OPERA
A Certain Madness
Premiered on November 9th, 2018 by the University of Missouri Show-Me Opera and the University Philharmonic.
Performed on November 10th, 2018 by the University of Missouri Show-Me Opera and the University Philharmonic.
Scheduled for a performance on October 10th, 2020 by Landlocked Opera, conducted by Hans Bridger Heruth (CANCELLED BY COVID)
Scheduled for a performance on October 11th, 2020 by Landlocked Opera, conducted by Hans Bridger Heruth (CANCELLED BY COVID)
Performed on April 23rd, 2021 by the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Opera Workshop
Performed on April 25th, 2021 by the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Opera Workshop
Performed on October 30th, 2021 by Northern Arizona University’s Lyric Theater
Performed on October 31st, 2021 by Northern Arizona University’s Lyric Theater
Performed by Nightingale Opera Theatre on July 6th, 2022; Steven Brancaleone and Hans Bridger Heruth, pianists
FULL ORCHESTRA
Joy
Scheduled for an upcoming performance by the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra and Choirs; conducted by Dr. Jennaya Robison
Wytchkraft
Scheduled for a performance on March 29th, 2020 by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Gemma New, conductor (CANCELLED BY COVID)
Premiered on September 14th, 2021 by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at Powell Hall; Stephanie Childress, conductor
STRING ORCHESTRA
Fantasia
Premiered by the 2010 - 2011 Liberty Junior High School Symphonic Orchestra on their 2011 May concert; conducted by the composer.
Determination
Premiered by the 2011 - 2012 Liberty Junior High School Symphonic Orchestra on their 2012 May concert; conducted by the composer.
Into the Storm
Premiered by select members of the University of Missouri, Columbia University Philharmonic at the Creating Original Music Project in April of 2013.
Performed by the 2012 - 2013 Liberty High School Chamber Orchestra at their 2013 Awards Banquet in May of 2013; conducted by the composer.
Perception
Premiered by select members of the University of Missouri, Columbia University Philharmonic at the Creating Original Music Project in April of 2014.
Impression on a Theme
Premiered by the 2013 - 2014 Liberty High School Chamber Orchestra on their 2014 May concert; conducted by the composer.
Performed by the Columbia Civic Orchestra on their March 2015 Missouri Composers Orchestra Project concert; conducted by Grant Bradshaw.
Celtic Tale
Premiered by the 2014 - 2015 Liberty Middle School Orchestra on their 2014 November concert; conducted by Michelle Davis.
CHOIR
Autumn's Orchestra
Premiered by the 2014 - 2015 Liberty High School Women's Honor Choir and members of the 2014 - 2015 Liberty High School Chamber Orchestra on their 2014 October choir concert; Ashlyn Sutton, piano; conducted by Dr. Rika R. Heruth.
Joy
Joy (SATB) has received many performances. Here are some of the most notable:
Premiered by the 2015 - 2016 Liberty High School Concert Choir on their April concert; conducted by Dr. Rika R. Heruth; Baker Purdon and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano.
Performed by the 2015 - 2016 Liberty High School Concert Choir at the 2016 Kansas City Metro Large Group Choral Festival; conducted by Dr. Rika R. Heruth; Baker Purdon and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano.
Performed by the KC VITAs Chamber Choir on their August 5th concert of their 2016-2017 season; conducted by Jackson Thomas; Charles Dickinson and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano.
Performed by the American Guild of Organists Festival Choir (Witchita, KS Chapter) on their September 10th, 2016 Concert; conducted by Dustin Cates.
Performed by the University of Central Missouri Concert Choir under the direction of Alan Zabriskie on their 2016 Fall Concert, October 28th.
Performed by the University of Central Missouri Concert Choir under the direction of Alan Zabriskie on their 2016 Fall Concert, October 29th.
Performed by the Salem Junior High School Chamber Singers under the direction of Dalan Guthrie at Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah on January 29th, 2017.
