Comfort Ye… Ev’ry Valley 
Joshua Collier, Tenor

Handel’s Messiah

Maestro Cailin Marcel Manson
Keene Chorale and NERO orchestra
Recorded live on iPhone
Sunday, December 12, 2021

Comfort Ye/Every Valley

from The Cask of Amontillado by Felix Jarrar (lyrics adapted from Edgar Allan Poe)

Daniel Kamalic, Montresor
Chloe Kim, violinist
Felix Jarrar, pianist

Recording of staged premiere, October 21, 2022

The thousand injuries of Fortunato from The Cask of Amontillado

String Quartet no. 1, "Mosaic of Myself: A Walt Whitman Experience", featuring baritone (2016)
by Felix Jarrar

Co-commissioned by Brendan Speltz and Andrew Janss

I. Introduction (0:02)
II. Melodrama I (1:07)
III. Instrumental Interlude I (Intermezzo)(4:15)
IV. Melodrama II (with singing)(5:20)
V. Instrumental Interlude II (Reprise)(10:55)
VI. Aria-Finale: ‘There is that in me' (12:39)

The text of the work was adapted from the work of Walt Whitman by the composer.

Musicians:
Violin I, Brendan Speltz
Violin II, Ravenna Lipchik
Viola, Celia Hatton
Cello, Andrew Janss
Baritone, Seth Gilman

World Premiere

Recorded at The Church of the Intercession (550 W 155th St NY, NY) on Saturday, December 10th, 2016.

String Quartet no. 1, "Mosaic of Myself: A Walt Whitman Experience" by Felix Jarrar (2016)

ShoutHouse performs Alex Burtzos' "Love & Loss & Loathing & Lizards" with Hannah Zazzaro (soprano) and spiritchild (MC). Studio recording made 2017.

Love & Loss & Loathing & Lizards

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Dancing Without You

Just Stay

Will We Still Be Here in 2090? 8-11-19 Quartetto Indaco in Pavia Italy

Will we still be here in 2090? 8 - 11 - 19

With Bourbon Baroque
Recorded LIVE in Louisville, Kentucky at St. Brigid Catholic Church on Sunday Dec. 1, 2019. Please tune into WUOL 90.5 Classical Louisville or online at wuol.org for the complete broadcast of this production on Saturday December 21, 2019 at 8PM. Fore more info: www.bourbonbaroque.com

Allison Gish sings But Who May Abide from Handel's Messiah

Allison Gish sings He Was Despised And Rejected from Handel's Messiah

Lonely from Felix Jarrar’s The Ulster County Songbook. American Art song

Lonely - Miguel Angel Vasquez, Felix Jarrar

Past Life

Felix Jarrar is a multidisciplinary artist, distinguished as a composer, coach and conductor. His music has been praised for its "dreamlike" quality (Boston Globe) and "delightfully cruel" edge (Operawire). Jarrar's compositions have been noted to "flow from him in the most natural and lively way" (Tom Cipullo).
Jarrar has had the privilege of collaborating with numerous esteemed organizations, including Santa Fe Opera, OPERA San Antonio, The New School, Opera Naples, Opera North, Opera Ithaca, Penn Square Opera, Hogfish, University of Memphis and the iconic Apollo Theater. For the 2024/2025 season, he will serve as Assistant Conductor with Florida Grand Opera, working on productions of Die Zauberflöte, L'elisir d'amore, and Carmen.
Jarrar's impressive compositional catalog comprises 275 works, including 235 art songs, 14 operas, 2 string quartets, and a symphony. He has received notable commissions from and been underwritten by the New England Repertory Orchestra, University of Missouri Kansas City, Prismatic Arts Ensemble, Off the Chamber, Spark Duo, Idaho Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. His operas have been produced by Landlocked Opera, Chicago Fringe Opera, /kor/ productions, Killer Queen Opera, Opera Elect, and New Wave Opera, amongst others. His song "Sun of the Sleepless" was featured on the 2024 GRAMMY-nominated album 40@40 by Laura Strickling and Daniel Schlosberg.
Felix Jarrar holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marlboro College, where he graduated with highest honors in music composition and piano performance. He earned his Master of Music degree from Brooklyn College, receiving the Graduate Dean's Award in Music Composition. Jarrar's musical training was influenced by his studies with Jason Eckardt, Stanley Charkey, Tania León, and Robert Merfeld, as well as mentorship from piano pedagogue Burton Hatheway.

String Quartet no. 1, "Mosaic of Myself: A Walt Whitman Experience" by Felix Jarrar (2016)

Felix Jarrar

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