Sonorities - Illinois Student and GRAMMY Nominee Sophia Byrd

Illinois Student and GRAMMY Nominee Sophia Byrd

01/08/21 • 17 min

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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Composition at Illinois
Website of Tomás García
Soundcloud page of Cody Paul

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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