New works for choir by Jake Runestad, award-winning young composer, are now available through JR Music.
Recent performances include:
Seraphic Fire. Patrick Quigley, cond.
Florida State University. Andre Thomas, cond.
VocalEssence. Philip Brunelle, cond.
Choral Arts (Seattle). Robert Bode, cond.
Cantus (Minnesota).
Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Festival. Patrick Quigley, cond.
University of South Florida. James Bass, cond.
About the composer:
Award-winning composer Jake Runestad (b. 1986) is noted for his versatility and wide range of expressive capabilities with music driven by soaring melodies, driving rhythms, and lush textures. Considered “highly imaginative…with big ideas” (Baltimore Sun) and “stirring and uplifting” (Miami Herald), Jake has received commissions and performances from leading ensembles such as Seraphic Fire, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, VocalEssence, the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble, Cantus (Minnesota), and the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.
Jake Runestad holds a Master’s degree in composition from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University where he studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts. He has also studied extensively with acclaimed composer Libby Larsen. Mr. Runestad’s music is published by Boosey & Hawkes and JR Music.
Find out more at jakerunestad.com
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