Compositions Archives - Jake Heggie Composer & Pianist

Cinderella 99 (2022)

Cinderella 99 is a 10-minute micro opera with original libretto by Gene Scheer. Instrumentation: String Quartet and Contrabass Online premiere: [More]

Cinderella 99 is a 10-minute micro opera with original libretto by Gene Scheer. Instrumentation: String Quartet and Contrabass Online premiere: Feb 19, 2022 Original Cast: Katherine Jefferis (Mom), Sam Wetzel (Dad), McKenna Jones (Daughter), Robert Dauria (Son) Conducted by Dean Buck; directed by Scott Skiba Commissioned by Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music

| Categories↠Compositions | Tags↠Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music, Katherine Jefferis, McKenna Jones, Robert Dauria, Sam Wetzel | Debut Year↠2022 | Compositions↠Opera/Stage | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Contrabass, String Quartet |

Fantasy Suite 1803, for Violin and Piano (2022)

Suite in four movements (approx 17 minutes in length), commissioned by Beethoven-Haus Bonn for violinist Daniel Hope. Inspired by Beethoven’s [More]

Suite in four movements (approx 17 minutes in length), commissioned by Beethoven-Haus Bonn for violinist Daniel Hope. Inspired by Beethoven’s 1803 residency at the Theater an der Wien. First performance: June 4, 2022 at Beethoven-Haus Bonn Daniel Hope, violin; Lisa de la Salle, piano

Lake Tahoe Symphonic Reflections (2022)

A tribute to the memory and legacy of conductor Joel Revzen (1945-2020), founder and music director of the Classical Tahoe [More]

A tribute to the memory and legacy of conductor Joel Revzen (1945-2020), founder and music director of the Classical Tahoe Festival, and commissioned by the Festival. Four movements, approx. 20 minutes in length. Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 percussion, harp, strings. First performance: July 22, [more]

Jake Heggie: Opera Arias Collections (piano/vocal) (2021)

A collection of four volumes of Jake’s most popular opera arias by voice type. From Bill Holab Music, Inc. SOPRANO MEZZO-SOPRANO TENOR [More]

A collection of four volumes of Jake’s most popular opera arias by voice type. From Bill Holab Music, Inc. SOPRANO MEZZO-SOPRANO TENOR BARITONE JAKE HEGGIE: OPERA ARIAS FOR SOPRANO (piano/vocal) A collection of the most popular soprano arias from Jake Heggie’s operas, including It’s A Wonderful Life, Great Scott, At the Statue of Venus, Three Decembers, If [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. Score is available from Schirmer/Hal Leonard or Bill Holab Music.

| Categories↠Compositions, Recordings & Albums | Debut Year↠2021 | Compositions↠Opera/Stage, Song/Cycle | Media Formats↠Books & Collections | Other Criteria↠Book/Collection, Recorded, Score Available | Featured Voices/Instruments↠Baritone, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano, Soprano, Tenor |

Sitting, just sitting (2021)

Song for mezzo-soprano and piano on a new poem by Reg Huston, commissioned by Susanne Mentzer and Reg Huston. First [More]

Song for mezzo-soprano and piano on a new poem by Reg Huston, commissioned by Susanne Mentzer and Reg Huston. First performance: March 3, 2022 at San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Susanne Mentzer and Kevin Korth.

“Undiscovered” – America the Beautiful variation (2021)

Solo piano movement commissioned by pianist Min Kwon and the Center for Musical Excellence as part of the “America The [More]

Solo piano movement commissioned by pianist Min Kwon and the Center for Musical Excellence as part of the “America The Beautiful Project: e pluribus unum” featuring variations on the anthem by 70 composers. Online premiere: July 6, 2021 Min Kwon, piano

Spring Forward (2021)

Tarantella for solo cello commissioned by the Primavera Project for cellist Matt Haimovitz. First Performance: July 21, 2021 at Festival [More]

Tarantella for solo cello commissioned by the Primavera Project for cellist Matt Haimovitz. First Performance: July 21, 2021 at Festival Napa Valley Matt Haimovitz, cello

The rose did caper on her cheek (2020)

Song for high soprano to poetry by Emily Dickinson. Commissioned by pianist Jerry Wong as an anniversary gift to his [More]

Song for high soprano to poetry by Emily Dickinson. Commissioned by pianist Jerry Wong as an anniversary gift to his wife, soprano Melissa Davis. First Performance TBA

Could it be Madness – This? (2020)

Two poems by Emily Dickinson set for high soprano. Commissioned by Nightingale Opera Theatre for soprano Melissa Davis and pianist [More]

Two poems by Emily Dickinson set for high soprano. Commissioned by Nightingale Opera Theatre for soprano Melissa Davis and pianist Jerry Wong. First Performance TBA 1. The first Day’s Night had come 2. I heard a Fly buzz – when I died

What I Miss the Most… (2021)

Song cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano on new texts by Joyce DiDonato, Patti LuPone, Sister Helen Prejean, Ruth Bader Ginsburg [More]

Song cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano on new texts by Joyce DiDonato, Patti LuPone, Sister Helen Prejean, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Kathleen Kelly. Commissioned for mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton by the Tucson Desert Song Festival. First Performance: May 10, 2021 at the Tucson Desert Song Festival. Jame Barton, mezzo soprano; Jake Heggie, piano 1. Order (DiDonato) [more]

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