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Buzz for "Born"
"Born" the new album by The Crossing (Donald Nally, conductor) has been recieving much acclaim on the airways and beyond!
VPM's Classical With Mike Goldberg featured an interview with Edie Hill, Michael Gilbertson, and Donald Nally.
WRUU's Contemporary Classics featured an exdended dialogue exploring Spectral Spirits between Edie Hill, Donald Nally, and Contemporary Classics host David Lake.
The recording of Spectral Spirits has additionally been reviewed as "an almost Wes Andersonian cabinet of wonders" (VAN Magazine) and "one of the most interesting and engaging new compositions...in quite some time" (Classical Candor).
"Born" Released
Navona Records (imprint of PARMA Recordings) has announced the upcoming release of "Born," recorded by The Crossing (Donald Nally, conductor). The album features Edie Hill's Spectral Spirits (with poetry by Holly J. Hughes and others) as well as music by Michael Gilbertson.
The album will be available for purchase and to stream beginning August 12, 2022.
More information about the album is available on Navonna's website.
A sample recording from the album ("Carolina Parakeet" from Spectral Spirits) can be found here.
New Album Available
Mezzo-soprano/piano duo Emily Jaworski Koriath and Tad Koriath will soon release an album of 21st-Century Art Songs entitled "These Distances Between Us." The album will feature "The Giver of Stars" alongside works by Craig Brandwein, Jessica Rudman, and Jonathan Santore.
The album is currently available for pre-order from various retailers and is set to be released on June 24, 2022 through Naxos.
Honorary Doctorate from Concordia College
Edie has been awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Edie attended the college's commencement in Moorhead on Sunday, May 1 where she was presented with the honorary degree and offered a few words to the graduating class. The commencement ceremony was live streamed and archived.
Edie's indroduction and statement begin at 00:37:30.
"We Bloomed in Spring" was also performed in a concert on Saturday afternoon as part of the commencement weekend.
"Poem for 2084" on Sveriges Radio
On November 13, Sveriges Radio (Swedish Radio) presented a concert titled EXIL: OM MÄNNISKAN PÅ FLYKT ("Exile: A Man on the Run") at the Berwald Hall in Stockholm. The concert featured performances by the Swedish Radio Choir under direction of guest conductor Donald Nally (The Crossing) and cellist Johanna Sjunnesson with spoken narration by Etienne Glaser.
A full recording of the concert was broadcast on Sveriges Radio on December 3, 2021. The archive recording of the broadcast will be available to stream on the Sveriges Radio website during the month of December.
New Album with fivebyfive
Rochester, New York-based chamber ensemble, fivebyfive, is releasing their debut album Of and Between. The album includes recordings of all the pieces commissioned through their Glass Works project, including "Blue Jewel."
The album will be released December 1, 2021.
More about Of and Between, including how to purchase can be found on fivebyfive's website.
Navona Records' Refurbished Website
Navona Records has revamped their webiste to improve the searchability of music and artists. Now each artist and album on the label has a dedicated page on the webiste and music can be searched for based on genre and involved artists. Check out Edie's Navona Records artist page here.
Back in the Recording Studio with The Crossing
It was a pleasure and a gift to record Spectral Spirits with The Crossing this past week. Thanks to Donald Nally, singers and everyone who was there for their warmth and the incredible music making.
Photo Credit: Christopher Johnston
~Marvellous Error!~ included in Polyphonists debut
DC/Baltimore-based vocal quartet, The Polyphonists (soprano Amy Nicole Broadbent, mezzo-soprano Sylvia Leith, tenor Matthew Hill, and bass-baritone Edmund Milly) have released their performance of ~Marvellous Error!~, recorded live Recorded by West 40th Media at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Baltimore.
The performance can be viewed on Youtube as well as The Polyphonists' Facebook page.
~Marvellous Error!~ was commissioned by Cantus and was originally composed for Unison chorus & TTB semi-chorus. This version for SATB quartet was arranged for the 2019 Uncommon Music Festival. Both versions of the score are available for purchase from Hummingbird Press
New String Quartet in the Works
A new work for string quartet has been commissioned with funding from The Thelma Hunter Fund of the American Composers Forum. The new work will be presented by Saint Paul's Schubert Club, premiere date to be announced.
