COMPOSING / ARRANGING / WRITING
This has become my main area of interest in the past few years: I’ve found that I NEED to be writing, and composing, not only the short-form works and songs that have occupied me until recently, but now I’m thrilled to be writing long-form works, from full concerts to full music-theater works. I’ve got lots of irons in lots of fires, so I’ll be announcing exciting new projects here, as soon as I’m allowed!
Clearly, as a singer-actor, when I write music and/or lyrics, I’m very much drawn to storytelling – especially when it comes to creating songs.
I like to call everything that I do Theatrical Music – if you say “musical theater” people have a clear idea what that means to them – but “theatrical music” covers that, and all the other bases as well.
Whether it’s music for the theater, for the concert hall, or even for a barbecue party, I love to write songs with catchy tunes, clever lyrics, and over all, great storytelling.
And when crafting the narrations that I do when performing with an orchestra, I love making them as engaging as possible for our audiences, today.
Hire me for any composing, arranging, or theatrical writing job you might need!
Also, please inquire about scores, scripts, and/or rights to performing any of my compositions or writings!
HERE ARE THE CATEGORIES OF MY COMPOSING, ARRANGING, AND/OR WRITING WORK THAT YOU’LL FIND BELOW:
Original Compositions
Recordings
Music-Theater Works
Music-Theater Songs
Voice (or Voices) & Piano
Voice (or Voices) & Electronics
Vocal Works
Theater Music (Incidental or Underscoring)
Instrumental Works
Keyboard Works
Musical Arrangements
Narrative / Lyrical Works & Adaptations
Original Compositions
*Commissioned Work
Recordings
Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Music from the 2010 Paul Bunyan Playhouse Production of Steven Dietz’s Play
PLEASE NOTE: THIS WORK IS AVAILABLE TO LICENSE, DIRECTLY FROM ME, FOR USE IN YOUR OWN PRODUCTION OF THIS PLAY!
(Also, not to hire it from me, but to just use the streaming tracks without my permission and licensing, is stealing my intellectual property. So please join the stand-up folks who have hired this music for their own wonderful productions!)
Music-Theater Works
SLiM-Slam (stories, librettos, lyrics, and music by Jake Endres)
This one requires some explanation! :-)
During the first three weeks of March 2025, I gave myself a writing assignment:
every third day I’d write a short story (up to two pages);
the day after that, I’d adapt that story as a libretto and/or lyrics;
the day after that, I’d set that to music;
and then I’d do it all over again, six more times
so at the end of the three weeks, I had:
7 original stories, 7 adaptations, and 7 new pieces of music-theater,
all in different literary & musical forms & genres.
It’s all pretty darn fun.
By the way, this entire set of pieces is available from me HERE,
(videos also available upon request)
as it’s PERFECT for an opera/music-theater workshop, or for a Young Artist Program,
as you can cast the whole thing with anything from 4 to 20 performers!
The Goshawk in the Faerie Circle
– a Shakespearean fantasy about the magical healing powers of mushrooms
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 8-9 December 2025
Joni Griffith as Oberon
Eric Morris as Brandom
Felix Aguilar Tomlinson as Puck
George Maurer, piano
Cornelius, My Genius Dickhead Brother
– Tad describes his inventor brother’s final gift, Tom Lehrer-style
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 8-9 December 2025
Eric Morris as Tad
George Maurer, piano
Sunday Afternoon Doughnuts
– Two sisters enjoy their weekly trip to the doughnut shop. Not all is as it seems.
