For SATBBB a cappella. Poetry from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. Composed for The King’s Singers as The Raymond W. [More]
For SATBBB a cappella. Poetry from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. Composed for The King’s Singers as The Raymond W. Brock Commission for the American Choral Directors Association. First Performance: Feb 25, 2015 at the ACDA National Convention in Salt Lake City, UT. Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.
Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.
One Act Opera for Chamber Choir, Silent Actress and Instruments (flute, clarinet, alto sax, percussion, piano, violin, cello, bass). Commissioned [More]
One Act Opera for Chamber Choir, Silent Actress and Instruments (flute, clarinet, alto sax, percussion, piano, violin, cello, bass). Commissioned by Pacific Chorale, VocalEssence, Conspirare, Philadelphia Singers. First Performance: John Alexander Singers with actress Eve Himmelheber; John Alexander, conductor; James Taulli, director; May 18, 2014 at Segerstrom Hall, Costa Mesa, CA.
Text by Pamela Stewart. Final movement of TYLER’S SUITE featuring compositions by Nolan Gasser, Stephen Schwartz, Ann Hampton Callaway, John [More]
Text by Pamela Stewart. Final movement of TYLER’S SUITE featuring compositions by Nolan Gasser, Stephen Schwartz, Ann Hampton Callaway, John Corigliano, John Bucchino, Lance Horne. Commissioned and premiered by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, March 25, 2014. Available singly on iTunes. Jake has contributed one or more compositions [more]
Jake has contributed one or more compositions to this collaborative work.
Libretto by Gene Scheer. For baritone, men’s chorus, actor, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion. Originally commissioned by Music [More]
Libretto by Gene Scheer. For baritone, men’s chorus, actor, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion. Originally commissioned by Music of Remembrance, this second incarnation was commissioned by the Seattle Men’s Chorus and The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus. First performance: April 2, 2011 at McCaw Hall, Seattle, with baritone Morgan Smith, actor David Pichette, Seattle [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.
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.
Lyrics by Mark Campbell; for SATB choir with piano, flute & oboe; commissioned by Renaissance City Choirs in Pittsburgh, PA [More]
Lyrics by Mark Campbell; for SATB choir with piano, flute & oboe; commissioned by Renaissance City Choirs in Pittsburgh, PA and premiered Dec 9, 2012 at Carnegie Music Hall; Jeffry Blake Johnson, conductor. 1. Santa 2. Christmas Sweaters 3. Fruitcake (or “Unjust Desserts”) 4. Presents 5. Loneliness (or “A Midnight Drear”) 6. Families Sheet [more]
Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.
For Men’s Chorus and piano, or with flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano. Text by Gene Scheer. This chorus was added [More]
For Men’s Chorus and piano, or with flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano. Text by Gene Scheer. This chorus was added to For a Look or a Touch when the original stage work was expanded for the Seattle Men’s Chorus in 2011. It has also been set as a solo song for baritone and piano, or [more]
One or more recordings have been made. Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.
New text by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ. Double SATB chorus with full orchestra (2-2-2-2, 2-3-3-0, 2 perc, 1 harp, strings). [More]
New text by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ. Double SATB chorus with full orchestra (2-2-2-2, 2-3-3-0, 2 perc, 1 harp, strings). Commissioned by the Pacific Chorale to celebrate its first performance in the new Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, CA. First Performance: Oct 22, 2006. Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony let by conductor John Alexander. [more]
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.
Chamber Chorus a cappella. A short canon composed to a text by President John Adams and contributed to “Mr. President,” [More]
Chamber Chorus a cappella. A short canon composed to a text by President John Adams and contributed to “Mr. President,” a new choral cycle based on presidential speeches (also featuring compositions contributed by Samuel Adler, Milton Babbitt, Jason Robert Brown, Daron Hagen, Paul Moravec, and others). Premiere: October 26, 2004 at the Library of Congress [more]
Jake has contributed one or more compositions to this collaborative work.
SATB a cappella. An arrangement of the original hymn tune from the opera “Dead Man Walking.” First performance: April 6, [More]
SATB a cappella. An arrangement of the original hymn tune from the opera “Dead Man Walking.” First performance: April 6, 2003 at Wichita State University. Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.
Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.
