andrew e simpson :: composer and pianist
Upcoming Events
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May 12Library of Congress Mt. Pony Theatre
MANTRAP (starring Clara Bow)
Library of Congress Mt. Pony Theatre, Culpeper, VA
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June 9Premiere of new choral and instrumental score for The Wind (1928 film starring Lillian Gish)
American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theatre
Silver Spring, MD more information
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July 13-282012 Capital Fringe Festival
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Chamber opera in one act
Mountain - at Mount Vernon United Methodist Church
Dates:
FR 7/13 5:45PM
SA 7/14 7:30 PM
SA 7/21 8:00PM
SU 7/22 3:30PM
SA 7/28 6:00PM
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News
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American Record Guide praises Simpson's Too Many Mammas on Naxos
The other three works [on the disc] were written to accompany silent films, each lasting around 9 minutes. The best is Andrew Earle Simpson's Too Many Mammas written in a hotsy-totsy jazz style to set the scene in a speakeasy where philandering is on tap along with the booze. The pit-band that accompanies the three scores [The Snark Ensemble] is a jazz quintet, and they're terrific. -Philip Greenfield, American Record Guide, Jan./Feb. 2012
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Simpson as pianist praised in American Record Guide review of Still Life on Albany
…Simpson has the awareness and fortitude to make an audience pay attention. He has a naturally fluid technique, and he coaxes an array of colors from the piano, from ear-splitting thunderclaps to tender murmurs. …Simpson relishes passages of intense emotion...
-Patrick Hanudel, American Record Guide, Nov./Dec. 2011
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Summer-Night Songs appears on debut recording of Pictures on Silence
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Simpson's Golden Prophecy released on new Albany CD (Noah Getz, saxophone).
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Simpson's new opera earns critical praise in MD Theatre Guide
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Simpson honored with 2011 Provost's Award for Achievement in the Creative Arts at Catholic University.
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Washington Post praises Simpson's Crown of Stars at a recent performance.
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Simpson, silent film composer and pianist, is the featured guest in a recent episode of Studio A, a video colloquium at George Mason University.
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Simpson's music now on Naxos Music Library!
His chamber works, Fireflies, American Gothic Suite, and Tesserae (Fleur de Son Classics) can now be accessed through the online database.
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