"A generous, unified sound did much to bring alive Andrew Earle Simpson’s evocative arrangement of “Wayfaring Stranger,” paired with a soaring solo from [soprano Deborah] Sternberg and an intriguing instrumental arrangement."
— Alex Baker, Washington Classical Review, March 2, 2020 (Full Review)
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Current Season
This season, I will be continuing my interests in humanistic music and theatrical genres.
More events will be added as they are confirmed.
2024
| April 14, 2024 4:00 PM | Atlas Performing Arts Center BARE KNEES (1928) This 1928 flapper film, starring Virginia Lee Corbin, is a gem of the Jazz Age. The final offering of this season of the Silent Film Series |
Washington, DC |
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| April 27, 2024 7:15 PM | The Kentucky Theatre THE FRESHMAN (starring Harold Lloyd, 1925) I will accompany this collegiate comedy classic on the KY Theatre's Allen organ. |
Lexington, KY |
| April 28, 2024 3:00 PM | Scottish Rite Cathedral THE FRESHMAN (starring Harold Lloyd, 1925) I return to the beautiful Scottish Rite in Indy to accompany one of Lloyd's classic comedies on the organ. Suzanne Lloyd, Harold's granddaughter, will also be on hand to provide commentary. |
Indianapolis, IN |
| May 4, 2024 11 AM-3 PM | Greenbelt Cinema (2:30 final screening of animations) Designed for kids 8-12, stop-motion animator Ali Everitt will lead this workshop before THE LOST WORLD, from 11am-1pm. (Registration includes admission to the movie!). After the movie (1-2:30pm), the workshop participants will get to see their animations in real time! Register here: greenbeltcinema.org/movie/lost-world-workshop |
Greenbelt, MD |
| May 4, 2024 1:00 PM | Greenbelt Cinema THE LOST WORLD (Harry O. Hoyt, 1925) My final offering of this season of silents supported by a Maryland State Arts Council Creativity grant. In this sci-fi classic, Professor Challenger discovers real dinosaurs living in the Amazon and brings a specimen back to London, with interesting results. Featuring magnificent stop-motion animated dinosaurs by Willis O'Brien, who would go on to animate the Beast in 1933's KING KONG. This film is also connected with a stop-motion animation workshop for kids ages 8-12! |
Greenbelt, MD |
| May 11, 2024 5:00 PM | Christ Episcopal Church Cantate Chamber Singers: Earth and Sky As Keyboard Artist, I join CCS in this program of music by Alice Parker, Gwyneth Walker, Samuel Barber, and others. |
Kensington, MD |
| May 18, 2024 2:00 PM | The Autry Museum of the American West Texas Guinan double feature: THE GUN WOMAN (1921) and THE STAMPEDE (1918). I will accompany these rarely-seen Westerns as part of The Silent Treatment Film Series, on loan from The Library of Congress. |
Los Angeles, CA |
Accompanying silent films at Atlas Performing Arts Center. Photo Credit: Sarah O’ Halloran
[New Web Series] Afterglow
A new weekly web series featuring new music, film, and art in dialogue and live performance.
This new "AFTERGLOW" weekly web series begins with the creation and performance of a piece in three short movements, played by the composer, with instruments which are common household tools and appliances. The music is meditative, reminiscent of chant in many traditions, and underscores a larger point that art can be found anywhere and everywhere, any day. How lovely.
[Web Series] Sparklers: Andrew Earle Simpson's Improvisations for the Day
A series of short, improvised piano pieces based on the day
Imagine being a composer and performer in quarantine. Your scheduled professional appearances over the next several months have been postponed or cancelled. What do you do now? Well, if you’re Andrew Simpson, you improvise.
Professor Simpson, director of the Rome School’s Stage Music Program, has been creating daily videos since April 16, combining short musical improvisations with images on a different theme each day. Read more