by Jake Runestad | Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 | News
Jake Runestad’s music will have its BBC Proms Debut this week with a performance of “Let My Love Be Heard” by superstar choral ensemble Voces8. The BBC Proms, one of the largest and most renowned festivals of classical music in the world, reaches... 
by Jake Runestad | Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 | News
“Earth Symphony,” the monumental new work for chorus and orchestra composed by Jake Runestad, with a libretto by Todd Boss, has earned a 2022 EMMY® award in the category musical composition. “Earth Symphony,” a 35-minute work for chorus and orchestra, is a 5-part... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, August 5th, 2022 | Composing, News, Publications
Many new works are now available for the 2022-2023 concert season: 𝗔 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗠𝗘 (*𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣* – 11:00 – choir & orchestra) 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗬 (35:00 – choir & orchestra) 𝗘𝗟 𝗨́𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗢 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗢 (19:00 – choir, string quartet, &... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 | Commissions, Composing, News
“Earth Symphony,” my first choral symphony and 9th collaboration with poet Todd Boss, is complete! The world premiere will be February 25, 2022 with True Concord Voices and Orchestra. “Earth Symphony,” the ground-breaking choral symphony from... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, March 5th, 2021 | News, Publications, Recordings
The American Record Guide praised Kantorei’s recording, “Sing, Wearing the Sky,” — a collection of music by Jake Runestad. RUNESTAD: Choral Pieces Secret of the Sea; Alleluia; Let My Love Be Heard; Sing, Wearing the Sky; Live the... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, March 5th, 2021 | Composing, Interview, News
Jake Runestad was interviewed on composer Josh Rist’s podcast “Composition.” Listen to their conversation about art, life, the composition process, the business of music, and other surprises! Listen here. Josh Rist · Composition: Episode 1... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 | Interview, News, Recordings
Classical MN Pubic Radio featured Kantorei’s new album, “Sing, Wearing the Sky,” on their radio program New Classical Tracks. Check out this interview with MPR’s Julie Amacher Listen Here Listen to the... 
by Jake Runestad | Monday, August 31st, 2020 | News, Recordings
The second full album of Jake Runestad’s award-winning choral music has been released! “Sing, Wearing the Sky,” recorded by Denver-based ensemble Kantorei, is a collection of some of Jake’s most popular works. Renowned record label Naxos... 
by Jake Runestad | Monday, November 25th, 2019 | News, Recordings
The Recording Academy just accounted the nominees for this year’s GRAMMY® awards: included in the honorees for “Best Choral Performance” is GRAMMY®-winning professional choir Conspirare for their album “The Hope of Loving” — the first full-album dedicated to the music... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, October 25th, 2019 | News, Recordings
RUNESTAD: Choral Pieces
Conspirare/ Craig Hella Johnson Eriks Esenvalds, Ola Gjeilo, and Eric Whitacre might have to slide down the bench a little to make room for a newcomer. He is Jake Runestad, a Peabody-trained American composer who was born in 1986 and is... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, October 25th, 2019 | News, Recordings
Gramophone Magazine October 2019 – Awards Issue RUNESTAD: The Hope of Loving ‘To be calm, to be serene!’ writes Henry David Thoreau at the end of his poem ‘Reflections’, the first text set by Jake Runestad in his American Triptych (the other poems are by Wendell... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, August 9th, 2019 | Composing, News, Recordings
Conspirare, the American, GRAMMY®-winning choir, has released the first full album of my choral music. Led by conductor Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare is a powerhouse of depth and artistry. Listen now on your preferred platform: iTunes/Apple Music Spotify Amazon... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’m honored to have been awarded the 2019 Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission from the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). Since 1991, ACDA awards the Raymond W. Brock Memorial Commission to “a recognized composer to write a choral composition... 
by Jake Runestad | Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 | Uncategorized
GRAMMY-winning professional choir, Conspirare will be recording the first full album of my music! Led by conductor Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare is one of the finest professional choirs in the world. I will be in Austin, Texas in rehearsals with Craig and... 
by Jake Runestad | Tuesday, July 31st, 2018 | Commissions, Composing, Concerts
The official video from the world premiere of “The Secret of the Sea” at the Sydney Opera House is now live! Watch the performance here: 
by Jake Runestad | Sunday, May 27th, 2018 | Uncategorized
Jake Runestad’s “Dreams of the Fallen”, for piano, chorus, & orchestra, is the feature of a Memorial Day special broadcast nationwide to honor those who have served in the military. Listen to the special on your local NPR station or stream the... 
