Timo Andres

Timo Andres
Andres in 2014
Born
Timothy Andres

1985 (age 38–39)
Alma materYale University
Years active2009 - present
EraContemporary
Websiteandres.com

Timo Andres (born Timothy Andres in 1985 in Palo Alto, California[1]) is an American composer and pianist. He grew up in rural Connecticut and lives in Brooklyn, New York.[2]

Biography

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After growing up in rural Connecticut, an environment that greatly influences his work,[3] Timo Andres attended Yale University for both his undergraduate and graduate education, studying with Martin Bresnick, Ingram Marshall, Aaron Jay Kernis, Christopher Theofanidis, John Halle, Matthew Suttor, Kathryn Alexander, Michael Klingbeil, and Orianna Webb, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[4] He is also a graduate of Juilliard's pre-college program.[5]

Andres first rose to prominence at the age of 24 when his piece Nightjar was commissioned and performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and John Adams.[6][7] Since then, he has been commissioned by Wigmore Hall,[8] Carnegie Hall,[9] the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, San Francisco Performances,[10] the Gilmore Foundation and the Library of Congress.[11] Andres has performed solo recitals at (Le) Poisson Rouge,[12] Wigmore Hall and Lincoln Center,[13] and alongside artists such as Gabriel Kahane,[11] Philip Glass,[14] and David Kaplan.

Works

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Andres's work has received broad critical acclaim and is particularly noted for its seamless blend of traditional and contemporary idioms. Alex Ross of The New Yorker has called Andres "quietly awesome" and his music "the kind of sprawling, brazen work that a young composer should write."[7][15]

Andres draws from a wide array of influences, including bands such as Sigur Rós, Boards of Canada, Brian Eno and Radiohead,[5] as well as classical music by Brahms, Schumann, Mozart, and Charles Ives.[3][16] He is also influenced by his love of design and typography.[16]

Andres has repeatedly collaborated with Sufjan Stevens, including on the albums The Decalogue and Reflections.[17][18] He arranged music from Stevens' 2005 album Illinois for a 2024 Broadway adaptation, Illinoise, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations.[19]

Compositions and projects

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Awards

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Recordings

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  • 2010 – "Shy and Mighty" (Nonesuch) with David Kaplan, piano
  • 2013 – "Home Stretch" (Nonesuch) with Metropolis Ensemble and Andrew Cyr
  • 2019 – "Work Songs" (New Amsterdam) with Becca Stevens, Gabriel Kahane, Ted Hearne, Nathan Koci, and Taylor Levine
  • 2019 – The Decalogue, with Sufjan Stevens
  • 2023 – Reflections, with Conor Hanick and Sufjan Stevens
  • 2024 – "The Blind Banister" (Nonesuch) with Metropolis Ensemble and Andrew Cyr

References

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  1. ^ Timo Andres biography
  2. ^ "Timothy Andres". WQXR. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "First Listen: Timo Andres And The Metropolis Ensemble, 'Home Stretch'". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  4. ^ Timothy Andres. "People – Timothy Andres | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Hewett, Ivan (May 2, 2012). "Timothy Andres: New face". The Telegraph.
  6. ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (May 9, 2009). "Timothy Andres is enjoying his moment in the L.A. sun". The Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ a b Ross, Alex (May 3, 2010). "Brazen". The New Yorker.
  8. ^ Finch, Hilary (May 26, 2013). "Elias Quartet/Biss at Wigmore Hall". The Times.
  9. ^ Schweitzer, Vivien (April 7, 2013). "Frequent Partners Unite for a New York Premiere". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "San Francisco Performances Presents Culmination of Jonathan Biss' Project, Schumann: Under the Influence" (PDF). San Francisco Performances. February 26, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  11. ^ a b "2012–2013 Schedule of Events". The Library of Congress. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  12. ^ "Listen: Timothy Andres at LPR". (Le) Poisson Rouge. July 28, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  13. ^ "Timo Andres, piano: Sunday Morning Coffee Concerts". Lincoln Center. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  14. ^ "Philip Glass, Nico Muhly and Timo Andres – Barbican Hall, London 12/05/13". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  15. ^ Ross, Alex (May 16, 2010). "Andres, Clyne, Dargel". The Rest is Noise.
  16. ^ a b Kushner, Daniel (March 21, 2012). "Subversive Reverence: Timothy Andres Re-Imagines Mozart's "Coronation" Concerto". The Huffington Post.
  17. ^ Yoo, Noah (October 25, 2019). "Sufjan Stevens / Timo Andres: The Decalogue". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  18. ^ Corcoran, Nina; Strauss, Matthew (April 18, 2023). "Sufjan Stevens Releasing Reflections Ballet Score Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  19. ^ Sherman, Rachel (April 30, 2024). "Tony Awards Nominations 2024: The Complete List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  20. ^ "52nd Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners". New Music Box. July 2, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  21. ^ "The Charles Ives Awards". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  22. ^ "The 2013 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composers Awards". ASCAP. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  23. ^ "2013 Music Alive Residency Awardees". New Music USA. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  24. ^ "The Blind Banister, by Timo Andres – The Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  25. ^ "Genius of Philip Glass: The Glenn Gould Foundation". Glenn Gould Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
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