Performed at the 2018 Boers Nace Summer Workshop
Performed by the 2018 MMEA Southwest 11th/12th District Honor Choir
Performed by the 2018 Florida Music Education Association All-State Reading Chorus
Performed by the Nebraska Choral Directors Association All-State Concert Choir on July 9th, 2019; conducted by Dr. Matt Hill
Performed by the 2020 Missouri East Central All-District Choir
Performed by the Carnegie Hall High School Honors Concert Choir under the direction of Jeffery Redding at Carnegie Hall on February 2nd, 2020
Performed by the Kansas Music Educator’s Association All-State Mixed Choir on February 29th, 2020; conducted by Dr. Tim Seelig
Performed by the Maryland Music Educator’s Association All-State Senior Mixed Chorus on March 15th, 2020; conducted by Dr. Andrew Kreckmann
Performed by the Oklahoma Choral Directors Association Junior High Mixed All-State Choir on January 16th, 2021
Performed by the 2021 Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Chorus; conducted by Dr. Jeffery Redding
Performed at MCDA by the Missouri All-State Festival Chorus on July 21st, 2021; conducted by Dr. Jennaya Robison; Dr. Rika R. Heruth and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano.
Performed by the Boulder Chorale on December 11th, 2021; conducted by Dr. Vicki Burrichter
Performed by the Boulder Chorale on December 12th, 2021; conducted by Dr. Vicki Burrichter
Performed by the Young Adult Honor Choir as a part of the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall on February 6th, 2022; Dr. Jeffrey Redding, conductor
Joy (TTBB)
Premiered by the Heartland Men's Chorus under the direction of Dustin Cates at the National ACDA Conference in Kansas City, Missouri on February 28th, 2019; Lamar Sims and Dr. Rika R. Heruth, pianists
Performed by the Boyer College of Music University Chorale under the direction of Dr. Dustin Cates at Temple University’s Temple Performing Arts Center on November 17th, 2021
Joy (SSAA)
Local premiere by the Missouri State University Women’s Chorus under the direction of Dr. Erin Plisco on October 12th, 2021; Hans Bridger Heruth and Parker Payne, pianists
World premiere by the Missouri State University Women’s Chorus under the direction of Dr. Erin Plisco in January 2022 at the Missouri Music Educators Association conference; Hans Bridger Heruth and Parker Payne, pianists
Performed by the Missouri State University Women’s Chorus under the direction of Dr. Erin Plisco in March 2022 at the Southwest American Choral Directors Association conference; Hans Bridger Heruth and Parker Payne, pianists
Winter Mantra
Premiered by the Heartland Men's Chorus and the Volker Brass Quintet under the direction of Dustin Cates on December 3rd at the Folly Theatre, Kansas City, MO, on their winter concert program, "Kansas City Christmas".
Performed by the Heartland Men's Chorus and the Volker Brass Quintet under the direction of Dustin Cates on December 4th at the Folly Theatre, Kansas City, MO, on their winter concert program, "Kansas City Christmas".
Performed by the Heartland Men's Chorus and the Volker Brass Quintet under the direction of Dustin Cates on December 10th at Yardley Hall, Kansas City, MO, on their winter concert program "Kansas City Christmas".
The World Awakes
Premiered by the University Singers of the University of Missouri under the direction of Dr. R. Paul Crabb on the Fall concert of their 2016-2017 season, "Laudate et Jubilate!"; Jenna Braaksma and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano.
Performed by the University Singers of the University of Missouri under the direction of Dr. R. Paul Crabb on January 11th 2017 at the Church of the Redemptorist, Kansas City, MO; Jenna Braaksma and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano.
Performed by the University Singers of the University of Missouri and the Liberty Senior High School Concert Choir on January 12th, 2017 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Kansas City, MO; conducted by Dr. R. Paul Crabb; Jenna Braaksma and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano.
Extase
Premiered on May 27th, 2017 by Vox Nova
Performed on May 28th, 2017 by Vox Nova
Performed on January 25th, 2018 by Vox Nova at the Missouri Music Educators Association conference
Performed on June 3rd, 2018 by Vox Nova
Performed on June 4th, 2018 by Vox Nova
Performed on June 18th, 2022 by Vox Nova
Hope On
Premiered by the Liberty Senior High School Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Rika R. Heruth on December 11th, 2017; Baker Purdon, piano, Hans Bridger Heruth, violin
Performed by the Liberty Senior High School Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Rika R. Heruth on January 22nd, 2018
Performed by the Liberty Senior High School Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Rika R. Heruth at the Missouri Music Educators Association conference on January 25th, 2018; Baker Purdon, piano, Hans Bridger Heruth, violin
Gospel Plow
Premiered by the Liberty Senior High School Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Rika R. Heruth on February 21st, 2019
Performed by the Liberty Senior High School Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Rika R. Heruth on March 7th, 2019
Pie Jesu
Premiered by Canticum Novum on April 16th, 2019 in Columbia, MO
Performed by Canticum Novum on April 26th, 2019 in Kansas City, MO
Performed by Canticum Novum on April 27th, 2019 in Kansas City, MO
Performed by Vox Nova on June 1st, 2019 in Kansas City, MO
Performed by Vox Nova on June 2nd, 2019 in Columbia, MO, conducted by Hans Bridger Heruth
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
Premiered by the Festival Singers of Florida under the direction of Dr. Craig Zamer on October 2nd, 2020.
