Christopher Hossfeld: Conductor and Composer

International composer and conductor Christopher Hossfeld has an inventive compositional style and creates music for many settings, from concert works to music for liturgy or film. An established conductor, he has led both choral and instrumental ensembles with his precise conducting style and commanding knowledge of music. His music has been performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D. C., Yale and Harvard Universities, and the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is director of music and ritual at Harvard Divinity School and director of music at First Parish Church of Stow and Acton (Unitarian Universalist).

Latest Compositions

  • In Pace
    For mezzo-soprano, choir, and historic wind quintet (2 cornets, 2 sackbuts, dulcian) on a poem by Robert Service. First performance: 2 November 2014 with Meagan Zantingh, mezzo-soprano, La Rose des Vents, and the… Read more: In Pace
  • Fantasie in C
    For solo cello, 10 minutes. Comissioned by Harbourfront Centre for the Toronto Music Garden, September 2013. First performance by Kate Haynes in the Toronto Music Garden. Written in response to the… Read more: Fantasie in C
  • Missa Brevis
    For choir and organ, latin text, 15 minutes. Commissioned by the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Montreal in celebration of their 150th year. The first performance was on 20 November 2011.… Read more: Missa Brevis
  • Ave Regina Caelorum
    SATB chorus, latin text, 6 minutes. Commissioned by the Cantata Singers of Ottawa. First performance: The Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Michael Zaugg, conductor, Stabat Mater Concert, 31 March 2010, Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa. Press As… Read more: Ave Regina Caelorum
  • concerto GROSSO
    String orchestra (5, 4, 4, 3, 2), commissioned by A Far Cry, Boston’s self-conducted chamber orchestra, 20 minutes. First performance: 30 October 2009 at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. Press… Read more: concerto GROSSO
  • A spiral of soprano sound (song cycle)
    Song cycle for soprano and piano, on poems by Barbara Sherrington. Commissioned by Claude Vielleux for Kristal Calvert, in honor of their tenth wedding anniversary. 9 minutes. Score Download a pdf… Read more: A spiral of soprano sound (song cycle)
  • A seal upon your heart
    Six-part chorus (SSATBB, div.), with texts from the Song of Solomon, 11 minutes. First performed by the Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Michael Zaugg, conductor, Shades of Love / Tons d’Amour concert, 19 April 2009, Orleans… Read more: A seal upon your heart
  • your eyes have their silence
    String trio (violin, viola, cello), commissioned by The Rosetta Trio, 12 minutes. The piece has been performed at Memorial Church, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and at the Toronto Music Garden. First… Read more: your eyes have their silence
  • Secret Courage: The Walter Suskind Story
    Soundtrack for Secret Courage: The Walter Suskind Story, a feature-length documentary about an unsung hero of the Holocaust in Holland, the Resistance members who worked with him, and five of the nearly… Read more: Secret Courage: The Walter Suskind Story
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