Alan Pierson

Conductor: Artistic Director of Alarm Will Sound, Northwestern University faculty, former Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. He/him/his.

[Alan Pierson @AlanPierson]

Sharing at last this John Luther Adams Ten Thousand Birds video, which @paulmelnikow and I shot in the eerily quiet, early days of the pandemic w @AlarmWillSound. It’s about yearning for nature and far-away friends. Made at home in Bkln with a lot of love.
https://t.co/XOAMzqabmb

[Alan Pierson @AlanPierson]

@thirdkindtapes @AlarmWillSound @ChristoSquier @funkentechno Aww shucks....

[Alarm Will Sound @AlarmWillSound]

"Land of Winter" at @UChicago. Oct 6. @Suntimes

Fall classical music preview: An early-music collaboration and 10 more highlights of the season https://t.co/Vuk1cykSqM

[Alarm Will Sound @AlarmWillSound]

New music on YouTube! “Consolation Prize,” by @cassiewieland from the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival (@mizzounewmusic).

https://t.co/TJZP3Bmybu

[Alarm Will Sound @AlarmWillSound]

🎵 Two opportunities to bathe yourself in the harmonies of Donnacha Dennehy's, "Land of Winter." Dennehy says the biggest influence on the work is "no doubt... the idea of trying to defy death, of not giving into it." @UChicago 10/6; @WebsterU 10/8 https://t.co/il2FPZIyuN

[JG Thirlwell @jgthirlwell]

Alarm Will Sound has published a video spotlight on JG Thirlwell's symphony 'Execution', which premiered in Columbia Missouri in January. @AlarmWillSound https://t.co/hk7LAPqkj5

[Alarm Will Sound @AlarmWillSound]

Now on YouTube, Spotlight on "Execution," @jgthirlwell's new work for AWS. JG has commissions for Kronos Quartet, BOAC, and many others and also creates the score for the Emmy-winning Archer, and for The Venture Bros. https://t.co/wfJqDBh7zn

[Alarm Will Sound @AlarmWillSound]

Now on YouTube, Spotlight on @davidtlittle’s “What Belongs to You,” his musical adaptation of @GarthGreenwell’s award-winning novel written for @karimsulayman and Alarm Will Sound.

#pride #Pride2023

https://t.co/tZcOHSyPyU

[I CARE IF YOU LISTEN @icareifulisten]

Replay: Rebecca Lentjes discusses gender, the notion of "Otherness," and recent initiatives geared towards promoting female, trans, and nonbinary composers, including @AlarmWillSound’s Matt Marks Memorial Fund & @BYChorus's “Silent Voices” concert series. https://t.co/OTKbcOIyd4

[New Music Circle @NewMusicCircle]

STL! Highly recommended show @AlarmWillSound this Friday June 9th at @sheldonstl featuring Anais Maviel. Nate Wooley is performing in the ensemble and instruments by Merche Blasco will be used as well. Do not miss it! https://t.co/S7zFnygKbH

[Garth Greenwell @GarthGreenwell]

I wrote about Julius Eastman, Cecily Brown, & ambivalence as a discipline we should cultivate. Also, & relatedly: I really liked Everything Everywhere All at Once. I think it’s great if you didn’t. https://t.co/erBDWNEyd5

[Alarm Will Sound @AlarmWillSound]

We're excited to be a part of @EMPACnews's fantastic line-up! Join us on Feb 25 for "Paper Pianos" by Mary Kouyoumdjian and Nigel Maister with visuals by @kevork. https://t.co/oK19jPW0tT

[JG Thirlwell @jgthirlwell]

@AlarmWillSound will premiere the 40 minute JG Thirlwell commission ‘Execution' at the Sinquefield Music Center at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO on Jan 17 2023 at 7pm. Also pieces Daniel Wohl,Chris Thompson and @Jlin_P https://t.co/aSseMaXVdg

[Alarm Will Sound @AlarmWillSound]

“Shchedryk / Carol of the Bells” is the subject of an NYT article! Hear composer John Orfe’s 2022 arrangement for ensemble Alarm Will Sound, which sets “Shchedryk” as a battle hymn. Available at https://t.co/nvgXGsZEI2

[Alarm Will Sound @AlarmWillSound]

Read about "Love Always" and "Cradle," then join us this Sunday @TheClariceUMD for music by @alogginshull and Toshi Reagon, and Alyssa Pyper.

A Musical ‘Cradle’ for Those on the Margins https://t.co/vt19UqHrdk

[Mary Kouyoumdjian @MKouyoumdjian]

I hope you’ll join us! “Paper Pianos” has been in my heart for nearly 7 years, and I’m so happy to finally share it with this incredible team! #withrefugees

[The Clarice @TheClariceUMD]

In two weeks our Visiting Artist Series presents @AlarmWillSound and Toshi Reagon performing music alongside @alogginshull and @alyssapyper on Sunday, 12/11 at 3PM!
Tix on sale now → https://t.co/XyBJmmF5Jl

#TheClarice #IAmARHU

[CMC Ireland @CMCIreland]

Listen back to CMC Composer Andrew Hamilton's "music for people who like art", recorded live at Walt Disney Hall, LA for the Gen X festival in April 2022.
The music is set to "25 Lines of Words on Art Statement” by Ad Reinhardt.
#andrewhamilton @AlarmWillSound

[Beethovenfest Bonn @Beethovenfest]

Four concerts in three days with works from Donnacha Dennehy to @AphexTwin: Alan Pierson from @AlarmWillSound looks back on an intense time at #Beethovenfest 2022. More about their residency in our magazine 👉 https://t.co/Sh2O4aQOLM

https://t.co/Uj3FDbJYYW

[Alan Pierson @AlanPierson]

@Thomas_ades @AlarmWillSound Thank you so much for having us out there, Tom! It was such a blast to come play this with you all at @LAPhil!

[Thomas Adès @Thomas_ades]

“Art is art. Everything else is everything else.” Incandescent performance of Andrew Hamilton’s masterpiece, the unforgettable climax of our festival in Los Angeles: Catherine Brookman with ⁦⁦@AlarmWillSound⁩ ⁦@AlanPierson⁩ https://t.co/XNW2RUhT1q