Dreams & Prayers, the first album on A Far Cry's in-house record label Crier Records, has received a Grammy® nomination, the group's first, in the category "Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance."
A Far Cry's Grammy® nomination also includes clarinetist David Krakauer, described by The New York Times as playing "with soul and passion in Osvaldo Golijov's 'The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind.'" Notably, in its category, Crier Records is the only in-house label represented, and Dreams & Prayers is the only album to have been successfully funded by fans through a Kickstarter campaign. "Since its conception, Dreams & Prayers has been about connecting with listeners on a very intimate level," says Crier Miki-Sophia Cloud, the recording's curator. "I'm delighted that with the nomination, this album of intensely personal and spiritual music will now be reaching a wider audience." David Krakauer states, "I'm thrilled to receive a Grammy® nomination along with the amazing self-conducted chamber orchestra A Far Cry. Almost 19 years ago I recorded Osvaldo Golijov's? monumental masterpiece The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind with the Kronos Quartet. It's been an amazing journey with both versions of this piece ever since!"About A Far Cry
A Far Cry stands at the forefront of an exciting new generation in classical music. According to The New York Times, the self-conducted orchestra "brims with personality or, better, personalities, many and varied."
A Far Cry was founded in 2007 by a tightly-knit collective of 17 young professional musicians, and since the beginning has fostered those personalities. A Far Cry has developed an innovative process where decisions are made collectively and leadership rotates among the "Criers." For each piece, a group of principals is elected by the members, and these five musicians guide the rehearsal process and shape the interpretation. Since each program includes multiple works, this multiplicity of leaders adds tremendous musical variety to the concerts.
Their omnivorous approach has led them to collaborations with artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Jake Shimabukuro, Urbanity Dance, and Roomful of Teeth. By expanding the boundaries of orchestral repertoire and experimenting with the ways music is prepared, performed, and experienced, A Far Cry has been embraced throughout the world with more than three hundred performances coast to coast and across the globe, exciting recordings, and a powerful presence on the internet. The Criers are proud to call Boston home, and maintain strong roots in the city, rehearsing at their storefront music center in Jamaica Plain and fulfilling the role of Chamber Orchestra in Residence at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Collaborating with local students through an educational partnership with the New England Conservatory, A Far Cry aims to pass on the spirit of collaboratively-empowered music to the next generation. http://www.afarcry.org/
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