A 25-minute song cycle for baritone and piano, also for baritone and orchestra. New poetry by Margaret Atwood. Commissioned for [More]
A 25-minute song cycle for baritone and piano, also for baritone and orchestra. New poetry by Margaret Atwood. Commissioned for baritone Joshua Hopkins by the Houston Grand Opera and Canada’s National Arts Centre. First Performance: Sept 10, 2020 at the Rothko Chapel in Houston TX, featuring baritone Joshua Hopkins and pianist Jake Heggie. Orchestral Premiere, [more]
A 23-minute suite based on music from the 2010 opera by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer, arranged by Cristian Macelaru [More]
A 23-minute suite based on music from the 2010 opera by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer, arranged by Cristian Macelaru and commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. First performance: August 12, 2017, Santa Cruz, CA as part of the Cabrillo Festival. Conducted by Cristian Macelaru. Instrumentation: 3 flutes (3rd doubles piccolo), 3 oboes [more]
For mezzo-soprano, cello and piano; also for mezzo-soprano, cello and orchestra (duration approximately 18 minutes). Three symphonic songs based on [More]
For mezzo-soprano, cello and piano; also for mezzo-soprano, cello and orchestra (duration approximately 18 minutes). Three symphonic songs based on poetry by the late Laura Morefield (1961-2011), commissioned for mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and cellist Anne Martindale Williams by Carnegie Hall and the Pittsburgh Symphony. First performance: Feb 17, 2015 by Jamie Barton, Anne Martindale Williams [more]
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]
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A Song Cycle for mezzo-soprano and string quartet (piano reduction available), with texts by Gene Scheer based on the life [More]
A Song Cycle for mezzo-soprano and string quartet (piano reduction available), with texts by Gene Scheer based on the life and work of the French sculptor. Commissioned by San Francisco Performances and generously underwritten by Linda & Stuart Nelson. First Performance: Feb 4, 2012 at Herbst Theater, San Francisco, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the [more]
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Concerto for solo flute and orchestra, inspired by Mary Oliver’s poem, “Sunrise.” Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 [More]
Concerto for solo flute and orchestra, inspired by Mary Oliver’s poem, “Sunrise.” Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone, 1 percussion, harp, strings. This orchestration of the chamber piece by the same name was commissioned for flutist Carol Wincenc by Linda & Stuart Nelson. First Performance: Aug 13, 2010 [more]
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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]
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New texts by Sister Helen Prejean. Commissioned by Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. First performance: Vail, Colorado, July 16, 2002. [More]
New texts by Sister Helen Prejean. Commissioned by Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. First performance: Vail, Colorado, July 16, 2002. Mezzo-Soprano Susan Graham, flutist Eugenia Zukerman, pianist Jake Heggie. Orchestration commissioned by St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and premiered May 19, 2005 by mezzo Joyce DiDonato and conductor Patrick Summers. One or more recordings have been [more]
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A 20-minute work for full orchestra featuring music from the opera Dead Man Walking. Commissioned by the Dallas Symphony; Andrew [More]
A 20-minute work for full orchestra featuring music from the opera Dead Man Walking. Commissioned by the Dallas Symphony; Andrew Litton, music director. Premiered June 28, 2002 at Meyerson Hall in Dallas, TX.
Commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony. Emil Miland, cellist; Michael Morgan, conductor. Premiere: November 15, 2002 at the Paramount [More]
Commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony. Emil Miland, cellist; Michael Morgan, conductor. Premiere: November 15, 2002 at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA. Recorded live. 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 [more]
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