Nathan Hall: Resume

CV : Biography : Artistic Statement : Special Thanks

Nathan Hall is a composer and artist residing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Born and raised in Western New York, I attended Vassar College, studying music composition with Richard Wilson. After Vassar, I worked in several art galleries in upstate New York and Boston.

As a Master's student at Carnegie-Mellon, I studied with Nancy Galbraith and Reza Vali. I have had my works played by the Carnegie-Mellon Contemporary Ensemble, the New School of Music (Cambridge, MA), the Erie Saxophone Quartet, and Alia Musica Pittsburgh. My first work for orchestra, Lake Myvatn, was read by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Spring 2008. My first sound-sculpture was exhibited at Pittsburgh's SPACE gallery in Winter 2009. I currently work and live in Pittsburgh.

Feel free to email me on my 'contact' page regarding commissions, public performances of my works, and purchasing scores. I also arrange music for various ensembles and choirs, and offer music transcription services. All scores and parts are available in printed or Finale notational files.

My music continues to be tonal, rhythmic, jazz-influenced and often minimalist, but has expanded to include textural writing and often unique instrumentation. Several themes keep recurring in my music: the changing of the seasons and nature, travel, the fine arts (poetry, texts, dance, painting), and emotions of joy and melancholy. Many of my works have an Impressionistic quality to them, often illustrative of mood without being necessarily programmatic or image-specific. I also write the occasional pop song, and recompose and arrange existing popular tunes to reflect a very different underlying structure, while still retaining some of the qualities of the original song. I create collages focused on combining eclectic, geometric shapes with visual images that reference pop culture. I also create sculptural jewelry, fashions, and print media.