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 8-9 December 2025
Joni Griffith as Meribelle
Yvonne Freese as Melody
Felix Aguilar Tomlinson as Mr. Hussar
George Maurer, piano
All Is Revealed
– Two power couples have dinner together. A dark comedy where secrets are told
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 8-9 December 2025
Yvonne Freese as Candice
Felix Aguilar Tomlinson as Dr. “Bucky” Buchold
Joni Griffith as Ginger
Eric Morris as Sammy
George Maurer, piano
When His Parents Met Me / Eat Cake
– a comedic culinary disaster tale, and the punk song it inspired
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 8-9 December 2025
Joni Griffith as Nathan’s Wife
Yvonne Freese as singer
George Maurer, piano
The Eye of The Bruce
– three overlapping time periods divulge the healing powers of an ’80s power ballad
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 8-9 December 2025
Felix Aguilar Tomlinson as Scott
Joni Griffith as Ellie, his daughter
Yvonne Freese as Dr. Yanitski
Eric Morris as The Bruce
George Maurer, piano
Wack-A-Doo
– a hilarious structured improv of 6 duets and an ensemble, to 7 different song styles
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 8-9 December 2025
with Yvonne Freese, Joni Griffith, Felix Aguilar Tomlinson, and Eric Morris
randomly taking on the characters of Chickpea, R, 57, and Duck
George Maurer, piano
Music-Theater Songs
Cornelius, My Genius Dickhead Brother (lyrics by Jake Endres)
a Tom Lehrer-style comedy number
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 8-9 December 2025
by Eric Morris as Tad and George Maurer, piano
Eat Cake (lyrics by Jake Endres)
a punk song
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 8-9 December 2025
by Yvonne Freese, singer and George Maurer, piano
Nearly Perfect (lyrics by Emilia Seay Allen)
for voice (mezzo, or whoever) and piano
written for the 2023 Nautilus Music-Theater Composer-Librettist Studio, St. Paul MN
premiered at Smoke House Stage, St. Paul MN, 22 September 2023
by Anna Hashizume, soprano and Jake Endres, piano
Betwixt(words by Cydi Yang)
duet for voices (2 mezzos, or whoever) and piano
written for the 2023 Nautilus Music-Theater Composer-Librettist Studio, St. Paul MN
premiered at Rough Cuts, St. Paul MN, 15 May 2023
by Anna Hashizume, soprano; Megan Kim, mezzo; and Jill Dawe, piano
What Have We Learned, Supergirl?(words by Daniel Reiva)
trio for voices (2 baritenors and a mezzo) and piano
written for the 2023 Nautilus Music-Theater Composer-Librettist Studio, St. Paul MN
premiered at Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul MN, 14 May 2023
by Megan Kim, mezzo; Joey Clark, tenor; Peyton Dixon, tenor; and Jill Dawe, piano
Cat Convention (words by Brandi Brown)
trio for voices (2 baritenors and a bass, or whoever)
written for the 2023 Nautilus Music-Theater Composer-Librettist Studio, St. Paul MN
premiered at Rough Cuts, St. Paul MN, 15 May 2023
by Joey Clark, tenor; Peyton Dixon, tenor; and Jake Endres, bass
*Junk in the Trunk Song(words by Kaz Sherman)
theatrical scena for diva (mezzo, or whoever) and piano
written for the 2023 Nautilus Music-Theater Composer-Librettist Studio, St. Paul MN
premiered at Rough Cuts, St. Paul MN, 15 May 2023
by Anna Hashizume, diva and Jill Dawe, piano
*The Open House Song, from The Dance(words & music by Shanan Custer & Jake Endres; arr. Jake Endres)
theatrical scene and song for High School Singer and several Well Meaning Adults
commissioned by, written for, and premiered at the May 2021 Centennial High School production of The Dance
Aaina & Divya (words by Aaina G., Delhi, India, 2003)
for mezzo-soprano and string quartet
written for the Theatrical Music Company production of The Juliet Letters,
The Southern Theater, Minneapolis MN, 11-21 September 2008
premiered by Adena Brumer, mezzo and The Juliet Quartet: Lindsey Bordner, violin; Hannah Murray, violin;