by Jake Runestad | Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 | Composing, Concerts, News
The Chicago Composers Orchestra, Wicker Park Choral Singers, conductor Allen Tinkham, and pianist Yana Reznik gave a powerful performance of “Dreams of the Fallen” in Chicago, IL. The Chicago Tribune covered the event with a glowing review: Born in... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, April 6th, 2018 | Composing, Interview, News
Brian Newhouse of Minnesota Public Radio and the Choral Stream inaugurated a brand new series with an interview with composer and conductor Jake Runestad. Listen to the stories behind some of his pieces and hear previously unreleased recordings. Listen... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 | Uncategorized
The renowned professional choir, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, just released their newest album including “Reflections,” a work they commissioned from me last season. Listen to the new recording on iTunes, Spotify, etc. 
by Jake Runestad | Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 | Uncategorized
#PleaseStay is an anthem for hope and suicide prevention — an attempt to destigmatize mental illness and challenge all of us to support those who are battling depression and thoughts of suicide. We just launched a new music video for the piece! This performance... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am absolutely thrilled and honored to have been awarded as a 2017 McKnight Fellow! More information about the award is available here: The American Composers Forum (ACF) today announced the recipients of this year’s McKnight Fellowships for Composers, funded by... 
by Jake Runestad | Thursday, March 16th, 2017 | Commissions, Concerts, Interview, News
Thank you to Classical 101/WOSU of Columbus for this interview about my upcoming premiere and residency at Capital University. Listen to the interview including discussion of my new work addressing depression and suicide prevention. Listen to the interview here.... 
by Jake Runestad | Sunday, November 6th, 2016 | Composing, Concerts, News
“Young composer seeks harmony in social justice themes” By Chris Hewitt When events overwhelm composer Jake Runestad, he responds the only way he knows how: with music. Minnesota-based Runestad and Magnum Chorum artistic director Mark Stover have created... 
by Jake Runestad | Sunday, November 6th, 2016 | Interview, News
During a visit to Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Omar Crook for an interview on his podcast “Living With A Genius.” Omar is a great guy and I love his approach to candid conversation. Have a listen: Listen... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 | Interview, News
Thank you to Ryan Guth for this interview on the Find Your Forte Podcast! Have a listen to this conversation in which we discuss the terrible love songs I wrote in high school, “hating” a composer’s music, artistic interpretation, and I stick up for... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, August 19th, 2016 | Composing, Interview, News, Publications
I had a lovely interview with the and Cara Tasher about my work, my creative process, and how I got my start as a composer. Check out the interview below. Full Text: His music in one word: Relevant. Jake Runestad, composer and conductor, is one of the... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 | Composing, Concerts, Recordings
A video of the concert version (with piano reduction) of “Daughters of the Bloody Duke” is now available! This performance was produced in February of 2016 by the American Lyric Theater at National Sawdust in New York. 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, April 1st, 2016 | Composing, News
New York, NY, April 1, 2016: ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams has announced the recipients of the 2016 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award, which encourage talented young creators of concert music. The composers will be recognized at the annual... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, March 25th, 2016 | Concerts, News
, the publication of the Metropolitan Opera Guild, gave a glowing review of “Daughters of the Bloody Duke” in New York City. “But the afternoon’s highlight was Daughters of the Bloody Duke. Its librettist, David Johnston, described it as... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 | Composing, Interview, News
I had a delightful interview with John Hughes, the director of choral activities at Ripon College and host of the “Choir Chat” podcast, in which we cover topics like experimental vocal sounds, authentic relationships, and upcoming projects. Listen... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 | News, Recordings, Uncategorized
From Classical Minnesota Public Radio: As choral singers know, the stretch of weeks between Halloween and Thanksgiving finds choirs buckling down to rehearse music for fast-approaching Christmas concerts — usually in too few hours, at the busiest time of the... 
by Jake Runestad | Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 | Commissions, Composing, Concerts, News
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation featured a review of Seraphic Fire’s recent premiere of “The Hope of Loving.” “The Hope of Loving,” a fresh, accessible piece accompanying six passages from Daniel Ladinsky’s anthology,... by Jake Runestad | Friday, October 23rd, 2015 | Commissions, Composing, Concerts, News
The Palm Beach ArtsPaper ran a glowing review of Seraphic Fire’s world premiere performance of “The Hope of Loving.” The United States has a long, rich choral music tradition that extends from the Moravians to William Billings, from spirituals to... 