I write music for small ensembles, specializing in strings.
I’ve worked with choreographers and art galleries. I’ve written music for weddings and private ceremonies.

I also write portraits – music to celebrate, depict and suggest an individual person. Have a listen to Amane and Morika (in the playlist below) to hear what that might sound like.

Please reach out to me if you’d like me to put something together for you.
joe.h.hay@gmail.com

Musical Works

Jökull / Glacier, two violas, September 2013, Albuquerque
Submergence Elegy, oboe and viola, November 2013, Albuquerque
Wood Horse, violin and piano, February 2014, Albuquerque
Standing Caravan, viola and didgeridoo, February 2014, Albuquerque
Anahata // Unstruck, solo harp, April 2014, Albuquerque
Pink Lotus, viola and percussion, April 2014, Albuquerque
New Moon Ember, piano solo, September 2014, Albuquerque
Amane, clarinet and violoncello, September 2014, Albuquerque
Tango Luna y Sol, for accordion and string trio, December 2014, Albuquerque
Icarus Kept Flying (with Issa Malluf and Dave Hoover), viola, riq, daf, electric harp, March 2015, Albuquerque
Vessel, for various vocalists, actors and musicians, April 2015, Albuquerque
Akh, viola and electronics, April 2015, Albuquerque
Avery + Danica, 2 violas, June 2015, Albuquerque
The Root Takes Hold, for string quartet, December 2018, Denver
Morika, for flute, violin, viola, and violoncello, December 2019, Santa Fe