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Holmes, Jeffrey (b. 1971, Los Angeles, California). American composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in the Americas and elsewhere.
Mr. Holmes studied composition, improvisation and performance with Dusan Bogdanovic at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he received his BMus in 1997, and had private composition studies with Ian Krouse from 1997–99. He studied composition with Donald Crockett at the University of Southern California from 1999–2001 and earned his MA. He then studied composition with Stephen Hartke and electroacoustic music with Fredrick Lesemann there from 2001–04, where he earned his DMA with distinction.
His honors include the Hans J. Salter Prize (for Chamber Concerto) and First Prize in the Milton Mohs string composition competition. More recently, he was twice named Outstanding Graduate of the Composition Department at the University of Southern California. His music has been performed in Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, and the USA.
He taught music theory at the University of Southern California from 2004–06 and has taught composition as an assistant professor at Chapman University since 2006.
Éditions Doberman-Yppan publishes some of his music.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: tjur666@gmail.com
Street address: Mr. Jeffrey Holmes, 1307 1/2 Bates Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Telephone: 323 913 9914
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Sino al Niente, 1998; Tjur, large orchestra, 2002; Wave of Darkness, small orchestra (15 players), 2007
CHAMBER MUSIC: Talus, string quartet, 1997; Milagro, piano, ensemble (4 winds, 4 brass, 2 percussion), 1999; Untitled, violin, piano, 1999; Chamber Concerto, cello, ensemble (9 players), 2000; Untitled, oboe, 2001; Five Microtonal Studies, 2 guitars, 2002; Epigram, 2 violins, 2 violas, double bass, 2002; Rays of Twilight, 2 microtonal harps, 4 percussion, 2003; May the Bridges I Burn Light My Way... (double concerto), 2 guitars, ensemble (oboe, violin, celesta [+ piano], percussion), 2004; Stormbringer, percussion, 2004; Blue Sail, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2005; Nocturnes, guitar, 2005; Crescent, cello, 2005; Nastrond, violin, percussion, 2005; Niflheim, oboe, piano, 2006; Nidhogg, oboe, violin, double bass, piano, percussion, 2007–08
CHORAL: Requiem Aeternam, soprano, male chorus, piano, ensemble (flute, oboe, French horn, 9 or more strings), 2001
VOCAL: 3 Songs (text by Dylan Thomas), soprano, piano, 1998
PIANO: Cyan, 2007
(Last updated on September 25, 2007)
