At Caramoor, he has enlisted Mr. D'Rivera as both player and composer-in-residence, a tradition Mr. Barrett has revived.
Lynn Redgrave will portray four women, three of whom were concert pianists and composers, in a production to be performed Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Buckman Theater at Quinnipiac University and again Thursday night at 8 in Evans Hall at Connecticut College.
Played by the London Symphony Orchestra, which has been confirmed for all four ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Arnold's score will reference dozens of British artists and composers in a show that will feature live performances from some of the biggest names in music.
This year the boldface names belong to writers and musicians: Junot Díaz, 43, the writer and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Chris Thile, 31, a mandolinist and composer in New York City; David Finkel 56, a Washington Post reporter; Dinaw Mengestu, 34, a novelist and journalist in Washington; and Claire Chase, 34, a flutist and arts entrepreneur in Brooklyn.
"My soul is broken," says Mr. Malayev, who is a poet and composer in addition to being a singer and instrumentalist.
Mr. Fortuit, 23, is a percussionist and composer in Manhattan.
The bridegroom, 34, is a musician and composer in Manhattan.
The first is an atmospheric electronic piece by Lorna Dune Krier, a member of the ensemble Victoire (which records for New Amsterdam, as does Roomful of Teeth) and a pianist and composer in her own right.
January 15 2016 January 16 201616 Hersch has showcased his uncommon skills as a pianist and composer in settings as spare as solo recitals and as capacious as outsized ensembles, but the duo set up remains one of his sweet spots.
A musician and composer in his own right, he produced the music for many movies including Cold Mountain, Crazy Heart, The Big Lebowski and Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
