andrew e simpson :: composer and pianist
Upcoming Events
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July 31Cine-concert, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2:00 PM (New silent film score, "The Way of the Strong")
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August 22Cine-concert, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 4:30 PM (New silent film score, "Maciste All' Inferno")
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August 28Cine-concert, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 4:30 PM (New silent film score, "A Gentleman of Paris")
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September 18Library of Congress Mt. Pony Theater, Culpeper, VA, 7:30 PM (New silent film score TBA)
News
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Commercial Recording of Oratorio Scheduled
Simpson's wedding oratorio, "A Crown of Stars," will be recorded by Cantate Chamber Singers in March 2011 for Albany Records. Cantate will perform the work on March 6, 2011.
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Pictures on Silence to Record Simpson Work
The DC-Baltimore based saxophone and harp duo, Pictures on Silence is recording Simpson's "Summer-Night Songs" for a forthcoming commercial recording.
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Slapsticon 2010
Simpson played for a very successful Slapsticon 2010, joining Philip Carli and Ben Model as the festival’s musical accompanists.
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The Third Millennium Ensemble
The Third Millennium Ensemble performed a program including Simpson’s Klytemnestra Songs at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art on June 13.
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Simpson: The Golden Prophecy
Saxophonist Noah Getz has recorded Simpson’s The Golden Prophecy, for alto saxophone and piano (with the composer on piano), for a new CD of music for saxophone and piano.
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Forthcoming commercial CD release
Three silent film scores by the Snark Ensemble will appear on a forthcoming commercial CD release, including Simpson’s score for Too Many Mammas.
- Great Noise Ensemble 2010-11 season
Simpson is at work on a double concerto for violin and guitar to be premiered by the Great Noise Ensemble in the 2010-11 season.
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