Tim Brock, viola; Geoffrey Anderson, cello
The Futility of Hate (words by Brian L., Vietnam, 1972)
for tenor and string quartet
written for the Theatrical Music Company production of The Juliet Letters,
The Southern Theater, Minneapolis MN, 11-21 September 2008
premiered by Doug Scholz-Carlson, tenor and The Juliet Quartet: Lindsey Bordner, violin; Hannah Murray, violin;
Tim Brock, viola; Geoffrey Anderson, cello
Puntila and His Hired Man Matti (play and songs by Bertolt Brecht)
14 songs and/or incidental pieces, for 15-member cast and various instruments
Prologue
Puntila Jingle 1
Puntila Song I
Puntila Song II
Bootleg Emma’s Song
Puntila Song III
Puntila Song IV
Puntila Song V
Puntila Song VI
Puntila Song VII
Red Surkkala’s Song
Puntila Song IX
Puntila Jingle 2
Closing
written for the Frank Theatre production at the Public Works Yard, Minneapolis MN, 20 March-13 April 2008
*Two Writers Digging Bach (play by Suzan Lori-Parks)
musical play for two singer-actors, cello, and piano
commissioned by Nautilus Music-Theater and written as part of Lori-Parks’ 365 Days/365 Plays festival
premiered on Rough Cuts, St. Paul & Minneapolis MN, 9 & 10 July 2007
by Patty Nieman: Simone; Dieter Bierbrauer: Walter; Jessica Parker, cello; and Jill Dawe, piano
The Maître D’ (words by Jeffrey Hatcher)
theatrical scena for Headwaiter and piano
written for and premiered at Thirst Theater, Jitters Café, Minneapolis MN, 18 December 2006
by Stephen Cartmell, Headwaiter and Jake Endres, piano
The Cook’s Song from The Cook(words by Christina Ham)
a cappella theatrical song
written for and premiered at Thirst Theater, Jitters Café, Minneapolis MN, 6 November 2006
by Philip Callen, Grady
*Three duets for the Spyball Fundraiser (words Public Domain)
theatrical duets for mezzo-soprano, tenor, and piano
I. Any person who intentionally intercepts any wire, oral, or electronic communication
II. It appears unlikely that a court would hold that Congress has authorized these electronic
surveillance operations
III. Battle Hymn of the Republic / Star Spangled Banner Mashup
commissioned and performed by Nautilus Music-Theater, at the Spyball Fundraiser, Minneapolis, MN, May 2005
by Erin Duffy, mezzo; JP Fitzgibbons, tenor; and Jake Endres, piano
*Two Story-Theater pieces from When Dogs Could Talk (words trad. Native American, adap. by Paul Sills)
for 7-member cast and various instruments
– Fisher Goes to the Sky World
– The Gift of the Animals
commissioned and performed by American Folklore Theatre, Door County WI, May-August 2004
Voice (or Voices) & Piano
*Four Poems by Louis Jenkins from The Mad Moonlight
for voice (bass-baritone, or whoever, really) and piano
commissioned by Schubert Club with funding by Barbara Brown and John Michel, in honor of Mark Rylance, 2021;
premiered at Schubert Club, St. Paul MN, 19 January 2023 by Jake Endres, baritone and Casey Rafn, piano
1. Skillet [inspired by Tom Waits]
2. The Tent [inspired by Benjamin Britten]
3. Popples [inspired by Windham Hill]
4. Folk Tale [inspired by Stephen Sondheim]
Some Things to Think About (poem by Louis Jenkins, from Before You Know It)
duet for tenor, baritone, and piano
written for Barbara Brown and John Michel, in appreciation for their funding and shepherding the entire
Mad Moonlight project;
premiered at Schubert Club, St. Paul MN, 19 January 2023
by Gary Briggle, tenor; Jake Endres, baritone; and Casey Rafn, piano
Some Things to Think About (poem by Louis Jenkins, from Before You Know It)
version for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and piano
premiered at Smoke House Stage, St. Paul MN, 18 August 2023
by Clara Osowski, mezzo; Jake Endres, baritone; and Casey Rafn, piano
The Fugue of Love (poem by Athena Kildegaard, from Cloves & Honey)
for voice [baritone or whoever] and piano
premiered at songSLAM, Icehouse, Minneapolis MN, 10 January 2019
