Ahead of the Awakening Orchestra's release of interlude: Atticus Live! - the music of Jesse Lewis on Biophilia Records on December 6th, we've begun to release some video content of the recording, which happened in February 2015 at ShapeShifter Lab. Check out the title track Atticus, below, and stay tuned for more video being posted on the Orchestra's Vimeo page in the coming days and weeks.
image courtesy youngthegiant.com
Young the Giant's September 17th tour stop at Radio City Music Hall will include a string quartet featuring several of Kyle's arrangements for the music of their latest release, Home of the Strange.
artwork by Angela Costanzo Paris
After some new developments, the Awakening Orchestra will release Atticus Live! - the music of Jesse Lewis. 12.06.2016 on Biophilia Records. Founded by the extraordinary Fabian Almazan, Biophilia is a perfect vehicle for Jesse's music, with its emphasis on community and the environment.
A three-part series brought to you by the Awakening Orchestra and ShapeShifter Plus, election year: a Work in progress. will showcase a brand new symphony by Kyle Saulnier, to be composed across the entire span of the election year as events unfold. Each of the three performances will see new movements and material added to the work, relevant to both the 2016 election cycle in real time and to the dates on which the performances will occur.
part i: free labor, free land, free men. - 03.20.2016
part ii: liberté, égalité, fraternité. - 07.14.2016
part iii: ethos, pathos, logos. - 11.11.2016
Check out Patrick Cornelius' While We're Still Young, his latest record on Whirlwind Recordings inspired by the poetry of A.A. Milne. Co-produced by Kyle, the record features Patrick, Jason Palmer, John Ellis, Nick Vayenas, Miles Okazaki, Gerald Clayton, Peter Slavov, and Kendrick Scott, and Patrick's writing for the record is truly beautiful.
Some footage from Russ Kaplan (+7) 's performance at the 2015 Battle of the Boroughs in the Greene Space - proudly repping Kyle's home borough of the Bronx:
Kyle's newest composition, dystopian skies, will be premiered on November 25th by the UMass Amherst Chapel Jazz Band.
Kyle gets a brief mention in this All About Jazz Italia article, included with a heavy list of writers.
the Awakening Orchestra's debut record is on today's (08.26.2014) front page of iTunes Classical, as part of an innova Recordings feature.
Grab the record from iTunes here, or straight from innova here.
Russ Kaplan +7's song, Pigz In Space (from his 2013 album the Ulysses Cycle) has just won the popular vote as Best Funk/Fusion/Jam Song in the Independent Music Awards' fan-based Vox Pop awards! Kyle plays baritone, soprano, and flute on the record.