Augusta Read Thomas: Bell Illuminations

Featuring

Emily Kim
Joey Brink
Joseph Min
João Francisco Shida
Kristina Bachrach
Benjamin Baker

Brian Hong
Jordan Bak
Alexander Hersh
John Corkhill
Carmen Pelton
Norman Scribner
Scott Speck
David Skidmore
Robert Dillon
Peter Martin
Sean Connors
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Chicago Philharmonic
Third Coast Percussion
Augusta Read Thomas

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Augusta Read Thomas, the composer, views her creative process as akin to a poet's, sculpting her music with refinement and polish.

Compositional Technique

Augusta Read Thomas has written music for actual church bells (or carillon), joining a select group of composers including Sibelius, George Crumb, and John Cage.

Performer Biography

The Chicago Philharmonic Society, featured on this album, is a collaboration of nearly 200 high-level classical musicians and is known for providing symphonic support to touring companies in all music genres.

Critical Reception

Augusta Read Thomas, the composer, has been called "a true virtuoso composer" by The New Yorker and is considered one of the best and most important American composers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The sound of bells has been a magnetic fascination for Augusta Read Thomas, the composer, and this album is the first to focus on this long-standing preoccupation.

Performer Biography

Third Coast Percussion, a GRAMMY® Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet, has been praised for their "commandingly elegant" performances and "inspirational sense of fun and curiosity."