“Landau’s score is lush and lyrical [...] bright and sparkling or ominous...”
Jake Landau (he/him), b. 1995, is an American composer of opera, musical theater, ballet, and instrumental music. His works have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, Houston Grand Opera, and Premiere Division Ballet in venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall, Birdland Jazz Club, and the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.
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Off-Brand On-Target
An Evening of Arrows and Arias
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Celebrate queerness in theater and archery with this unique event from Off-Brand Opera and Wild Captives at Industry City!
Try your hand at the archery range while Off-Brand Opera artists perform a concert of opera and theater excerpts, featuring Landau's "The Coin Toss" as well as excerpts from the musical Psyche, the opera Pieta, and more. Enjoy an open bar (suggested donation) and come dressed to party as the epic characters and creatures that fill both operatic and fantasy lore!
Off-Brand Opera and Wild Captives share the mission of promoting and celebrating equity and inclusion in their fields. All donations received will be used to further this mission in upcoming projects.
May 14th, 2023
PREMIERE: "The Broken Rope"
Legendary saxophonist and composer John Harle leads Guildhall's Bauhaus Band in the premiere of Landau's song cycle for soloists, choir, and chamber orchestra. "The Broken Rope" is composed on poetry by Bertold Brecht translated into English by leading poets and Brecht scholars Tom Kuhn and David Constantine.
May 19th, 2023
PREMIERE: "The Broken Rope"
Legendary saxophonist and composer John Harle leads Guildhall's Bauhaus Band in the premiere of Landau's song cycle for soloists, choir, and chamber orchestra. "The Broken Rope" is composed on poetry by Bertold Brecht translated into English by leading poets and Brecht scholars Tom Kuhn and David Constantine.
