Tyshawn Sorey
[1] Sorey has received accolades for performances, recordings, and compositions ranging from improvised solo percussion[1] to opera,[2] with work in best-of lists for both classical[3] and jazz music.[14] His life and work have been the subject of features in publications including The New York Times,[15] The New Yorker,[16] The Wall Street Journal,[17] NPR Music,[18] and The Brooklyn Rail.[24] The 2-CD That/Not features various configurations of Sorey, trombonist Ben Gerstein, pianist Cory Smythe, and bassist Thomas Morgan performing an extensive array of works, from "Seven Pieces for Trombone Quartet" to the forty-three minute "Permutations for Solo Piano."[33] During the six years of doctoral study that followed, Sorey worked closely with George E. Lewis and Fred Lerdahl;[34] off-campus, he recorded three albums with pianist Cory Smythe and bassist Chris Tordini.[35] For The Inner Spectrum of Variables, the trio was joined by three string performers: violinist Fung Chern Hwei, violist Kyle Armbrust, and cellist Rubin Kodheli.This song cycle centers on what it means to be a Black man living in America today and in 2020 was made into a film with Opera Philadelphia and released on their Digital Channel.[44] The following year he was named Composer in Residence for the Seattle Symphony[45] and Opera Philadelphia,[46] and his duo album with Marilyn Crispell, The Adornment of Time, was released on Pi Recordings.