by Jake Endres, baritone and Casey Rafn, piano
Bitter cold(poem by Athena Kildegaard, from Cloves & Honey)
for voice [baritone or whoever] and piano
premiered at songSLAM, Icehouse, Minneapolis MN, 11 January 2018
by Jake Endres, baritone and Ann DuHamel, piano
*The Lake Isle of Innisfree (poem by W.B. Yeats)
solo arrangement (of 8-part a cappella piece) for voice [bass-baritone, or whoever] & piano [and electronics if desired]
commissioned, written for, and premiered by Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
at the Resonant Bodies Festival, New York NY, 7 September 2016
*The Sense of the World: Three Emerson Songs (poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson)
for tenor (†2 tenors) and piano
commissioned by the Plainfield (MA) Historical Society
premiered at Plainfield Congregational Church, Plainfield MA, 20 March 2010
by Gary Briggle, tenor; Dario Coletta, tenor; and David Kramer, piano
I. Good-Bye
II. The Apology [melody by Annabelle Endres, age 5]
†III. Eros [duet for 2 tenors]
The Sense of the World: Three Emerson Songs (poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson)
version for tenor, baritone, and piano
premiered at Schubert Club, 27 March 2014
by Peter Middlecamp, tenor; Jake Endres, baritone; and Ruth Palmer, piano
I. Good-Bye
II. The Apology [melody by Annabelle Endres, age 5]
III. Eros [duet for tenor & baritone]
Harmony (for Abby and David) (poem by Richard Crashaw)
duet for soprano [or mezzo], baritone, and piano
premiered on the occasion of their wedding in Alexandria VA, 29 September 2007
by Rebekah Menard, soprano; Jake Endres, baritone; and Frank Conlon, piano
Cantata for a New House (lyrics by Jake Endres)
for voice, piano, and chorus [in the last movement]
premiered in West St. Paul MN, 9 February 2003 by Jake Endres, baritone and piano, with chorus
I. Fanfare
II. Aria (I’ve got a really good feeling about this place)
III. Recitative (Dearest, I deliberate)
IV. Fanfare
V. Arioso (This is where we live)
VI. Fanfare, Aria, & Chorus (Ev’ry friend and welcome guest) [lyrics bastardized from
William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.i.]
Hymn (poem by Edgar Allan Poe)
for bass-baritone and piano
written for my parents as their Christmas gift;
premiered Brainerd MN, 24 December 1995 by Jake Endres, bass-baritone and piano
Voice (or Voices) & Electronics
*The Lake Isle of Innisfree (poem by W.B. Yeats)
solo arrangement (of 8-part a cappella piece) for voice, [bass-baritone, or whoever] piano, and electronics
commissioned, written for, and premiered by Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
at the Resonant Bodies Festival, New York NY, 7 September 2016
But the ass only grinned: Five Poems of Stephen Crane from The Black Riders and Other Lines
for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and electronics
written for and performed at Schubert Club, 21 January 2016 by Clara Osowski, mezzo and Jake Endres, baritone
1. LV (But the ass only grinned) [baritone]
2. XXXIX (The voice of God) [mezzo]
3. XL (And you love me?) [mezzo & baritone]
4. LXV (Once, I knew a fine song) [mezzo]
5. XLVII (“Think as I think”) [baritone]
Somebody’s at the Door! (lyrics by Jake Endres)
four-part doorbell jingle for vocals and keyboard
premiered in St. Paul MN, 26 April 2015 by Jake and Annabelle Endres
*Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) (lyrics trad.; additional lyrics in Latin by Jake Endres)
for voice (medieval chant, rock singing, and metal screaming) and keyboard
commissioned by Surly Brewing Company for the 2014 Pentagram Release Party;
premiered at Amsterdam Bar and Hall, St. Paul MN, 9 May 2014
by Jake Endres (aka Brother Don Juannabe), voice and keyboard
Meat-Themed Songs (for Voice & Keyboard)
Cap’m Swampy’s Quick-n-Dirty Barbecue (lyrics by Jake Endres)
premiered at MEAT FEAST, St. Paul, 29 May 2017
