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Composer Robert Honstein Releases Debut Film Score for THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN
by Blair Ingenthron - October 29, 2023 Composer Robert Honstein releases his debut film score, The Real Charlie Chaplin Soundtrack, available on Bandcamp starting December 1st, 2023....
Composer Nina Shekhar Receives The ASCAP Foundation Nissim Prize
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 18, 2021 Nina Shekhar is a composer who explores the intersection of identity, vulnerability, love and laughter to create bold and intensely personal works. ...
The Menil Collection's New Exhibition Features The Crossing In David Lang Soundscape, Specters Of Noon
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 12, 2020 GRAMMY Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang has written an interactive soundscape, specters of noon, for The Menil Collection's new exhibition Allora & Calzadilla: Specters of Noon, on exhibit through June 2021. ...
Composer Christopher Cerrone and Flutist Tim Munro Release New EP and Film LIMINAL HIGHWAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 21, 2020 GRAMMY-nominated composer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Christopher Cerrone and GRAMMY-winning flutist Tim Munro today release a new EP, Liminal Highway, on New Focus Recordings....
Composer Christopher Cerrone and Flutist Tim Munro Release New EP And Film LIMINAL HIGHWAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 14, 2020 On Friday, August 21, 2020, GRAMMY-nominated composer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Christopher Cerrone and GRAMMY Award-winning flutist Tim Munro release a new EP, Liminal Highway, on New Focus Recordings....
Eighth Blackbird Plays Music Of David Lang, Michael Gordon, And Julia Wolfe On New Album
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2020 Chicago-based new-music sextet Eighth Blackbird, winners of four Grammy Awards for their previous Cedille Records albums, are heard in the world-premiere recording of Singing in the Dead of Night, a collaborative, all-instrumental program created for the ensemble by American composers David Lang, Mi...
New Amsterdam, Nonesuch Records to Release Daniel Wohl's 'Etat'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 17, 2019 New Amsterdam and Nonesuch Records will release composer-performer Daniel Wohl's album Etat on May 31, 2019. The album features electro-acoustic pieces written by Wohl, and includes guest performances by Poliça's Channy Leaneagh with co-production bySon Lux's Ryan Lott and mmph. Etat, recorded with ...
CAG Presents Pianist Dominic Cheli's Carnegie Hall Debut this March
by Rebecca Russo - February 21, 2019 Concert Artists Guild announces that pianist Dominic Cheli, Co-First Prize Winner of the 2017 CAG Competition, will give his Weill Recital Hall debut on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30pm. Dominic will perform works by Liszt, Scriabin, Brahms, Carl Vine, and the world premiere of Softly her tower crumbled ...
LIVE FROM HERE WITH CHRIS THILE's Latest Episode Debuted At Symphony Center On 1/26
by Tori Hartshorn - January 28, 2019 Live from Here with Chris Thile's latest episode debuted on Saturday, January 26 at theSymphony Center in Chicago, IL. The show featured guest performances from Jason Isbell, Eighth Blackbird and Kurt Braunohler....
LIVE FROM HERE WITH CHRIS THILE Confirms Guest Lineup for Performance at LA's The Wiltern
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 18, 2019 Live from Here with Chris Thile confirms the guest lineup for its performance in Los Angeles at The Wiltern on February 1 as well as shows in Durham, Chicago and Detroit. The shows feature special guests Jenny Lewis, Andrew Bird, Sarah Silverman, Lord Huron, Jason Isbell, Death Cab for Cutie, Tank a...
City Winery Chicago Announces Megan Mullally's Band, Eric Roberson, and More
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 15, 2019 City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces the return of Grammy-nominated independent R&B artist Eric Roberson and more. The following shows go on sale to the public on Thursday, January 17 at noon. All tickets will be available at citywinery.com/chicago....
Grammy-Award Winner Rinde Eckert's TIME IS OUR OWN Premieres At Billboard
by Tori Hartshorn - August 23, 2018 Grammy-award winning composer, musician, performer, writer and director Rinde Eckert's new single “Time is Our Own” premieres at Billboard with a feature interview. Read the interview/share the track HERE. The single appears on Eckert's most personal album to date, The Natural World, out August 24 v...
Duo Noire Releases Night Triptych, An Album Of World Premieres For Guitar Duo By Women Composers, On New Focus
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2018 On Friday, June 22, 2018, American classical guitar duo, Duo Noire (Thomas Flippin and Christopher Mallett), releases Night Triptych, an album of world premiere recordings of newly commissioned works by six highly accomplished and diverse women composers from around the world, on New Focus Recording...
Miller Theatre Presents A Composer Portrait Of CHRISTOPHER CERRONE, 3/29
by A.A. Cristi - February 20, 2018 From the very first note, Brooklyn-based composer Christopher Cerrone draws listeners into his vibrant sonic imagination—a sublime world of ethereal colors and deep emotional resonance. Riding high following the extraordinary success of his groundbreaking futuristic opera, Invisible Cities, Cerrone ...
Concert Artists Guild presents Jiji, Guitar, 2/13
by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2018 Concert Artists Guild announces that Jiji, First Prize Winner of the 2016 CAG Competition, will become the first Korean female guitarist to perform solo at Carnegie Hall with her Weill Recital Hall debut on Tuesday, February 13 at 7:30pm....
Prog Ensemble Tautologic Releases 'Re:Psychle' An Album of Songs About Chicago
by Caryn Robbins - January 11, 2018 Tautologic will release Re:Psychle, a CD of songs inspired by real-life Chicagoans. Beginning in early 2018, Re:Psychle will be available through the band's own label - Turtle Down Music...
Irish Arts Center Announces Spring 2018 Season
by Tori Hartshorn - December 14, 2017 Irish Arts Center Announces Spring 2018 Season... |