Alburnum
BY Brian Mulligan, Timothy Long
FOR YOUR
GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Brian Mulligan and Timothy Long, alburnum
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Songs from the Plays by Mason Bates
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Adam Abeshouse
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Adam Abeshouse
ABOUT
LISTEN
Brian Mulligan's latest release Alburbum includes world premiere recordings of songs by three acclaimed American composers: Songs From the Plays (2001), by Mason Bates with poetry from Kenneth Koch, As Long As We Live (2010), by Missy Mazzoli with text from Walt Whitman, and Walden (2018), by Gregory Spears with text from Henry David Thoreau. Brian Mulligan is joined by long time collaborator and pianist Timothy Long, their previous work together was described by Gramophone as "a succession of poignant gem-like moments, exquisite distillations of love…”.
ABOUT the artists:
American baritone Brian Mulligan sings regularly with the leading opera houses and orchestras of North America and Europe. He is equally renowned as an interpreter of classic works by Verdi, Wagner, and Strauss as well as of the most challenging twentieth and twenty-first century operas.
“I believe that some of the greatest music the world has ever heard has yet to be composed. So, when I have a visceral response to music from composers who are alive, I do all I can to encourage them to continue creating. I have been so inspired by the works of Mason Bates, Missy Mazzoli and Gregory Spears, and it is my absolute joy to introduce the world to this collection of their gorgeous, emotive, meaningful songs.” - Brian Mulligan
Timothy Long is a pianist and conductor of Muscogee Creek and Choctaw descent who is Music Director of Opera at the Eastman School of Music.
His early training as a pianist and violinist led to work with singers, and eventually to conducting engagements that have included companies such as Boston Lyric Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, New York City Opera, Opera Colorado, Utah Opera, Tulsa Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, City Opera Vancouver, Pacific Opera Victoria, The New Group, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the Oregon Bach Festival, and the Prague Summer Nights Festival.
