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 | 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 | 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 | 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... 
by Jake Runestad | Saturday, October 17th, 2015 | Commissions, Concerts, News
The Miami Herald gave a glowing review of “The Hope of Loving” commissioned by Seraphic Fire. The world premiere performance was “taught and moving” and “bears repeated hearings.” Classical review: Seraphic Fire excels in Schubert,... 
by Jake Runestad | Monday, October 12th, 2015 | Commissions, Concerts, News
The Star Tribune reviewed VocalEssence’s performance of Jake Runestad’s “Dreams of the Fallen.” Jake Runestad, a 29-year-old Illinois native who now lives in Minneapolis, composed “Dreams” on a text drawn from the much-acclaimed... 
by Jake Runestad | Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 | Composing, News
The Twin Cities newspaper, the Star Tribune, featured an article on Jake Runestad and his upcoming performance of “Dreams of the Fallen.” 
by Jake Runestad | Monday, March 30th, 2015 | Composing, News, Recordings
Gramophone Magazine, one of the leading music publications in the world, featured a review of latest album, Reincarnations, including my “Fear Not, Dear Friend.” Check out the review here. 
by Jake Runestad | Monday, February 23rd, 2015 | Commissions, News
Grammy-winning ensemble Conspirare, under the direction of Craig Hella Johnson, has commissioned a new work for a world premiere in May of 2015. Incorporating texts by naturalist and conversationist John Muir, explores human relationships with the natural world.... 
by Jake Runestad | Friday, November 21st, 2014 | News
The Rock River Times published of Rockford Symphony Orchestra’s recent performance of my Dreams of the Fallen: “The score threads its way elegantly through the psychological twists and turns of the chaos of war and the soul-numbing confusion that afflicts... 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 | News, Recordings, Uncategorized
Two-time Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble released their new album, “Reincarnations,” featuring the world premiere recording of “Fear Not, Dear Friend.” 
by Jake Runestad | Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 | Commissions, News
Washington National Opera has commissioned a new opera from Jake Runestad and librettist David Johnston. will receive its premiere performance on November 21, 2014 at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. “Daughters of the Bloody Duke” is a dark comedic... 