Contemporaneous

The secret is out! Learn more about Dylan Mattingly's newest release with Nonesuch Records (ft. yours truly) below:

'The Wild Heart,' the Nonesuch Records debut from composer Dylan Mattingly, is due June 26. The album, performed by Contemporaneous with conductor David Bloom and vocal soloist Iarla Ó Lionáird, comprises the five-movement work 'The Transmutation Notebooks,' as well as 'Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things).' The vinyl edition features the latter piece and two movements from 'The Transmutation Notebooks': “Ulysses Dances” and “Last Dance.” You can pre-order the album and hear "Ulysses Dances" now at link in comments.

The two pieces sprang from Mattingly’s six-hour epic composition 'History of Life,' which, as Jake Wilder-Smith says in his album liner note, “weaves together a wide array of traditions, styles, and source materials, chief among them Homer’s 'Odyssey' and Charles Darwin’s account of his five-year expedition aboard the HMS 'Beagle.'” 'Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things)' was written during the first year of the pandemic, while wildfires blazed in Mattingly’s native California.

John Adams (Composer) says: “Dylan Mattingly is a true original whose music fills the listener with a sense of overflowing abundance ... He’s a genuine American Maverick in the true sense of the term.”

Wish you were here! Some gems from last week’s Open Mic Vol. 3 taken by the phenomenal .

More about Open Mic Vol. 4 very, very soon 👀

Can't believe it's already been over a month since my Composer Portrait, presented by Miller Theatre at Columbia University! I was just sent this film photo from rehearsals, already feeling nostalgic!

The roster is set! Join us as we perform and record works by 12 composers from our recent open call at on April 13 (7 PM).

Details are in the link in bio!

CLOSING SOON! Apply to be a part of Open Mic Vol. 3 by MIDNIGHT, Feb 28. Participating composer get a FREE performance of their work by a professional orchestra + a free recording of their piece.

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