Jake’s Giant Sausage (lyrics by Jake Endres)
premiered at MEAT FEAST, St. Paul, 30 May 2016
Pull Your Own Butt! (lyrics by Jake Endres)
premiered at MEAT FEAST, St. Paul, 25 May 2015
Beating Reyburn’s Meat (lyrics by Jake Endres)
premiered at MEAT FEAST, West St. Paul, 26 May 2014
Vocal or Choral Works
DeAnn & Lanny’s 29th Anniversary Song (lyrics by Gavia, Annabelle, Laura, and Jake Endres)
in honor of the DeAnn & Lanny Hoff, married 17 August 1991
premiered at Voyageurs National Park, 17 August 2020
love heart (lyrics by Dinah Schmidt)
four-part a cappella canon
premiered in New York NY, 4 March 2019
Augustus Post! (lyrics by Jake Endres)
four-part a cappella canon
in honor of the birth of Augustus Post Middlecamp (10 May 2018)
premiered at MEAT FEAST, St. Paul MN, 28 May 2018
The Confiscated iPad Blues (lyrics by Jake Endres, inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda)
rap song (imagining myself as a fumbling middle schooler with a school-issued iPad)
premiered at Linwood-Monroe Arts Plus Upper Campus, St. Paul MN, 6 January 2017
Welcome, Dear Baby Viola June! (lyrics by Jake Endres)
four-part a cappella canon
in honor of the birth of Viola June Middlecamp (15 November 2014)
premiered in St. Paul MN, 19 November 2014
Hey There, Little Jasper! (lyrics by Jake Endres)
a cappella song
in honor of the first birthday of Jasper Thomas Hoff (17 March 2004)
written on and premiered in Minneapolis MN, 21 March 2004
Welcome, Little Jasper! (lyrics by Jake Endres)
a cappella song
in honor of the birth of Jasper Thomas Hoff (17 March 2003)
written on and premiered in Minneapolis MN, 17 March 2003
The Lake Isle of Innisfree (poem by W.B. Yeats)
8-part a cappella piece
written for the 2002 Theatrical Music Company production of Summer’s Beauty,
Nautilus Music-Theater, St. Paul & Minneapolis MN, 15-16 July 2002
premiered by Elizabeth Munn & Melissa Morey, sopranos; Adena Brumer & Abbie Betinis, mezzo-sopranos;
Peter Vitale & Peter Walden, tenors; Tim O’Brien & Brian Kremer, basses
The Endres Kids’ Rap for Pappy Dick (lyrics by Jake Endres)
7-part a cappella piece with vocal percussion
written in honor Brainerd MN 1991 Citizen of the Year Dick Endres
premiered at the Brainerd Citizen of the Year Banquet, 1991
Theater Music (Incidental or Underscoring)
Maisy Heineman’s The Big Party: Incidental Music
for the World Premiere Production of my 11-year-old great-niece’s original play
for keyboard
to premiere at Smoke House Stage, St. Paul MN, 14 August 2026 [upcoming]
Charlie Bethel’s Gilgamesh: Improvised Incidental Music
for the 2025 Smoke House Stage Production starring John Heimbuch
for electronic keyboard
premiered at Smoke House Stage, St. Paul MN, 15 August 2025
Charlie Bethel’s Beowulf: Improvised Incidental Music
for the 2024 Smoke House Stage Production starring John Heimbuch
for electronic keyboard
premiered at Smoke House Stage, St. Paul MN, 9 August 2024
William Shakespeare’s Richard II: Incidental Music
from the 2021 Smoke House Stage Production
for electronic keyboard [adaptable for live period instruments]
premiered at Smoke House Stage, St. Paul MN, 31 May 2021
23 music cues composed, orchestrated, programmed, arranged, and mixed by Jake Endres
*Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Music from the 2010 Paul Bunyan Playhouse Production of Steven Dietz’s Play
for electronic keyboard
premiered at Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Bemidji MN, 7 July 2010
66 music cues (~1 hour of music) composed, orchestrated, programmed, arranged, and mixed by Jake Endres
Also appeared in productions at:
– The Manasquan High School Theatre, Manasquan NJ, 31 October-2 November 2019
– The Very Little Theatre, Eugene OR, 26 October-10 November 2018
Instrumental Works
Gamming in Midocean (on a Hot Tropical Day)
for oboe and cello
premiered at St. Olaf College, 1993
Keyboard Works
God Rest Ye Merry, Metalheads!
