Ensemble Dal Niente, which performs on this album, was the first-ever ensemble to win the Kranichstein prize for interpretation in 2012 and received the Fromm Music Foundation prize in 2019.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chris Fisher-Lochhead, the album's composer, aims to create music that invites listeners into an intricate world of sounds and an exploration of their musical potential.
Composer Biography
Chris Fisher-Lochhead's string quartet "Hack" was described as a "knockout" by Alex Ross of The New Yorker and was a centerpiece of Spektral Quartet's Grammy-nominated album "Serious Business."
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Wake Up the Dead," is inspired by a quote from the artist Q-Tip: "I don't really mind if it's over your head, 'cause the job of resurrectors is to wake up the dead."
Performer Biography
JACK Quartet, featured on this album, is described by The New York Times as "our leading new-music foursome" and has been nominated for three GRAMMY Awards.
Performer Biography
Quince Ensemble, a treble voice quartet on this album, has been described as "the Anonymous 4 of new music" by Opera News and has commissioned and premiered over 150 works.
Performer Biography
Bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward, who performs "grandFather" on this album, was recently named one of 23 artists "changing the sound of classical music" by the Washington Post.
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