Helmut Christoferus Calabrese (born 1957) is a German-born composer who immigrated to the U.S. in 1962. He trained at the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts and at New York University and is one of the founders of the music publishers Calabrese Brothers Music, LLC. His song, "The Most Beautiful Lady in the World: Statue of Liberty Anthem", was the subject of two bills in the New Jersey Legislature and the The United States House of Representatives calling on the United States Congress to designate it as the official anthem of the Statue of Liberty. It was described by the Philadelphia Inquirer as, "The music sounds like a love ballad, but the lyrics are a flag waving salute to America", and was performed at Liberty State Park in July 1986 as part of the Statue of Liberty centennial celebration.
Seeking for Solo Drumset, 2009, dedicated to Peter Jarvis, 5 minutes duration
Time for Solo Clarinet in B flat, 2008, 8 minutes in duration
Mudgrave for Marimba and Vibraphone, 2007, dedicated to Peter Jarvis, 5 minutes in duration
Love's Tango for Orchestra, 2007, 3 minutes in duration
Tears of Love for Orchestra, 2007, 3 minutes in duration
A Little Night Music for Solo Timpani, 2005, dedicated to Peter Jarvis, 10 minutes duration
There Is Love for Solo Piano, 2005, 3 minutes
Easter Praises for String Quartet, 1994, 16 minutes in duration
Vice Versus for Cello and Double Bass, 1992, 10 minutes in duration
Band AIDS for Oboe and Violoncello, 1987, 7 minutes in duration
XLM for Solo Alto Saxophone, 1987, Saxophone, 6 minutes in duration
Five Answers: Cat's Cradle for Brass Quintet, 1987, 2 Trumpets, French Hn., Trombone, and Tuba, 15 min.
Being for Solo Flute, 1986, 4 minutes in duration
Folk Songs for Solo Piano, 1986, 7 minutes in duration
Fugue I for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn in F, 1984, 7 minutes in duration
A Song for Piano and Violin, 1981, 4 minutes in duration
The Struggle for Solo Piano, 1980, 10 minutes in duration
Senza Resolto for Three Trumpets, 1980, 3 minutes in duration
Contrapuntal Suite for Woodwind Trio, 1979, 12 minutes in duration
Brass Septet, 1978, 8 minutes in duration
Brass Sextet, 1978, 7 minutes in duration
Esss for Orchestra, 1978, 10 minutes in duration
Five Pieces for Orchestra, 1978, 10 minutes in duration
Phantasie for Clarinet, Two Pianos, and Percussion, 1977, 8 minutes in duration
Tone for Solo Tuba, 1977, 7 minutes in duration
New Music for Four Trumpets, Horn in F, Piano, and Two Percussionists, 7 minutes in durations
Orchestral Variations for String Orchestra, 1977, 7 minutes in duration
Six Studies for Piano and Violin, 1977, 12 minutes in duration
Flute Solo I, 1976, 5 minutes in duration
Prelude II for Piano, 1975, 3 minutes in duration
Prelude I for Piano, 1975, 3 minutes in duration
Praise the Lord, SATB, 2009, 3 minutes in duration
For the Lord Hath Chosen Sion, 2007, 3 minutes in duration
Ave Maria, for voice and piano, 2003
Elephant Song, a children's song, for voice and piano, 2003
On Christmas Day, words by Paul L. Calabrese, 2003, 3 minutes in duration
Songs of Age, setting the W.B. Yeats poems: Three Things, 2003, When You Are Old, 1981, and The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water, 1981, 12 minutes in duration
Divine Mercy, A Hymn, 1997, 4 minutes in duration
Flowers that Cry for Tenor or Soprano, Clarinet in Bb, and Piano, words by H. C. Calabrese, 1987, 7 minutes
Lisa and Joey, words by Paul L. Calabrese, 1986, 3 minutes in duration
America the Great, words by Paul L. Calabrese, 1986, 3 minutes in duration
The Most Beautiful Lady in the World, words by Paul L. Calabrese, 1985, 3 minutes in duration
Honey and Salt, four songs for Soprano, words by Carl Sandberg, 1980, 12 minutes in duration
Anniversary Sketches: Four Comic Studies for Coloratura Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, 1980, 15 minutes
The Pearl, One-act opera based on the novella by John Steinbeck, 1979, libretto by H. C. Calabrese, 1979, 1 hour
America the Beautiful, for High Voice, words by Katherine L. Bates and music by Samuel A. Ward, 2001, 4 minutes in duration
I Believe in You, A Song for Soprano, words and music by H. Alexander Murphy, 2001, 3 minutes in duration
I Don't Need Roses, A Song for Soprano, words and music by H. Alexander Murphy, 2001, 3 minutes in duration
Paper People, 2006
Waterford Crystal, 2006
Mudgrave, 2007
Il Gioco È Fatto, 2009
