About H and H Publishing
At H&H Publishing we focus on composers and quality content. We provide a platform for composers to share their work while keeping their artistic integrity and retaining a majority of their sales. We support all our composers while also keeping a professional level of product and service. Please feel free to read more about the founders, and email us at handhmusicpublishing@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Jarod Hart
Board Member/Co-Founder
Jarod Hart (he/him) is a composer and conductor from central Iowa. Having recently earned his bachelor’s degree at Iowa State University, majoring in music education and composition (’26), he is studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to earn his master’s degree in composition. While at Iowa State, he studied horn and organ. His works have been commissioned, recorded, and performed by many ensembles including Enigma Classica, Horns of the Heartland, Ames Youth Choir, Iowa State University’s Lyrica Choir, and the Iowa State University Wind Ensemble.
Most of his works are for band, orchestra, choir, and horn ensembles, but Jarod also enjoys writing for piano, organ, solo instruments, and theatre—including his musicals: The Tragedy of Macbeth and Little Miss Apocalypse. Many of his works draw inspiration from texts or personal life experiences with his music being fluent in many classical and jazz styles.
Jarod has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Tanglewood’s Studio E, and Chicago’s Symphony Hall. He is frequently asked to coach ensembles across the nation and is sought after as music director for musicals in central Iowa. Jarod is often invited to be a conductor with ensembles at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and a clinician for school ensembles and events. When not making music, he enjoys teaching and spending as much time as possible hiking, running, biking, or paddling.
Raymond J. Horvat
Board Member/Co-Founder
Raymond J. Horvat (he/him) is an active composer, conductor, and music educator in the Boston area. He graduated with his master’s in music theory from Boston University with Dr. Jason Yust in 2023. Before Boston University, Raymond was the music director for Council Grove Junior-Senior High School in Council Grove, Kansas, from 2018-2021. He taught grades 5-12 band, 7-12 choir, and directed and produced the school's fall musical. In the fall of 2017, Raymond graduated with a degree in music education from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas.
During his time at Emporia State, he studied with many great professors and composers including Dr. Gary Ziek, director of bands. Raymond’s pieces have been performed across the country by colleges including Kansas State University, Boston University, The University of Louisville, and several more. Raymond strives to write exciting and fun music for a variety of ensembles, introducing influences from across wide genres of music.
He has had the honor of conducting many of his concert band works for performance in multiple ensembles including the Emporia State Wind Ensemble, Council Grove Concert Band, Council Grove Community Band, and the Boston University Concert Band. He has worked with many conductors including Dr. Tracy Freeze, Dr. Gary Ziek, and Dr. Jennifer Bill.
Raymond has performed as a member of the Boston University Concert Band, Council Grove Community Band, Lenexa Community Orchestra, Emporia State Wind Ensemble, Emporia State Jazz Band, the Emporia Symphony Orchestra and the Emporia Marching Hornets, where he served as drum major.
Christopher Kelleher
Board Member
Christopher Kelleher is an American composer, conductor, and tuba player whose work places him at the intersection of contemporary classical music and film scoring. Drawing heavily from his love of brass, Kelleher’s orchestral music explores a broad spectrum of sound, ranging from intimate simplicity to complex decadence with expansive cinematic soundscapes.
His work for film and television includes Black Ink, Last Night in Urbana, Airplane Store, and several additional projects completed and currently in development. His concert music includes a growing body of orchestral and chamber works, several of which have been premiered at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, including Astigmatisms, Marsh Creatures, and Space Dogs.
Kelleher began playing tuba as a child, eventually discovering that his love of movies and music could coexist. He went on to study music theory and composition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign under Carlos Carrillo and Scott Tegge.
In addition to his work as a composer and conductor, Kelleher is involved with two orchestral organizations. He is a founding member of the University of Illinois Film Score Orchestra and the Christopher Kelleher Recording Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to recording new music and supporting composers and filmmakers.
The Recording Orchestra is perhaps best known for its ambitious “Want to Win a Grammy?” campaign.