Upcoming Tour Dates
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| February 8, 2022 | Dublin Guitar Quartet at the Behrend College | Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Tickets → |
Dublin Guitar Quartet performs their arrangements of selections from Book of Leaves |
| February 12, 2022 | Dublin Guitar Quartet at Herbst Theater | Herbst Theater, San Francisco CA Tickets → |
Dublin Guitar Quartet performs their arrangements of selections from Book of Leaves |
| February 19, 2022 | The Blue Hour – Louisville Orchestra | Paristown Hall Tickets → |
An evening length song cycle by Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw and Sarah Kirkland Snider, set to excerpts from 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize winner Carolyn Forché’s epic abecedarian poem, “On Earth”. The music follows one woman’s journey through the liminal space between life and death via thousands of hallucinatory and non-linear images. This performance features composer Shara Nova, mezzo-soprano |
Previous Tour Dates
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| November 28, 2021 | Along the Way Forth: Unraveling Dominion – film screening | Frazier History Museum | 2 PM – Included with general admission. Free for members. Along the Way Forth is a feature-length hybrid of film, music, and documentary-style interludes which highlight interviews and research that informed the folk opera and album The Way Forth. This 30 minute excerpt Unraveling Dominion initially focuses on the details of Dolly’s life and that of her descendants, and then pivots to the album song “End of Dominion”, which uses abstract and interpretive imagery to explore the emotional legacy of oppression in Kentucky. |
| November 21, 2021 | Along the Way Forth: Unraveling Dominion – film screening | Frazier History Museum | 2 PM – Included with general admission. Free for members. Along the Way Forth is a feature-length hybrid of film, music, and documentary-style interludes which highlight interviews and research that informed the folk opera and album The Way Forth. This 30 minute excerpt Unraveling Dominion initially focuses on the details of Dolly’s life and that of her descendants, and then pivots to the album song “End of Dominion”, which uses abstract and interpretive imagery to explore the emotional legacy of oppression in Kentucky. |
| November 14, 2021 | Along the Way Forth: Unraveling Dominion – film screening | Frazier History Museum | 2 PM – Included with general admission. Free for members. Along the Way Forth is a feature-length hybrid of film, music, and documentary-style interludes which highlight interviews and research that informed the folk opera and album The Way Forth. This 30 minute excerpt Unraveling Dominion initially focuses on the details of Dolly’s life and that of her descendants, and then pivots to the album song “End of Dominion”, which uses abstract and interpretive imagery to explore the emotional legacy of oppression in Kentucky. |
| November 7, 2021 | Along the Way Forth: Unraveling Dominion – film screening | Frazier History Museum | 2 PM – Included with general admission. Free for members.
Along the Way Forth is a feature-length hybrid of film, music, and documentary-style interludes which highlight interviews and research that informed the folk opera and album The Way Forth. This 30 minute excerpt Unraveling Dominion initially focuses on the details of Dolly’s life and that of her descendants, and then pivots to the album song “End of Dominion”, which uses abstract and interpretive imagery to explore the emotional legacy of oppression in Kentucky.
