Choir Fam Podcast

Ep. 34 - Breaking Boundaries in Choral Composition - Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Takach

December 15, 2022 Dean Luethi & Matthew Myers Season 2
Choir Fam Podcast
Ep. 34 - Breaking Boundaries in Choral Composition - Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Takach
Show Notes

"A lot of our projects and our pieces seek to empower people and to bring stories to the surface that don't always get told. We have a literal stage to put these ideas forth, and we're able to ask our audiences for a little more out of them." - Timothy Takach

Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). She is a pioneer in the field of composition, pushing the expectations of musicians and audiences with large-scale multimedia works, electro-acoustic music, dance, and opera. Her melodic music is rhythmically driven and texturally complex, rich in color and deeply heartfelt. A champion of the female spirit, many of her projects focus on the stories of women. She is a co-founder of Graphite Publishing and the band Nation, singing her heart out every chance she gets.

Inspired by narrative, magical realism, speculative fiction and making better humans through art, the music of Timothy C. Takach has become a mainstay in the concert world. Applauded for his melodic lines, text choices and rich, intriguing harmonies, his compositions are performed worldwide. He is a co-founder of Cantus, Graphite Publishing and Nation, and he is a co-creator of the theatrical production All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914. Takach has frequent work as a composer-in-residence, presenter, conductor, clinician and lecturer.

You can learn more about Jocelyn & Tim by subscribing to their YouTube pages, visiting their websites to join their newsletter lists, or reaching out on Facebook or Instagram.
Websites: https://www.jocelynhagen.com/, https://timothyctakach.com/
YouTube: @JocelynHagenComposer, @TimothyCTakach
Facebook: @JocelynHagenMus, @timothyctakach.composer
Instagram: @jocelynhagenmus

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