andrew e simpson :: composer and pianist
Upcoming Events
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Feb. 12Songs of Old CUA: A Musical Revue
Special event for Catholic University’s 125th anniversary
Special event for Catholic University’s 125th anniversary
Co-organized with Maurice Saylor, in collaboration with the divisions of Musical Theater, Wind Ensemble, and CUA faculty and students.
"Trailer for Songs of Old CUA"
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Mar. 15-18Cinefest 32: Musical Accompanist
I return for my second year as an accompanist for the nationally-renowned film festival in Syracuse, NY more information
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Mar. 31St. John's Norwood Episcopal Church, Bethesda, MD.
I am performing a Nietzsche piano work and conducting Eric Whitacre's Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine. more information
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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