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| October 16, 2021 | Celebrating Untold Stories of Kentucky Families | 1 PM - Zoom presentation | In celebration of Family History Month, please join the African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky and the Kentucky Historical Society for this FREE joint virtual event: “Celebrating Untold Stories of Early Kentucky Families” – panel session and film premier – on October 16th, 1-2:30pm, to be hosted via Zoom. The event includes access to the 30 minute short documentary “Along the Way Forth: Unraveling Dominion” which explores the compelling story of four generations of the Hart family, beginning with recent research into the long life of Dolly, an enslaved woman who was one of the initial settlers at Fort Boonesborough. Viewing of the film will take place via a private YouTube link and attendees are encouraged to view the film prior to the event. |
| September 17, 2021 | Lost Sounds: Rediscovering Black Fiddlers | 7 - 9 PM at Roots 101 Museum | CANCELLED 7 – 9 PM Opening event of the Jug Band Jubilee, this panel discussion on Black fiddlers will explore the contributions of Kentuckiana musicians like bandleader Henry Hart, Clifford Hayes of the Louisville Jug Band, the Booker Family Orchestra, and Jess Ferguson of Whistler’s Jug Band. The event will also feature live music and a cash bar. Admission is free, but there is a suggested donation of $10 to benefit Roots 101. |
| April 15, 2021 | Madison County Historical Society | 6:30 PM - Zoom presentation | Folding Elements of Madison County History into Music Composition Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUoc-2qqjkqGtVKYwDzZPlewkjjE3afJf0t
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. |
| April 11, 2021 | Henry Hart: Music Along the Riverways | 4 PM - FREE online event hosted by Kentucky Performing Arts & Louisville Folk School | Composer Rachel Grimes, educator Dr. Clark Kimberling, and historian Michael L. Jones explore the legacy of celebrated, Kentucky-born violinist, composer, and bandleader Henry Hart (1839 – 1915). Hart was the grandson of an enslaved woman who participated in the March 1775 expedition to build Fort Boonesborough, one of the earliest non-indigenous settlements in Kentucky. Hart began his musical career playing on steamboats along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, but went on to lead the most popular society bands in Indianapolis. |
| June 25, 2020 | The Way Forth with the Louisville Orchestra – WUOL broadcast | WUOL Classical 90.5 FM :: 8 PM - 11 PM ET | “FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN MUSIC” — This week’s broadcast concert of the Brown-Forman Classics Series is a program combined from two concerts that were performed on Saturday, February 23, 2019, and Saturday, March 9, 2019, at The Kentucky Center, Louisville KY. Featuring: Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Rachel Grimes’ The Way Forth, Gabriel Evens Run For It, Tyshawn Sorey’s For Bill Dixon, A. Spencer Barefield, and George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue Live radio broadcast and stream: WUOL Classical 90.5 FM :: 8 PM – 11 PM ET
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| April 25, 2020 | The Blue Hour – Louisville Orchestra | Whitney Hall, Louisville KY | CANCELLED Composed by Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider with excerpted text from Carolyn Forché’s poem “On Earth” Featuring Shara Nova, mezzo-soprano 8 p.m. Whitney Hall, Kentucky Center for the Arts |
| April 24, 2020 | The Blue Hour – Louisville Orchestra | Paristown Hall, Louisville KY | CANCELLED Composed by Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider with excerpted text from Carolyn Forché’s poem “On Earth” Featuring Shara Nova, mezzo-soprano
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| April 18, 2020 | Finding A Founding Mother – with African American Genealogy Group of KY | https://www.aaggky.org/ | Online presentation and discussion on research into Dolly, one of two women on the 1775 expedition led by Daniel Boone to settle Ft. Boonesborough, Kentucky This is a Zoom meeting; registration is required so please visit: https://www.aaggky.org/ |
| March 21, 2020 | Selections from The Way Forth | Louisville Free Public Library - York St. lobby | POSTPONED Selections from The Way Forth, with strings, harp, and voices in the acoustically unique, marble-lined south lobby of the historic Carnegie-funded Main library building.