electronic keyboard
written and premiered online, 25 December 2013
2-Part Invention in b minor
premiered at St. Olaf College, 1992
Arrangements
*Commissioned Work
Never Grow Up / I Don’t Wanna Grow Up Mashup (lyrics and music by Taylor Swift / Tom Waits)
lyrics adapted & musically arranged by Jake Endres
premiered by Jake Endres at Smoke House Stage, St. Paul MN, 27 May 2024
A Winter Lovers’ Medley: Winter Wonderland / Let It Snow / Baby, It’s Cold Outside
(Richard Bernhard Smith & Felix Bernhard / Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne / Frank Loesser)
arranged for two voices and piano – with the vocal parts swapped for “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
written for and premiered by Ruthanne Heyward, soprano; Jake Endres, baritone; and Steven C, piano
Steven C’s Christmas Together, Lyric Arts, Anoka MN, 7 December 2016
*I’ll Fly Away (lyrics and music by Albert E. Brumley)
arranged for 4-part treble voices (and originally performed with guitar, violin, and bass)
written for The Rose Ensemble
premiered by Alyssa Anderson, Natalie Nowytski, Kim Sueoka, and Elizabeth Windnagel;
with David Burk, guitar; Ginna Watson, fiddle; and Liz Draper, bass
Ripon College, Ripon WI, 30 October 2015
subsequently performed many times, nationally and internationally
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Manhattan / Mountain Greenery Mashup (lyrics by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers)
arranged for two voices and piano (or whatever)
written for and premiered by Laura Hynes, soprano and Jake Endres, baritone
Musical Monday, Hell’s Kitchen, Minneapolis MN, 4 November 2013
*Come What May (lyrics and music by David Baerwald)
arranged for solo voice, flute, and violin
written for and in celebration of the wedding of Jennifer Beers and Steve Bardolph,
Pasadena MD, 19 August 2006
*Hymne (music by Vangelis)
arranged for flute and violin
written for, in celebration of, and premiered at the wedding of Jennifer Beers and Steve Bardolph,
Pasadena MD, 19 August 2006
*Linus & Lucy (music by Vince Guaraldi)
arranged for flute and violin
written for, in celebration of, and premiered at the wedding of Jennifer Beers and Steve Bardolph,
Pasadena MD, 19 August 2006
Reveille to Requiem: A Three-Act Opera about Minnesotans in the Civil War
(words & music by James McKeel)
for 20-piece orchestra: flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, oboe/English horn, bassoon, alto/tenor saxophone, horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, strings, two percussionists; and cast of 50
orchestrated (and music directed and conducted) by Jake Endres
premiered at St. Olaf College, Northfield MN, April 1994
Narrative / Lyrical Works & Adaptations
*Commissioned Work
*A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Benjamin Britten)
a new script by Jake Endres
written for and premiered by the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Stephen Amundson, conductor;
Jake Endres, narrator
Augustana Lutheran Church, West St. Paul MN, 4 May 2025
Roseville Lutheran Church, Roseville MN, 11 May 2025
Sospiri di Follia
narration adapted by Janna Kysilko, Joe Dolson, and Jake Endres from Erasmus, Bourdelot, Lynch, and The Anatomy of Melancholy
written for and premiered by Sospiri Early Music Ensemble, with Jake Endres as The Personification of Folly
Olivet Congregational Church, St. Paul & The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis, 27 & 28 April 2024
The Story of Babar, the little elephant (Jean de Brunhoff)
adapted from the English translations by Merle S. Haas & Nelly Rieu by Jake Endres
written for and premiered by the Dakota Valley Symphony; Stephen Ramsey, conductor; Jake Endres, narrator
Ames Center, Burnsville MN, 8 October 2023
*The Story of Peter and the (Timber)Wolf (in Loring Park) (Sergei Prokofiev)
updated and adapted by Jake Endres, with six commentaries from members of Catalyst Artist Collective
written for and premiered by the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; William Schrickel, conductor;
Jake Endres, narrator
North Community High School, Minneapolis MN, 29 February 2023
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (lyrics and music by Frank Loesser)
new grumpy lyrics adapted by Jake Endres
premiered by Jake Endres, baritone and Jacob Manier, piano
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Minneapolis MN, 15 December 2021
In paradisum (Gregorian [Latin] chant)
English text setting by Jake Endres
written for and premiered by Jake Endres at the funeral of Timothy R. Endres, 12 April 2017
A Solidier’s Tale (Igor Stravinsky)
updated, adapted, and directed by Jake Endres for actor-narrator and actor-dancer
written for and premiered by Sapphire Chamber Consort; Heidi Miller, conductor; Jake Endres, actor-narrator;
Jesse Neumann-Peterson, actor-dancer
Woodbury United Methodist Church, Woodbury MN, 2 February 2008
Hire me for any composing, arranging, or theatrical writing job you might need!
Also, please inquire about scores, scripts, and/or rights to performing any of my compositions or writings!