Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer

Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 | 7:00 PM
Helzberg Hall

Mandolinist Chris Thile and bassist Edgar Meyer are both composers and MacArthur Fellows (an honor known as a “genius grant”), who cross traditional boundaries in a diverse program of largely original music. The duo has collaborated on several critically acclaimed projects including the GRAMMY winning Goat Rodeo Sessions.

Watch a clip of Thile and Meyer’s collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma and Stuart Duncan below:

Chris Thile
London’s Independent called Chris Thile “the most remarkable mandolinist in the world.” A child prodigy, Thile first rose to fame as a member of GRAMMY Award-winning trio Nickel Creek, with whom he released three albums and sold two million records.
The MacArthur Foundation named Thile one of its 23 MacArthurFellows for 2012—a recipient of its prestigious “Genius Grant.” In honoring Thile, the MacArthur Foundation noted that his “lyrical fusion of traditional bluegrass with elements froma range of other musical traditions is giving rise to a new genre of contemporary music.”Prior to recording Punch Brothers acclaimed new disc, Thile completed an album of tradition upendinginterpretations of bluegrass classics with guitarist Michael Daves, Sleep With One Eye Open, which garnered a 2011 GRAMMY nomination for Best Bluegrass Album.

Edgar Meyer
In demand as both a performer and a composer, bassist Edgar Meyer has formed a role in the music world unlike any other. Hailed by The New Yorker as “the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument”, Mr. Meyer’s unparalleled technique and musicianship in combination with his gift for composition have brought him to the fore. His uniqueness in the field was recognized by a MacArthur Award in 2002.
As a composer, Mr. Meyer has carved out a remarkable and unique niche in the musical world, and collaborations are a central part of his work.

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