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| March 13, 2020 | Lecture Recital at Niles Gallery, University of Kentucky | Niles Gallery, School of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky | POSTPONED This free, public presentation will include a conversation between composer Rachel Grimes and fimmaker Catharine Axley about their process, as well as music and film selections from The Way Forth |
| February 13, 2020 | NouLou Chamber Players | Conrad Caldwell House | Performing viola and cello duets from Music From Egon Schiele |
| November 2, 2019 | Finding a Founding Mother | Figge Museum, Davenport, Iowa | Pollinators exhibit opens November 2 at the Figge Museum Currated by Vero Rose Smith Finding a Founding Mother – film excerpt from The Way Forth, created by Catharine Axley and Rachel Grimes |
| November 1, 2019 | Witching Hour Festival | Englert Theater, Iowa City, Iowa | Performing The Way Forth, folk opera and film |
| October 31, 2019 | Conversation with Iowa Women’s Archives | UI Main Library - 3rd Floor | FREE :: 12 PM – 1 PM A conversation with archivist Anna Tunnicliff on the use of historical materials and documents in the creative process Part of the Witching Hour Festival |
| October 30, 2019 | Creative Matters Lecture Series | Voxman Recital Hall, University of Iowa | FREE :: 5:30 – 6:30 PM A presentation of music and film with conversation on the creative process behind The Way Forth
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| September 28, 2019 | People on Sunday live score with Matthew Nolan and Mary Barnecutt | Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland | Live score performance with a screening of the 1930 experimental film Menschen am Sonntag (People on Sunday), beautifully shot in Berlin with amateur actors |
| September 26, 2019 | People on Sunday live score with Matthew Nolan and Mary Barnecutt | National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland | Live score performance with a screening of the 1930 experimental film Menschen am Sonntag (People on Sunday), beautifully shot in Berlin with amateur actors
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| August 22, 2019 | Pine Mt. Sessions concert at Bomhard Theater | Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center, Louisville KY | Music and readings in support of the new release – a benefit for Kentucky Natural Lands Trust and the Pine Mountain Settlement School |
| July 14, 2019 | New Lens with NouLou Chamber Players | 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville KY | 90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville and 21c Museum Hotel present New Lens, a series of concerts and conversations exploring diverse and intriguing sounds and ideas in new music, art, and society. NouLou Chamber Players performs works by Rachel Grimes and Daniel Gilliam, with choreographer/dancer Ashley Thursby Kern. FREE – Doors at 6:30, concert at 7 |
| March 21, 2019 | Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN | Big Ears Festival | “The Way Forth” at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN Tickets & info at www.bigearsfestival.org Learn more about the project HERE |
| February 23, 2019 | Louisville Orchestra | Kentucky Center for the Arts, Louisville, KY | Premiere of “The Way Forth”, with the Louisville Orchestra and many special guests. Festival of American Music – 8 p.m. Whitney Hall Learn more about the project HERE |
| January 18, 2019 | Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | Tennessee Theater, Knoxville, TN | Book of Leaves for Orchestra will be part of the program “The New World” |
| January 17, 2019 | Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | Tennessee Theater, Knoxville, TN | Book of Leaves for Orchestra will be part of the program “The New World” |
| October 7, 2018 | Pianist Anna Billias at Sweet Briar College | Memorial Chapel, Sweet Briar College | Pianist Anna Billias performs selections from Book of Leaves 3 p.m. |
| September 20, 2018 | Pianist Anna Billias at Wilson Hall | Washington & Lee University | Pianist Anna Billias performs selections from Book of Leaves at this faculty recital with Gregory Parker 8 p.m. |
