Jake Gunnar Walsh is a composer, performer, and educator from Chepachet, Rhode Island. A recent graduate of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, he earned a double Masters Degree in Oboe Performance and Music Composition studying oboe with Linda Strommen and Roger Roe, and composition with Claude Baker and David Dzubay. Jake graduated from Ithaca College in 2015 with a double B.M. degree in Oboe Performance and Music Composition, studying oboe with Paige Morgan, and composition with Dana Wilson and Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann. Jake is passionate about premiering and commissioning new works for the Oboe and English Horn, and specializes in the performance of contemporary music. Equally dedicated to the art of music education, Jake has taught as an Associate Instructor for the Department of Music Theory at Indiana University, led a series of masterclasses on Oboe Extended Technique and Contemporary Performance Practice, and has taught private oboe and composition extensively. Jacob has been on faculty teaching Music Composition and Music Theory at the Ithaca College Summer Music Academy since 2016, and has been the Composer in Residence at the Luzerne Music Center since 2019. Jake is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Oboe at Ithaca College and teaches as a Part Time Lecturer for the Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition.
I (Shaun) sat down with Jake to talk to him about his top 10 songs. I also asked him to name contemporary composers as drinks of alcohol.
To listen to his picks, here is a Spotify Playlist and two YouTube Links:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ROPZjf2PVGBEENV3ogX3s
https://youtu.be/8vcOvPnl7wE
https://youtu.be/SKVixOWiwzM
