Holcombe Waller is a singer living in Oregon who moves easily between contemporary song, classical influence, and original theatrical projects. He often threads personal narrative with a cool, literary wit and his voice has carried him across concert halls and more curious rooms, where audiences are invited not merely to listen, but to be quietly implicated.
Waller has performed internationally and composed for stage and film. One of his projects is his annual holiday concert, titled »A Very George Michael Christmas«. Among his recognitions are a Creative Capital Award, four MAP Fund grants, and the United States Artists Berresford Fellowship in Music.
More recently, Holcombe Waller’s creative life has expanded beyond the stage into the world of hospitality. As the proprietor behind The Klondike Tavern and the forthcoming Klondike Hotel in St. Helens, Oregon, he applies the same ethos to physical space as he does to music: atmosphere as storytelling, service as performance, and the guest as participant.
Concerts at the festival
- , Beethovenhalle, Great Hall
Gabriel Kahane & Beethoven Orchester Bonn
Orchestra, VocalPhilharmonic Choir Bonn, Eliza Bagg, Dirk Kaftan
Kahane, Dvořák

