About
Dr. Eads studied choral conducting with Carmen-Helena Tellez at the University of Notre Dame, working with eminent choral conductors including Joseph Flummerfelt, Stephen Cleobury, Anne Howard Jones, and Peter Phillips. Prior to his graduate work, he studied composition with Alaskan composer John Luther Adams.
News
Eads’ Mass for the Oppressed Premieres in Washington DC
Emerson Eads’ Mass for the Oppressed, will have its East Coast premiere on November 5, in Washington DC at St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill. Maestro Jeff Kempskie, and the forces of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will be joined by soloists Deborah Sternberg, soprano; Kristen...
Todd’s Song Released on All Streaming Platforms
https://www.minotstateu.edu/pio/news/2022/10/Todds-song.shtml
Todd’s Song Published & Recorded
Todd Mathistad won a bid at Western Plains Opera Company's fundraising gala in March of 2022 to have Emerson Eads write a song with a text of his choice, and this commission was gifted back to the opera company by Eads. The gala featured the tenor, David Cangelosi who...
Published Songs by Eads Premiered in Boston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juma07eMAE4 Edward Vogel, baritone sings the world premiere performance of Emerson Eads' setting of Joseph Smith's Evening Poem for a concert with soprano, Laura Strickling's 40@40 project along with Calliope's Call in June 2022....