The monodrama Ahab is the third that Hall has created with librettist Caitlin Vincent. This ten-minute work takes an imaginary approach to the final moments in the life of Herman Melville's
"American Death Ballads was composed especially for tenor Brian Thorsett and premiered by him at the San Francisco Conservatory, November 1, 2015, with pianist John Churchwell, and at the National
A stand-alone art song for mezzo-soprano and piano on a text by Linda Pastan. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Mezzo-Soprano.
Autumn is a recital piece for baritone or bass and piano, set to a text of W.H. Auden. The difficult level is advanced for singer and pianist, but the vocal range is moderate, and the piano score
Love and loss are the themes of this moving poem by A.E. Housman. The musical setting for tenor and piano encapsulates the deep emotion inherent in the poem.
Singer Molly Fillmore commissioned Hall to compose songs based on six of her own poems, each poem being a poetic illumination of a lesser-known woman visual artist. Their names are also the song titles: