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Luke Cissell

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Luke Cissell
BornLouisville, Kentucky
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Websitelukecissell.com

Luke Cissell (born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist known for creating works that feature "bright, glowing melodies and ornate structures while incorporating a heady range of styles"[1] from classical to bluegrass, jazz, folk, post-rock, and art pop.[2] Cissell was a champion fiddler and classical violinist in his youth, earned a degree from Princeton University, and has worked as a producer, arranger, and session musician with a broad range, with credits on albums by artists such as singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and composer Philip Glass.[3][4] Known for performing every part on most of his studio album releases,[5] Cissell has composed and recorded a number of works that prominently feature strings.[6][7][8]

Selected works

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  • Cosmography (2013)
  • Infinite Progress (2014) for solo violin
  • Backwoods (2015)
  • String Quintet (2016)
  • Sonata for Viola and Piano (2017)
  • Three Piano Pieces (2017)
  • Thinking/Feeling (2018) for mandolin, banjo, electric guitar, electric bass, strings and electronics
  • String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2 (2019)
  • Nightside (2020)
  • Emerald Cities (2021)
  • Pulp (2023) for string orchestra
  • Serenade for Strings (2023)

References

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  1. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Luke Cissell Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ^ "Luke Cissell Is Joyfully All Over the Map with 'Thinking/Feeling'". PopMatters. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  3. ^ Oteri, Frank J. (2013-07-02). "Sounds Heard: Luke Cissell—Cosmography - New Music USA". NewMusicBox. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  4. ^ Polk, Jeff (2023-06-22). "Listen Local: 6 New Local Music Reviews". LEO Weekly. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  5. ^ "News from Around the World: June 2023 New Releases". Classical Music Daily. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  6. ^ Pinto, Mark (2017-12-28). "WRTI 90.1 Announces: The Top 10 New Classical Releases of 2017". WRTI. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  7. ^ Ingalls, Chris (2019-06-21). "Composer Luke Cissell Makes an Arresting Musical Statement with 'String Sextets Nos 1 & 2'". PopMatters. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  8. ^ "She Calls to Me; Luke Cissell, composer; Robert Simonds, violin". ICareIfYouListen.TV - Powered by American Composers Forum. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  9. ^ "lukecissell.com/works". Retrieved 2023-11-07.
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