and piano. Commissioned by [More]

Poetry by A.E. Housman and Vachel Lindsay. Songs for tenor and baritone with violin, viola, cello and piano. Commissioned by Welz Kaufman and the Ravinia Festival for the Steans Institute. Premiere: August 6, 2005 at the Ravinia Festival with tenor Nicholas Phan and baritone Andrew Garland. 1. The Farms of Home (Housman) 2. In [more]

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

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠A. E. Housman, Andrew Garland, Keith Phares, Nicholas Phan, Paul Groves, Ravinia, Vachel Lindsay | Debut Year↠2005 | Compositions↠Chamber/Ensemble, Song | Other Criteria↠Recorded, Score Available | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Cello, Piano, Tenor, Viola, Violin |

The Other Other Woman (2005)

From SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED, a stage work that features 18 songs with lyrics by Mark Campbell. Music by [More]

From SONGS FROM AN UNMADE BED, a stage work that features 18 songs with lyrics by Mark Campbell. Music by 18 composers, including Jake’s setting of The Other Other Woman. Available singly on iTunes. Published as a complete collection by BillHolabMusic.com Jake has contributed one or more compositions to this collaborative work. Sheet Music, Scores, [more]

Jake has contributed one or more compositions to this collaborative work. Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.

AGAIN (2000)

Operatic scene in 10 minutes (libretto by Kevin Gregory). Four solo voices (soprano, mezzo, tenor and baritone) with chamber orchestra [More]

Operatic scene in 10 minutes (libretto by Kevin Gregory). Four solo voices (soprano, mezzo, tenor and baritone) with chamber orchestra (24 instruments). Commissioned by the EOS Orchestra; Jonathan Sheffer, music director. Premiere: May 4 & 5, 2000; Society for Ethical Culture, New York City. sop. Susannah Waters (Lucy); m-s Kimberly Barber (Ethel); ten. Matthew Chellis [more]

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

DEAD MAN WALKING (2000)

“Dead Man Walking makes the most concentrated impact of any piece of American music theater since West Side Story” THE [More]

“Dead Man Walking makes the most concentrated impact of any piece of American music theater since West Side Story” THE GUARDIAN (London) “Heggie’s score mingles American vernacular and modernist classical styles with ease, punctuated by dramatically emblematic tunes and genuinely beautiful music.” OPERA AMERICA (Mark Gresham) PUBLISHING & RIGHTS Bill Holab Music is agent for [more]

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

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Calgary Opera, Catherine Cook, Dead Man Walking, Frederica von Stade, Houston Grand Opera, Jay Hunter Morris, John DeMain, John Packard, Joyce DiDonato, Kristin Clayton, Kristine Jepson, Leonard Foglia, Nicolle Foland, Patrick Summers, Philip Cutlip, ReJoyce, Robert Orth, San Francisco Girls Chorus, San Francisco Opera, Sister Helen Prejean, State Opera of South Australia, Susan Graham, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Terrence McNally | Debut Year↠2000 | Compositions↠Opera/Stage | Other Criteria↠Recorded, Score Available, Score Available (Rental) | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Boy Singer, Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano, Tenor |