Norse Lullaby
Premiered by the Columbia Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Emily Edgington Andrews for the celebration of the 2021 Missouri Bicentennial on December 14th, 2021; Hans Bridger Heruth, piano, and Andrew Lewis, cello
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Premiered by Vox Nova on June 18th, 2022; Stevie J. Hirner, conductor; Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
CHAMBER and SOLO MUSIC
Thematic Meditation
Premiered by select members of the University of Missouri Philharmonic during the summer of 2013.
Performed by select members of the Midwest Chamber Ensemble on their September 2014 concert.
Mythos
Premiered by select members of the University Missouri Philharmonic during the summer of 2014.
Aeon
Premiered by select members of the University of Philharmonic during the summer of 2015.
Flux
Premiered at a summer recital in Liberty, MO; Hans Bridger Heruth, violin; Dr. Rika R. Heruth, piano.
Performed at the 2015 Fall Composers Recital at the University of Missouri; Graham Woodland, violin; Gyumi Rha, piano.
Mirages
Premiered on May 1st, 2017 by Tyler Hannsz, violist.
In the Shadow of the Moon
Premiered on April 29th, 2017 by the Mizzou New Music Ensemble at the Bond Life Sciences center; Stefan Freund, conductor
Performed on May 5th, 2017 by the Mizzou New Music Ensemble at the St. Louis Science Center; Stefan Freund, conductor
[bach]: infused
Premiered by members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries in St. Louis, Missouri on January 24th, 2018
Elegy
Premiered on April 22nd, 2018; Noah Petti, marimba
Nocturne
Premiered on April 30th, 2018; Eva Szekely, violin, Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
Shattered Flame
Premiered at the Cortona Sessions in Dohnanyi Recital Hall at Florida State University on June 3rd, 2022; Sarah Curtiss, flute; Olivia Harrison, clarinet; Lucy Collins, violin; Olivia Katz, cello; Justin Ortez, piano; Sammy DeAngelis, percussion
VOICE
Autumn's Orchestra
Premiered by select members of the University of Columbia, Missouri Philharmonic at the Creating Original Music Project festival in April of 2015; Taylor Burkhardt, piano; McKenzie Miller, soprano.
Musings of Sky
Premiered at the 2016 Spring Composers Recital at the University of Missouri; Mary Kettlewell, soprano, and Dr. Paola Savvidou, piano
Performed on April 21st, 2018; Hannah Zizza-Stanfield, soprano, and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
Fractals of a Dream
Premiered on the 2016 Fall Composers Recital at the University of Missouri; Steven Tharp, tenor, and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano.
Performed at the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries' (St. Louis, MO) Classical Connections concert on November 18th, 2016; Steven Tharp, tenor, and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano.
To Decipher the Art
Premiered on the University of Missouri New Music Ensemble's February 27th concert; Patrick Graham, baritone, and Stefan Freund, conductor.
For Annie
Premiered on April 21st, 2018; Hannah Zizza-Stanfield, soprano, and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
How do I love thee?
Premiered on April 30th, 2018; Steven Tharp, tenor, and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
Dear Danger
Premiered on April 9th, 2021; Anna Yannessa, mezzo-soprano, and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
Upcoming performance by Veronica Williams in the Summer of 2022
The Mill
Premiered on the Odyssey Chamber Music series on April 30th, 2021; Anthony Coleman Blatter, baritone, and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
Performed on March 6th, 2022 by Darrell J. Jordan, baritone, in recital with the Wilmington Concert Opera
Il suono nel lago
Upcoming premiere by Robyn Driedger-Klassen, soprano, and Karen Lee-Morlang, piano, at the 2022 Vancouver (Art) Song Lab
Piano Lessons
Upcoming premiere by Patrick Graham, baritone, and Hans Bridger Heruth, piano, in Fall 2022