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.
Internationally acclaimed mezzo Raehann Bryce-Davis (Metropolitan Opera) releases her debut album EVOLUTION, including the newly commissioned work "Unspoken (Erola)" by composer Jake Landau and poet Leslie Andrea Williams.
Stand The Storm also features music by Kamala Sankaram, Rene Orth, Melissa Dunphy, Maria Thompson Corley, Paul Moravec, Tariq Al-Sabir, Timothy Amukele, Peter Ashbourne, Jacqueline Hairston, and more. Featured collaborative artists on the album include South African pianist Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, American violinist Reuben Kebede, South African cellist Thapelo Masita, American Percussionist Christian McGhee, and the Juilliard Ivalas String Quartet. Donations to the album accepted here.
Read more about Landau's piece "Unspoken (Erola)" here.
Jake's "Concertino Suite" from the opera & AETERNA will be workshopped by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, led by John Butt from the harpsichord.
The "Concertino Suite" is a collection of arias from the opera arranged into miniature, one-movement concertos. Like the opera, the suite is written for Baroque orchestra.
Jake and the writing team behind the musical ROSIE will spend a week at Camp, a writers retreat in Maine sponsored by Drama Club.
Jake Landau's music is published by Just A Theory Press.To request a quote or a score you don't yet see listed on the site, please visit the link below.
JATP Contact FormJake Landau's music is published by Just A Theory Press.To request a quote or a score you don't yet see listed on the site, please visit the link below.