| August 8, 2018 | San Juan International Film Festival | San Juan International Film Festival | The Doctor From India film screening |
| August 4, 2018 | Tuscon, AZ | Loft Cinema | The Doctor From India film screening |
| July 19, 2018 | Houston, TX | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | The Doctor From India Film Screening, July 19 – 30. |
| July 15, 2018 | Gloucester, MA | Cape Ann Community Cinema | The Doctor From India film screening |
| July 10, 2018 | Flint, MI | Blue Lotus Healing Center | The Doctor From India film screening |
| July 9, 2018 | Tampa, FL | Tampa Theater | 7 p.m. The Doctor From India film screening |
| July 7, 2018 | Ashford, WA | Mount Rainier National Park, Paradise Inn + Ohanapecosh Amphitheater | 12:30 p.m. + 7:30 p.m. – FREE – Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble presents “Music Inspired by Our National Parks” including newly commissioned works by Kristin Kuster, Alexander Miller, Rachel Grimes, Michael Lorello, and Jennifer Jolley |
| July 5, 2018 | Port Angeles, WA | Olympic National Park, Lake Crescent Amphitheater + Kalaloch Amp. | 12 p.m. + 7:30 p.m. – FREE – Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble presents “Music Inspired by Our National Parks” including newly commissioned works by Kristin Kuster, Alexander Miller, Rachel Grimes, Michael Lorello, and Jennifer Jolley |
| July 3, 2018 | Sedro-Woolley, WA | North Cascades National Park Visitor Center + Newhalem Amphitheater | 2 p.m. + 7 p.m. – FREE – Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble presents “Music Inspired by Our National Parks” including newly commissioned works by Kristin Kuster, Alexander Miller, Rachel Grimes, Michael Lorello, and Jennifer Jolley |
| July 1, 2018 | West Glacier, MT | Glacier National Park, Apgar Amphitheater | 8 p.m. – FREE – Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble presents “Music Inspired by Our National Parks” including newly commissioned works by Kristin Kuster, Alexander Miller, Rachel Grimes, Michael Lorello, and Jennifer Jolley |
| July 1, 2018 | Fort Lauderdale Film Festival | Savor Cinema | 1 p.m. The Doctor From India Film Screening |
| June 27, 2018 | International Falls, MN | Voyageurs National Park, Rainy Lake Visitors Center | 1 p.m. – FREE – Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble presents “Music Inspired by Our National Parks” including newly commissioned works by Kristin Kuster, Alexander Miller, Rachel Grimes, Michael Lorello, and Jennifer Jolley |
| June 22, 2018 | Berkeley, CA | Rialto Cinemas Elmwood | The Doctor From India Film Screening, June 22 – 28. |
| June 22, 2018 | Sebastopol, CA | Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol 9 | The Doctor From India Film Screening, June 22 – 28. |
| June 16, 2018 | Miami Beach, FL | O Cinema | The Doctor From India Film Screening. |
| June 16, 2018 | Cedarburg, WI | Rivoli Theater | The Doctor From India Film Screening. |
| June 16, 2018 | Miami Beach, FL | O Cinema | The Doctor From India Film Screening. |
| June 16, 2018 | Cedarburg, WI | Rivoli Theater | The Doctor From India Film Screening. |
| June 16, 2018 | San Francisco, CA | Roxie Cinema | The Doctor From India Film Screening, June 16 – 17. |
| June 7, 2018 | Bellingham, WA | Pickford Film Center | The Doctor From India Film Screening. |
| June 6, 2018 | Seattle, WA | Northwest Film Forum | The Doctor From India Film Screening, June 6 – 10. |
| June 3, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA | Laemmle Claremont | The Doctor From India Film Screening. One screening only – 11:00am. |
| June 3, 2018 | Pasadena, CA | Laemmle Playhouse 7 | The Doctor From India Film Screening. One screening only – 7:30pm. |
| June 2, 2018 | New York, NY | Symphony Space | CD + book signing at 3 p.m. The Doctor From India Film Screening at 4 p.m. Followed by Q&A with director Jeremy Frindel, Dr. Vasant Lad, and composer Rachel Grimes. |
