Sonorities - Illinois Graduate and GRAMMY Nominee James Blachly

Illinois Graduate and GRAMMY Nominee James Blachly

01/15/21 • 34 min

Conductor James Blachly is the conductor of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra (Pennsylvania) and the Experiential Orchestra of New York City (EXO). The EXO's recording of The Prison by Dame Ethel Smyth is nominated for a GRAMMY Award.
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
The Experiential Orchestra (EXO)
Morning Meditations (EXO YouTube playlist)
The Prison, By Dame Ethel Smyth on the Chandos label
James Blachly website

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Illinois Student and GRAMMY Nominee Sophia Byrd

Sophia Byrd is a senior in the U of I Lyric Theatre program and is one of the performers on Place by composer Ted Hearne and Librettist/Poet Saul Williams. Place is nominated for GRAMMY awards in Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods and Place Orchestra) and Best Contemporary Classical Composition (Ted Hearne, composer).
Sophia Byrd
Ted Hearne's PlaceLyric Theatre at Illinois
Reggie Chapman, "Cranes in the Sky" (Solange)

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Illinois Graduate and Grammy Nominee Donald Nally

In this episode we speak with choral conductor and Illinois graduate Donald Nally. He is conductor of the professional choral ensemble The Crossing, which has received many accolades and awards, including two Grammy Awards and six nominations. Currently they are nominated in the category of Best Choral Album for Carthage: the Music of James Primosch.

In addition to Carthage, we’ll discuss some very innovative ways that The Crossing has adapted to making music in the age of COVID.
protect yourself from infection by David Lang
The Forest - a film by The Crossing
Rising w/ The Crossing