Luke Cissell

Luke Cissell (born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist known for creating works that feature “bright, glowing melodies and ornate structures while incorporating a heady range of styles” from classical to bluegrass, jazz, folk, post-rock, and art pop. Cissell was a champion fiddler and classical violinist in his youth, earned a degree from Princeton University, and has worked as a producer, arranger, and session musician with a broad range, with credits on albums by artists such as singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and composer Philip Glass. Known for performing every part on most of his studio album releases, Cissell has composed and recorded a number of works that prominently feature strings. Selected works * Cosmography (2013) * Infinite Progress (2014) for solo violin * Backwoods (2015) * String Quintet (2016) * Sonata for Viola and Piano (2017) * Three Piano Pieces (2017) * Thinking/Feeling (2018) for mandolin, banjo, electric guitar, electric bass, strings and electronics * String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2 (2019) * Nightside (2020) * Emerald Cities (2021) * Pulp (2023) for string orchestra * Serenade for Strings (2023) References External