| June 2, 2018 | Beverly Hills, CA | Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts | The Doctor From India Film Screening. One screening only – 7:30pm. |
| June 1, 2018 | New York, NY | Quad Cinema | The Doctor From India Film Screening, June 1 – 7. Screening on June 1 will be followed by Q&A with director Jeremy Frindel, Dr. Vasant Lad, and composer Rachel Grimes. |
| May 24, 2018 | Hopewell, NJ | Hopewell Theater | The Doctor From India Film Screening. |
| May 23, 2018 | Huntington, NY | Cinema Arts Centre | The Doctor From India Film Screening. |
| May 18, 2018 | Santa Fe, NM | CCA Cinematheque | The Doctor From India Film Screening, opens May 18. |
| May 18, 2018 | Scottsdale, AZ | Shea 14 | The Doctor From India Film Screening, May 18 – 24. |
| May 16, 2018 | Winston-Salem, NC | Aperture Cinema | The Doctor From India Film Screening, opens May 18. |
| May 12, 2018 | Santa Fe, NM | CCA Cinematheque | The Doctor From India Film Screening with Jeremy Frindel & Dr. Lad |
| May 11, 2018 | Albuquerque, NM | Guild Theatre | The Doctor From India Film Screening, opens May 11. |
| May 9, 2018 | Sedona, AZ | Sedona International Film Festival | The Doctor From India Film Screening, May 9 – 10. |
| April 20, 2018 | Plano, TX | Angelika Film Center Plano | The Doctor From India Film Screening, April 20 – 26. |
| April 12, 2018 | Louisville, KY | Speed Art Museum | The Doctor From India Film Screening |
| April 4, 2018 | Philadelphia, PA | Shanti Yoga and Ayurveda | The Doctor From India Film Screening |
| March 29, 2018 | Jacksonville, FL | Sleeping Giant Film Festival | The Doctor From India Film Screening, March 29 – April 1. |
| March 23, 2018 | Pittsburgh, PA | CMU International Film Festival | The Doctor From India Film Screening, March 23-24. |
| February 24, 2018 | Newburgh, NY | Queen of the Hudson | Longleash performs Music for Egon Schiele |
| November 21, 2017 | The Blue Hour | Florida State University's Opening Night Series | The Blue Hour features Grammy-winning singer Luciana Souza in a song cycle written by a collaborative of five leading composers – Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. The text that serves as the libretto is by 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize winner Carolyn Forché. |
| November 18, 2017 | The Blue Hour | Duke Performances | The Blue Hour features Grammy-winning singer Luciana Souza in a song cycle written by a collaborative of five leading composers – Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. The text that serves as the libretto is by 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize winner Carolyn Forché. |
| November 16, 2017 | The Blue Hour | Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa | The Blue Hour features Grammy-winning singer Luciana Souza in a song cycle written by a collaborative of five leading composers – Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. The text that serves as the libretto is by 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize winner Carolyn Forché. |
| November 10, 2017 | The Blue Hour | New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall | The Blue Hour features Grammy-winning singer Luciana Souza in a song cycle written by a collaborative of five leading composers – Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. The text that serves as the libretto is by 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize winner Carolyn Forché. |
| November 9, 2017 | The Blue Hour | Bucknell University | The Blue Hour features Grammy-winning singer Luciana Souza in a song cycle written by a collaborative of five leading composers – Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. The text that serves as the libretto is by 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize winner Carolyn Forché. |
| November 4, 2017 | The Blue Hour – World Premiere | Washington Performing Arts | The Blue Hour features Grammy-winning singer Luciana Souza in a song cycle written by a collaborative of five leading composers – Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. The text that serves as the libretto is by 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize winner Carolyn Forché. |
