The music Sufjan Stevens composed for a Justin Peck-choreographed ballet will get an official studio album release with 'Reflections' on May 19
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 30: Sufjan Stevens performs on stage during Edinburgh International Festival at Playhouse on August 30, 2015 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Stevens composed for a Justin Peck-choreographed ballet will get an official studio album release withon May 19. On Tuesday, Stevens announced the release of the project performed by Timo Andres and Conor Hanick, and dropped its first single “Ekstasis.
“Having two of them at my disposal was an exciting opportunity and gave me a real catharsis about the expansiveness of the instrument,” Stevens said in a release.as a whole, according to a press release. And the project — composed for duo pianists Andres and Hanick — marks the fourth time Peck and Stevens have worked together on music for ballet numbers. Their last collaboration was“Although I’ve never taken a lesson,” he said. “The piano was my first true love.
Stevens learned how to play piano by ear after he learned to play the oboe as a child. He played in orchestras throughout his life and would listen to classical music along with pop radio, according to a press release.
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