Andy Akiho
Global - The music works of steelpan musician, percussionist and composer Andy Akiho—‘Beneath Lighted Coffers’; ‘Concerto for Steel Pans & Orchestra’—performed live with the Oregon Symphony, are in the musical spotlight.
The album of live recordings was released June 5, 2026. The Oregon Symphony is led by Jean Vollum Music Director David Danzmayr.
Andy Akiho, born in 1979 in Columbia, South Carolina, is a “trailblazing” (Los Angeles Times) Pulitzer Prize finalist and seven-time GRAMMY®-nominated composer whose bold works unravel intricate and unexpected patterns while surpassing preconceived boundaries of classical music. Called “increasingly in-demand” by The New York Times, Akiho has earned international acclaim for his large-scale works that emphasize the natural theatricality of live performance. He is the only composer to be nominated for a GRAMMY® in the Best Contemporary Classical Composition category in 2022,2023, and 2024.
This album was engineered by Mark Donahue and produced by Blanton Alspaugh, both multi-GRAMMY® winners from Soundmirror, Inc., and is available on streaming platforms and issued on SACD disc.
The musical enterprise is a collaboration with album label Reference Recordings, celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2026.
Press Release from:
Janice Mancuso
Reference Recordings®
phone: 650-355-1845
ReferenceRecordings.com
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