| October 29, 2017 | World premiere of ‘Offerings from Nangchen’ | BAMPFA | The world premiere of Offerings from Nangchen, Owsley Brown’s beautifully photographed film documenting an elaborate Buddhist ceremony honoring Ven. Tsoknyi Rinpoche III. Scored with music from the album “The Clearing.” Sunday, October 29, 4:15 PM. |
| September 26, 2017 | Book of Leaves for Orchestra | Kansas City Symphony | 7pm. Tickets: $25. |
| July 28, 2017 | Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival | Nantucket, MA | The festival features five days of free events and culminates in two spectacular performances at 6 pm on July 28 and 29. Performance tickets go on sale July 1st. |
| April 21, 2017 | Ogle Series, Louisville Orchestra Festival of American Music | New Albany, IN - The Ogle Center | Louisville Orchestra Festival of American Music – The Ogle Center, 7:30 p.m |
| April 21, 2017 | Festival of Faiths: Compassion, Shining Like the Sun | Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center for the Arts | An evening of music improvisation co-hosted with Teddy Abrams. 6 p.m. |
| April 20, 2017 | Music Without Borders, Louisville Orchestra Festival of American Music | Louisville, KY - TBA | Louisville Orchestra Festival of American Music – Music Without Borders, 7:30 p.m |
| April 8, 2017 | “People on Sunday” Live Score Performance at Sound + Vision Festival | Walter Reade Theater - Lincoln Center | Sound + Vision Festival: Live score performance for “People on Sunday / Menschen am Sonntag” with Matthew Nolan (guitar) and Erik Friedlander (cello). Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York, NY. 6 p.m. |
| April 1, 2017 | The Veil Screening at Frazier History Museum | Frazier History Museum: Great Hall | The Veil is showing in twin screens all day, everyday from now until April 1! |
| March 5, 2017 | Recital and Choral Evensong | St Francis in the Fields, Louisville, KY | 5 PM. Free |
| October 2, 2016 | Doris Keyes Memorial Concert. Solo and 4-hands piano, solo violin, and chamber music | Bird Recital Hall, University of Louisville, School of Music | 1 PM with reception to follow. Free |
| July 31, 2016 | Washington, D.C.: Live film score performance with Matthew Nolan for “Menschen am Sonntag” | National Gallery of Art | Washington, D.C. 4:30 PM For more information, click here |
| July 10, 2016 | Gauting, Germany: Premiere of “Anonymous Was A Woman” project, includes the commissions “Your Mother, My Mother” and “And Today Was Her Birthday” along with new works by Amritha Vaz, Bushra El Turk, Anna Drubich, Johanna Doderer, Roodade Shamloo, and Sidika Inci Özdil. | Kleines Sommerfestival Remiese | Gauting, Germany. For information, click here. |
| June 28, 2016 | Canterbury, N.H: Longleash performs Music for Egon Schiele | Parish Hall | Parish Hall, Canterbury, N.H. Free. 7 PM. |
| April 22, 2016 | Rachel + Orchestra Enigmatic | Clifton Center | Louisville, KY: Performing “Arterial”, “Transverse Plane” and “A Suite of Airs” with Orchestra Enigmatic. For information click here |
| April 11, 2016 | Work for two pianos & string quartet to be performed by Ferhan & Ferzan Önder and Borusan Quartet | Kadıköy Süreyya Operası, Istanbul | Istanbul : World premiere of “Will I See You Again?,” new work for two pianos and string quartet to be performed by Ferhan & Ferzan Önder and Borusan Quartet. Tickets |
| March 26, 2016 | Louisville Orchestra | Festival of American Music | Full orchestrations of selections from Book of Leaves at the Festival of American Music in Louisville, KY. Evening Concert. Tickets |
| March 25, 2016 | Louisville Orchestra | Festival of American Music | Full orchestrations of selections from Book of Leaves at the Festival of American Music in Louisville, KY. Coffee concert – 11 AM. Tickets |
| March 19, 2016 | Strive Center Opening | Strive Center | Louisville, KY: Performing at the opening of the Strive Center (2-10PM) |
| March 12, 2016 | Speed Museum Opening | Speed Museum | Louisville, KY: Performing during the 30 hour opening, 11 AM. Details can be found here.
