"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.
2025
| February 16 3:00 PM |
Clemson University Clemson University Orchestra performs my score for Chaplin's THE IMMIGRANT |
Clemson, SC |
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| March 5 8:00 PM |
Bright Box Theater The EDGE Ensemble of Shenandoah Conservatory performs TOO MANY MAMMAS live to screen |
Winchester, VA |
| March 21 7:30 PM |
Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater, Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. I accompany King Vidor's THE CROWD on the Packard Campus Theater's organ |
Culpeper, VA |
| April 11 8:00 PM |
River Oaks Theatre I conduct the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO), Houston TX in the premiere of a new orchestral reduction of my score for Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL (1926) and my new reduction of an arrangement of Leigh Harline's score for the 1935 Disney Silly Symphony, MUSIC LAND. Performed live to screen. |
Houston, TX |
| April 13 2:00 PM |
Freer Auditorium Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. WALK CHEERFULLY (Yasujiro Ozu, 1930). Drama about a small-time criminal who tries to go straight. |
Washington, DC |
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