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Episode 14 – Nick Photinos (Eighth Blackbird)/ Olagon: a Cantata in Doublespeak
The latest episode of Classical Chicago features an interview with Eighth Blackbird cellist, Nick Photinos. In this episode, Nick discusses Eighth Blackbird’s latest album "Olagon: a Cantata in Doublespeak" and the collaboration between the ensemble, composer Dan Trueman, and Irish sean nos singer Iarla O’Lianard.
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Cedille’s newest digital single, Mischa Zupko: Harpsichord Concerto is available to stream everywhere. Scored for harpsichord and string quartet, the concerto exhibits highly idiomatic harpsichord writing, brought brilliantly into the present by Zupko’s ingenious reshaping of older musical styles into a thoroughly modern expression.
From Chicago-based composter Stacy Garrop comes INVICTUS, Latin for “unconquered.” The work unfolds across four movements and an interlude, moving between lyrical introspection, fierce determination, and triumphant resolve, with Grammy-nominated pianist Marta Aznavoorian and the Chicago Philharmonic under the direction of Artistic Director Scott Speck. Available 5/8.
Discover chamber music highlights from the Cedille catalog from Baroque to Contemporary, including selections performed by Third Coast Percussion, the Pacifica Quartet, Lincoln Trio, Civitas Ensemble, and more.
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