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| February 11, 2016 | Mana Talks :: MANA Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ | MANA Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ | Mana Talks are a curated series of public workshops, lectures, and conversations hosted by noteworthy artists across creative fields at MANA Contemporary. The first season of talks will follow the theme of “The Muse,” in which artists discuss their sources of inspiration. Rachel will discuss the compositional process behind the group’s 1996 album, Music for Egon Schiele and will perform excerpts and themes from this suite for viola, cello, and piano. Free and open to the public. 3 PM |
| February 10, 2016 | NYC : Ecstatic Music Festival with Longleash | Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center | Tickets Piano trio Longleash joins Rachel for a celebration of the 20th anniversary of “Music for Egon Schiele”. Longleash will perform the newly published suite. Grimes will join the trio for arrangements of pieces from her 2015 album “The Clearing” (Temporary Residence) and the world premiere of her two-piano work “And Today Was Her Birthday.” |
| November 5, 2015 | Louisville Music Awards | Bomhard Theatre | Louisville Music Awards: Collaboration with Jecorey Arthur at Bomhard Theater, Louisville. Additional info can be found here. |
| September 18, 2015 | Sitting in with Joan Shelley, Nathan Salsburg and friends: Bomhard Theater – Louisville KY | Bomhard Theater at Kentucky Center | |
| July 18, 2015 | Rachel Grimes at Substrata Festival: solo piano + LOSCIL | Substrata Festival, Seattle, WA | |
| June 28, 2015 | Rachel Grimes + Ensemble | Constellation, Chicago, IL | |
| June 26, 2015 | Rachel Grimes + Ensemble | Todd Hall at Kentucky Center, Louisville, KY | |
| June 20, 2015 | Rachel Grimes + Ensemble w/ special guest Christian Frederickson | Subculture, NYC, NY | |
| June 19, 2015 | Rachel Grimes + Ensemble on WNYC Soundcheck | WNYC Soundcheck, NYC, NY | |
| June 18, 2015 | Rachel Grimes + Ensemble w/ special guest Alexander Turnquist | Helsinki, Hudson, NY | |
| June 14, 2015 | Rachel Grimes + Ensemble at Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse | Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse | |
| May 2, 2015 | Portland Cello Project w/ Rachel Grimes in Seattle | Triple Door | Premiere of the new commission “For the Next Time” for Portland Cello Project + other new arrangements. |
| April 30, 2015 | Portland Cello Project w/ Rachel Grimes in Portland | Revolution Hall | Premiere of the new commission “For the Next Time” for Portland Cello Project + other new arrangements. |
| March 27, 2015 | Big Ears Festival | The Tennessee Theatre | Rachel will perform selections from the new record, The Clearing, with Jacob Duncan & Scott Moore. 7:30 PM before Kronos Quartet with Terry Riley and Wu Man. www.bigearsfestival.com |
| October 19, 2014 | Belfast, Ireland | The MAC | Collaboration with Julia Kent for Peter Liversidge’s exhibit, doppelgänger |
| October 12, 2014 | Fukuoka, Japan | Hidokei | |
| October 11, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | Nezu Church | |
| October 9, 2014 | Taipei, Taiwan | P Festival | |
| April 30, 2014 | Knoxville, TN | Big Ears Festival | with Steve Reich, John Cale, Television, Johnny Greenwood, Nils Frahm & more. |
| March 27, 2014 | Louisville, KY | The Green Building | with Susanna |
| March 15, 2014 | London, UK | Cafe OTO | |
| March 13, 2014 | Tilburg, NL | De NWE Vorst | |
| March 6, 2014 | Nantes, FR | Le Lieu Unique | Pieces + Parts: a collaboration with astrïd & Sylvain Chauveau |
| April 19, 2013 | Louisville, KY | Greenhaus | |
| March 4, 2013 | Brussels, Belgium | Private Show | |
| March 4, 2013 | Groningen, NL | CrossLinx Festival | |
| March 3, 2013 | Rotterdam, NL | CrossLinx Festival | |
| March 2, 2013 | Amsterdam, NL | CrossLinx Festival | |
| March 1, 2013 | Eindoven, NL | CrossLinx Festival | |
| February 28, 2013 | Utrecht, NL | CrossLinx Festival | |
| February 27, 2013 | Hasselt, Belgium | Cultuurcentrum Hasselt | |
| January 18, 2013 | Louisville, KY | KY Museum of Art & Craft | |
| January 16, 2013 | Louisville, KY | Live on 90.5 FM WUOL Radio | |
| December 2, 2012 | Camber Sands, UK | ATP – Nightmare Before Christmas | |
| August 13, 2012 | Santander, Spain | La Bibliotecha Municipal | |
| July 15, 2012 | Louisville, KY | Forecastle Festival X | |
| January 4, 2012 | Madrid, Spain | La Casa Encendida | |
| August 11, 2011 | Kilkenny, IR | Kilkenny Arts Festival |