Rhiannon Giddens & Silkroad Announce Debut Tour of ‘American Railroad’

Photo credit: Adam Gurczak Silkroad announced its debut tour of “American Railroad.” Beginning Nov. 5, Grammy Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rhiannon Giddens and the Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble will embark on a multi-city U.S. tour. The program includes three new commissions by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Suzanne Kite, and Silkroad artist Wu Man, as well as re-envisioned arrangements by Giddens and {…}

International Contemporary Ensemble to Premiere Two New Commissions ‘MEMORY THREE: Wrestling Waters’ by Mazz Swift & Murat Çolak’s ‘LAV (Death is Not Final)’

Credit: Nisha Sondhe & Zeynep Özkanca The International Contemporary Ensemble is set to premiere Mazz Swift‘s “MEMORY THREE: Wrestling Waters” and Murat Çolak’s “LAV (Death is Not Final).” Swift will perform vocals and violin along with Alice Teyssier, who will provide vocals and flute, Peter Evans on the trumpet, and Cory Smythe at the piano for the world premiere of {…}