Joe Hallman is
a young American composer who has had the opportunity to work with some
of today's most talented musicians. His works are becoming more
frequently performed in America and internationally. His generosity of
collaboration and joy for composing sets him apart from his peers.
The
recently written series of chamber concerti, akin to the Brandenburg
and Hindemith's Kammermusik, have garnered acclaim for their wit and
strength. They have been composed for members of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and others.
He
has been a longtime collaborator with the phenom-cellista Alisa
Weilerstein, with whom he just returned from a successful premiere of
his newest Cello Concerto with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic
in beautiful and inspiring St.Petersburg. Of late he has been in
cohoots with the English Horn icon Thomas Stacy, of the New York Phil.
Über-bassoonist Pascal Gallois, and Kevin Bowyer, organist.
He
has also worked in the NY downtown scene with the improv/experimental
ThingNY. Most recently, he wrote the Suite for Boombox and Piano for
Kathy Supove, who premiered it on the Tribeca Music Festival (after
previewing it with the assistance of the French uber-director Michel
Gondry on drums). He is also working on the poppunk-infused "'money,
lies" to be premiered this December in NYC by ThingNY.
Joe Hallman, Composer
Biography
Joe Hallman is
a young American composer who has had the opportunity to work with some
of today's most talented musicians. His works are becoming more
frequently performed in America and internationally. His generosity of
collaboration and joy for composing sets him apart from his peers.
The
recently written series of chamber concerti, akin to the Brandenburg
and Hindemith's Kammermusik, have garnered acclaim for their wit and
strength. They have been composed for members of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and others.
He
has been a longtime collaborator with the phenom-cellista Alisa
Weilerstein, with whom he just returned from a successful premiere of
his newest Cello Concerto with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic
in beautiful and inspiring St.Petersburg. Of late he has been in
cohoots with the English Horn icon Thomas Stacy, of the New York Phil.
Über-bassoonist Pascal Gallois, and Kevin Bowyer, organist.
He
has also worked in the NY downtown scene with the improv/experimental
ThingNY. Most recently, he wrote the Suite for Boombox and Piano for
Kathy Supove, who premiered it on the Tribeca Music Festival (after
previewing it with the assistance of the French uber-director Michel
Gondry on drums). He is also working on the poppunk-infused "'money,
lies" to be premiered this December in NYC by ThingNY.