News & Events

Upcoming performances, recording sessions, interviews, and more.

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    American Music Imagery Conference: May 21, 2025

    "Four Poems of Devotion" for Horn, Violin, and Piano will be performed by Joshua Michal, Omar Guey, and Jiayun Sun as part of the American Music Imagery Conference in Westbrook, Connecticut.

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    Performance: Bach’s Lunch Recital Series, Greenfield MA

    On April 9th, 2025 hornist Joshua Michael, violinist Omar Guey, and pianist Jiayun Sun perform works by Joseph Summer as part of the Bach's Lunch Recital Series at the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew in Greenfield, MA.

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    Chamber Performance: UMass Amherst Faculty Recital

    On April 8, 2025 hornist Joshua Michael, violinist Omar Guey, and pianist Jiayun Sun perform works by Joseph Summer and others in recital at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Repertoire to include: “Four Poems of Devotion” for Horn, Violin, and Piano, and “My Love Well Knows Her Pretty Looks” for voice and horn.

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    PARMA Recordings Interview: Joseph Summer and HAMLET

    In this interview with PARMA Recordings, composer Joseph Summer discusses his opera, HAMLET, recently released by Navona Records.

Featured Release

Hamlet

The Bard’s classic play in an all new setting complete with the lyric integrity of Shakespeare’s words in a contemporary musical arrangement.

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Video: An Inside Look

Joe’s early days of writing opera, and a few of the processes that led to his most recent production, the operatic adaptation of HAMLET

Video: An Inside Look

Joe’s early days of writing opera, and a few of the processes that led to his most recent production, the operatic adaptation of HAMLET

Sheet Music

A selection of scores and parts available for digital download.

Voice & Chamber Ensemble

Sonnet CLIII

Duration: 02:10

Voice & Chamber Ensemble

Sonnet CXXXIII

Duration: 7:00

Voice & Chamber Ensemble

Oh God, That I Were A Man!

Duration: 3:35

String Quartet

Sea Change I

Duration: approximately 40 minutes

String Quartet

Sea Change II

Duration: approximately 40 minutes

String Quartet

The Book of Invisible Women – 10 Movement Collection

Duration: approximately 79 minutes

Music

Compositions

Browse a complete collection of works for opera, chamber ensemble, string quartet, and more from composer Joseph Summer.

Music

Recordings

Explore an expansive collection of recordings featuring works by Joseph Summer, including the 15-album Shakespeare Concerts collection.