For Soprano, Baritone and Girl Soprano (age 14-18) with flute, guitar, violin & cello. Texts by Gene Scheer, based on [More]
For Soprano, Baritone and Girl Soprano (age 14-18) with flute, guitar, violin & cello. Texts by Gene Scheer, based on interviews with Houstonians and their stories regarding the Sept 11 attacks. Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera and generously underwritten by Bill & Sara Morgan. Premiere: Sept 11, 2011 at Houston City Hall with soprano Talise [more]
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New texts by Gene Scheer. Commissioned by The Dallas Opera in association with The Dallas Museum of Art for baritone [More]
New texts by Gene Scheer. Commissioned by The Dallas Opera in association with The Dallas Museum of Art for baritone Nathan Gunn. First performance: April 8, 2011 at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, TX. 1. The Light of Coincidences (Magritte) 2. Eccentric Flint (Maya c. AD 600-900) 3. Yellow Flowers in a Vase (Caillebotte) [more]
Duet for soprano & mezzo-soprano with new text by Charles Hart. Created for soprano Kiri Te Kanawa and mezzo Frederica [More]
Duet for soprano & mezzo-soprano with new text by Charles Hart. Created for soprano Kiri Te Kanawa and mezzo Frederica von Stade. First performance: March 29, 2011 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in Tulsa, OK.
New texts by Sister Helen Prejean. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and pianist David Zobel. First Performance: [More]
New texts by Sister Helen Prejean. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and pianist David Zobel. First Performance: March 6, 2011 at Carnegie Hall. 1. Advent 2. Darkness 3. Music 4. Return Sheet Music, Scores, Parts and Performance Materials are available from billholabmusic.com.
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Lyric by Mark Campbell. For soprano, baritone, flute, piano percussion and string quintet. Duet composed for Kelli O’Hara and Paulo [More]
Lyric by Mark Campbell. For soprano, baritone, flute, piano percussion and string quintet. Duet composed for Kelli O’Hara and Paulo Szot with music director Ted Sperling to celebrate the opening of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center at the Old Globe in San Diego, CA. First Performance: Dec. 7, 2009, San Diego, CA. Sheet Music, Scores, [more]
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Companion book to the CD of the same name plus bonus material, featuring songs for soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone. PASSING [More]
Companion book to the CD of the same name plus bonus material, featuring songs for soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone. PASSING BY Song Collection (2008) A Lucky Child, from At The Statue of Venus (McNally) Facing Forward/Looking Back (2007) for two women 1. Motherwit (Charlene Baldridge) 2. Grounded (Eugenia Zukerman) 3. Hummingbird – for Tess (Raymond [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.
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]
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Duets for Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano with Piano Poetry by Charlene Baldridge, Eugenia Zukerman, Raymond Carver, Armistead Maupin and Jake Heggie. [More]
Duets for Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano with Piano Poetry by Charlene Baldridge, Eugenia Zukerman, Raymond Carver, Armistead Maupin and Jake Heggie. Commissioned by Welz Kaufman and the Ravinia Festival in honor of the Steans Institute for Young Artists. First Performance: Aug 8, 2007 at the Ravinia Festival Steans Institute, Bennett Gordon Hall in the John D. [more]
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Text by Terrence McNally from his Tony Award-winning play, Master Class. Composed for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato to celebrate the 50th [More]
Text by Terrence McNally from his Tony Award-winning play, Master Class. Composed for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Merola Opera Program and to remember the late James Schwabacher. Commissioned by Rusty Rolland. First performance: May 19, 2007 in San Francisco with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and pianist Jake Heggie. NOTE: a [more]
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Poetry by Gene Scheer. Composed for soprano Constance Rock on a commission from the University of Connecticut at Storrs, generously [More]
Poetry by Gene Scheer. Composed for soprano Constance Rock on a commission from the University of Connecticut at Storrs, generously funded by Dr. Raymond and Beverly Sackler. First performance: March 29, 2007 at the University of Connecticut in Storrs with soprano Constance Rock and pianist Jake Heggie. 1. Water Stone (Noguchi) 2. Incantation Bowl 3. [more]
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