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Composer Page for Jason Heald

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Jason Heald, Director of Music at Umpqua Community College, is an active composer, performer, educator, and clinician in the Pacific Northwest. He holds a Ph.D. in composition from University of Oregon, a Master’s degree from University of Portland, and a Bachelor’s degree from Lewis and Clark College.

Before arriving in Roseburg, he taught at Western Oregon University, Linfield College, and Mt. Hood Community College. Heald is a prolific composer, with works published by ChoralWeb, UNC Jazz Press, Plymouth Music, Sound Music Publishing, and Call of the Wild Publishing.

Recent premieres and commissions include performances by the Shreveport Opera, Vanguard Voices, Consonare, Kantorei, The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists, the Willamette Singers, Olympia Chamber Orchestra, Umpqua Chamber Orchestra, University of Portland Community Orchestra, Soundmoves, soprano Linda Larson, and the Tapestry String Quartet.

Recent awards include Grand Prize Winner, 2006 Eventide Arts Songfest (Dennis MA); Grand Prize winner, 2004 Cascadian Choral Composition Competition (Seattle, WA); 2008 Longfellow Chorus Award of Distinction in Choral Composition (Portland, ME); 2008 Vanguard Premieres Composition Contest (Detroit, MI); 2007 Sacred Voice Arts Song Finalist, (Salt Lake City, UT); 2002 Finalist, 21st Annual Ithaca College of Music Choral Composition Competition (Ithaca, NY); and 1st Place – Jazz Division, 2009 Eventide Arts Songfest (Dennis MA). Heald has also been the recipient of many ASCAP symphonic and educational awards.

Jason Heald currently conducts the Umpqua Chamber Orchestra, Roseburg Concert Chorale, and the critically-acclaimed vocal jazz ensemble, the Umpqua Singers. He also serves as choir director at First Presbyterian Church of Roseburg.

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Blow! Gideon, Blow! – Voicing: SSATB  Solo(s): Tenor  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 2:22  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Jason A. Heald  Language: English  Descriptive Terms: Blow, Gideon, Trumpet  First Performance: Feb 26, 2009: UCC Chamber Choir, Jason A. Heald, First Prebyterian Church of Roseburg, Oregon, USA    Text SettingSource for Scores(P:E 118/119)
Crossing the Bar – Voicing: SATB  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 2:09  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Alfred, Lord Tennyson  Language: English  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Memorial Services  Descriptive Terms: Death, Faith, Transition, Water  First Performance: Apr 16, 2004: UCC Chamber Choir, Jason Heald, Seattle    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 118/121)
Sakura – Voicing: SSATBB  Solo(s): Mezzo  Instrumentation: Taiko Ensemble  Performance Length: 8:09  Notation: Improvisatory elements  Text Source: Traditional Japanese  Language: Japanese  Descriptive Terms: Blossoms, Cherry, Nature, Taiko  First Performance: Mar 13, 2010: Consonare, Georgina Philippson, First Congegational Church; Portland, OR    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 118/120)
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