Luke Cissell Explained

Luke Cissell
Birth Place:	Louisville, Kentucky

Luke Cissell (born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist known for creating works that feature "bright, glowing melodies and ornate structures while incorporating a heady range of styles"^[1] from classical to bluegrass, jazz, folk, post-rock, and art pop.^[2] Cissell was a champion fiddler and classical violinist in his youth, earned a degree from Princeton University, and has worked as a producer, arranger, and session musician with a broad range, with credits on albums by artists such as singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and composer Philip Glass.^{[3] [4]} Known for performing every part on most of his studio album releases,^[5] Cissell has composed and recorded a number of works that prominently feature strings.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Selected works

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• Cosmography (2013)
• Infinite Progress (2014) for solo violin
• Backwoods (2015)
• String Quintet (2016)
• Sonata for Viola and Piano (2017)
• Three Piano Pieces (2017)
• Thinking/Feeling (2018) for mandolin, banjo, electric guitar, electric bass, strings and electronics
• String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2 (2019)
• Nightside (2020)
• Emerald Cities (2021)
• Pulp (2023) for string orchestra
• Serenade for Strings (2023)

External links

• Artist website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monger . Timothy . Luke Cissell Biography, Songs, & Albums . 2023-08-05 . AllMusic . en.
2. Web site: 2018-07-18 . Luke Cissell Is Joyfully All Over the Map with 'Thinking/Feeling' . 2023-08-05 . PopMatters . en-US.
3. Web site: Oteri . Frank J. . 2013-07-02 . Sounds Heard: Luke Cissell—Cosmography - New Music USA . 2023-08-06 . NewMusicBox . en-US.
4. Web site: Polk . Jeff . 2023-06-22 . Listen Local: 6 New Local Music Reviews . 2023-08-05 . LEO Weekly . en-US.
5. Web site: 2023-06-16 . News from Around the World: June 2023 New Releases . 2023-11-13 . Classical Music Daily . en.
6. Web site: Pinto . Mark . 2017-12-28 . WRTI 90.1 Announces: The Top 10 New Classical Releases of 2017 . 2023-08-05 . WRTI . en.
7. Web site: Ingalls . Chris . 2019-06-21 . Composer Luke Cissell Makes an Arresting Musical Statement with 'String Sextets Nos 1 & 2' . 2023-08-05 . PopMatters . en-US.
8. Web site: 2019-03-24 . She Calls to Me; Luke Cissell, composer; Robert Simonds, violin . 2023-11-13 . ICareIfYouListen.TV - Powered by American Composers Forum . en-US.
9. Web site: lukecissell.com/works . 2023-11-07 . en-US.