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Jessie Montgomery

Composer • Violinist

Jessie Montgomery

Composer • Violinist
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Jessie Montgomer wears a black v neck top

photo: Jiyang Chen

“One of the most distinctive and communicative voices in the US, as a player and a creator.”
BBC

Sphinx Virtuosi Songs for our Times review in Gramophone Magazine

“Divided is Montgomery’s response to the sense of helplessness felt in ‘a world that seems to be in constant crisis’. The solo part is brilliantly negotiated here by principal cellist Tommy Mesa.”

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Awadagin Pratt releases STILLPOINT featuring “Rounds”

Pratt’s latest album is a collection of six newly-commissioned works written for piano, the Grammy-winning vocal band Roomful of Teeth, and string orchestra A Far Cry. Now available on all platforms.

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Jessie Montgomery and Angelica Sanchez Receive Civitella Ranieri Fellowships

Montgomery says, “It has been great to have the time and space to work on these big projects surrounded by the beauty of the countryside, without the usual distractions that I face in the city.”

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Applications Open for 2023-24 CMC Jessie Montgomery Musicians Scholarship Award

Named after Jessie Montgomery for her life-long affiliation with the Chamber Music Center community, the CMC offers two scholarships designated for students from underrepresented communities.

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CSO Resound Album features “Hymn for Everyone”

The latest Chicago Symphony Orchestra Resound album includes Jessie Montgomery’s “Hymn for Everyone.” Now available for streaming and digital downloads.

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The company of Scott Joplin's "Treemonisha," which opened Saturday at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts.

Toronto Star Review of Treemonisha

“Jessie Montgomery and Jannina Norpoth’s fresh orchestrations for this production are the first to meet Joplin’s music on its own terms, creating a sound that blends a variety of styles.”

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The Globe and Mail Review of Treemonisha

“The split between identities – American, African, daughter, lover, God-fearing, nature-loving – and the anguish resulting from such divides holds much of the power of this reimagined Treemonisha.”

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The Knights & Masumi Per Rostad NYC Premiere of L.E.S. Characters, available for streaming on WQXR

Orchestra collective The Knights perform L.E.S. Characters with violist Masumi Per Rostad at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, June 27th. Listen to the recording on WQXR.

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Chicago Tribune Review: Muti, Montgomery & Rachmaninov 2

“Transfigure to Grace made plain what Chicago audiences already know: Montgomery is behind some of the most idiomatic and irresistible string writing being penned right now.”

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For rental inquiries, licensing, and video sync requests
Philip Rothman, NYC Music Services
philip@nycmusicservices.com

 

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For new commissions, curatorial opportunities and appearances
John Zion, Rachel Sokolow, MKI Artists
john@mkiartists.com, rachel@mkiartists.com – (802) 658-2592

 

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