“[This] American composer knows the importance of embracing the past while also going his own way. … [In] Beck’s forceful and expressive sound world … the writing is concise in structure and generous in tonal language, savouring both the dramatic and the poetic.”
– Donald Rosenberg (Gramophone)
Jeremy was a first-prize winner in the 2021 The King’s Singers New Music Prize; the world premiere of his winning choral composition Invitation to Love was given that year at Washington National Cathedral. Awarded a residency at Copland House in 2026, his music has been presented by New York City Opera, ETHEL, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Apollo Chorus of Chicago, American Composers Orchestra, Center for Contemporary Opera, and the Louisville Orchestra, among others. Recordings of Jeremy’s orchestral, chamber, and vocal music are available on the Ulysses Arts, Neuma, Acis, Innova, and Ablaze labels.
“I compose music that is direct: music that unfolds in a fresh tonal dialect and propelled by a contemporary rhythmic profile, while still derived from historical Western practice. It is music where mystery and design are equally embraced.”
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Song of the Sky (neuma, 2025)
“Exemplifying the finesse of Beck’s writing, the Cello Concerto (2020) is a superbly realized vehicle for both soloist and orchestra. The cellist is showcased, but the orchestra is also vital to the work’s character. The work is the very embodiment of clarity in its harmonious design and methodically developed structure, and the contrasts from one movement to the next lend it a genuine concerto-like identity. … [I]t unfolds with a natural fluidity that suggests musical intuition was as much a factor in the writing process as rationality.”
– textura.org
“A modern masterpiece that combines virtuosity and emotion: Jeremy Beck’s new album Song of the Sky impresses with gripping diversity. … The album takes the listener on a moving journey through orchestral virtuosity and emotional depth that is both challenging and rewarding.”
– AM:plified Magazine (Germany)
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Four Songs
Page Stephens (mezzo-soprano) and David Heid (piano) in a performance of Four Songs at Duke University, 26 September 2025.