It is Bandcamp Friday! I'm still so proud of this 2021 release of my Capriccio, with the amazing Hub New Music. Give a listen, or even better, purchase a download today, since all the proceeds will go to help Hub continue to commission and perform new works! hubnewmusic.bandcamp.com/album/capric...
I'm so happy to share The Seeds, premiered by the extraordinary Lindsay Kesselman, Scott Rawls, and Annie Jeng! The brilliant and beautiful text is by Cecily Parks, who I'm proud to call a colleague and friend. I'm deeply honored that she trusted me with her work! www.youtube.com/watch?v=x28u...
ensembleNewSRQ will perform my String Quartet No. 3 "Songlines" tomorrow in Sarasota! Link to in-person and live-streaming tickets below. I'll be tuning in online!
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Tonight in New York at the Bulgarian Consulate General, Svetozar Ivanov plays my Album (Autumn) Leaf on a gorgeous program of live piano with prerecorded audio. Concert details here: www.bceny.org/season-2025-...
Strange Loops album cover, Michael Ippolito, Andrew Yee, Emily Levin, Schroeder Umansky Duo, Azica Records
This afternoon at 4PM Eastern - Strange Loops on "Not Brahms and Liszt" on WMBR in Cambridge. The show will be available for two weeks after broadcast on the show's website. Thanks to Alley Stroughton for sharing music from my latest album! wmbr.org/cgi-bin/show...
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Album release day! You can find Strange Loops on streaming platforms today. I'm so grateful to the incredible performers Emily Levin, Andrew Yee, Amy Schroeder and Felix Umansky, to the sharp ears of Alan Bise, and to Laura Grey for the beautiful design.
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Texas Public Radio will broadcast the world premiere of my cello sonata from October 26 tonight at 7PM Central. Also available on demand here: www.tpr.org/show/perform...
I'm pleased to the share the audio of my cello sonata, premiered by the incredible Julian Schwarz and Christopher Guzman on October 26! soundcloud.com/qualifiednoi...
There is a livestream for the premiere of my Cello Sonata! Julian and Chris sound amazing! It’s going to be very special.
Concert starts at 3 pm central and my piece is second (ca. 3:20). Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/GsqcWQQ...
Very excited for the world premiere of my Cello Sonata this weekend with the amazing Julian Schwarz and Christopher Guzman. If you are in San Antonio, come out to Bennack Concert Hall at UIW at 3PM on Sunday for this free concert!
www.olmosensemble.com/october-26-p...
World premiere of A Bon-Vivant's Companion broadcasting now! vimeo.com/1112079399
Livestream and concert info here:
vimeo.com/1112079399
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Sunday at 3PM Eastern, my dear friends in Attacca Quartet will premiere my piece, A Bon-Vivant's Companion, alongside music by Verdi and Salerni at Lehigh University! This piece was my 21st birthday gift to the quartet (founded in 2003!) and the movements have a cocktail theme.
Thrilled to share this video from the CBDNA conference earlier this year - Caroline Beatty led the TXST Wind Symphony brilliantly, the students were in top form, and the gorgeous hall at TCU really made them shine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgiS...
I'm thrilled that the always amazing Emily Levin will be performing my piece Mythos on Sunday in Ridgefield CT! Wish I could be there! More info here: www.charlesivesmusicfestival.org/event-detail...
My pianoduo, for four-hands can be heard here:
www.michaelippolito.com/pianoduo
Happy to be in Houston for the Texas New Music Festival today. I had a nice time chatting with the participant composers today and I'm looking forward to the performance of my pianoduo tonight!
Excited to premiere my horn sonata today with Caroline Steiger at the International Horn Symposium! Concert at 4:30PM at the Forbes Center Recital Hall at James Madison University.
If you're in Memphis this week, check out the PRIZM International Chamber Music Festival, including a concert by the always incredible INTERWOVEN on Friday with my piece "Sekai no hazama (Between Worlds)" as part of their program. Tickets and info here: prizmensemble.org/event/interw...
I had so much fun making this arrangement of Danse Macabre for Agarita and Olmos in their combined concert back in January. They sounded great! Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kauj...
Heading to CBDNA in Fort Worth later today for a performance of "Harlequin's Carnival" (after Miró) from my "Wayward Images" - the TXST Bands sound fantastic! Concert is on Friday at 1:30PM Central at Van Cliburn Hall, TCU. Livestream link: www.youtube.com/live/SaYHja1...
Consortium info: michaelippolitomusic.squarespace.com/horn-consort...
From first sketches to final draft - very excited about my horn sonata! Caroline Steiger and I premiere it this summer at the International Horn Symposium. There is one more week to join the consortium - any horn players out there who want to be part of a new work? Click the link in comments
Interwoven and the fabulous Yoko Reikano Kimura (shamisen/voice) will present my work "Sekai no hazama (Between Worlds)" at the Smithsonian Asian Art Museum on Thursday. This is going to be a special concert - if you're in the DC area, check it out! www.si.edu/events/detai...
Horn players! We are getting close to wrapping up the consortium for my horn sonata. The draft is done and Caroline Steiger and I have worked out some final revisions - very excited! Here are a few clips to get a taste of the piece. Sign up for the consortium by following the link in the comments.
