Or, The Whale: Caroline Shaw & Andrew Yee in Musical Conversation
Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee will perform works that reflect both a musical partnership and a deep friendship, featuring music from their new album, Or, The Whale, as well as re-contextualised works by other composers. Long‑time friends and collaborators, the duo share a musical language rooted in curiosity, playfulness, and emotional clarity, moving effortlessly between classical writing, traditional music, and reimagined sound worlds. Come and hear two artists working together at the height of their creative powers.
The performance program will include music from Or, The Whale, and will be announced from stage . The performance will be approximately 75 minutes without an intermission.
Two-time GRAMMY Award-winning cellist and composer Andrew Yee (She/Her) loves making art. She is a founding member of the Attacca Quartet, whose recordings of the string quartets of Caroline Shaw; ‘Orange’ and ‘Evergreen’ have each won GRAMMY awards. They can also be heard on the score of the Alfonso Cuaron show ‘Disclaimer’ scored by Finneas O’Connell, and on Billie Eilish’s album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’.
Caroline Shaw is a musician who moves among roles, genres, and mediums, trying to imagine a world of sound that has never been heard before but has always existed. She often collaborates as a producer, composer, violinist, and vocalist. Shaw is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music, an honorary doctorate from Yale, four Grammys, and a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. She has written and produced for iconic artists and ensembles across the musical spectrum, including Rosalía, Renée Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma, Tiler Peck, Nas, Kanye West, the LA Phil, the NY Phil, and others.
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