Mar 11 Blog Rachel Grimes Looks for a Founding Mother in New Documentary Rachel Grimes’ 2019 folk-opera “The Way Forth” tells the story of Kentucky’s founding mothers through spoken word and song. Premiered by the Louisville Orchestra in that same year, Grimes explored the lives of women from the early days of our commonwealth: her own great-great-grandmother Pauline Grimes, Sara Katherine Simpson Jones, Patsy Treadway, and Dolly, a […] By Daniel Gilliam Mar 11 Blog Rachel Grimes Looks for a Founding Mother in New Documentary By Daniel Gilliam
Jun 28 Events New Lens: NouLou Chamber Players Our next New Lens concert on July 14th at 7pm will feature NouLou Chamber Players, a collective of professional musicians dedicated to playing chamber music in intimate spaces. They’ll play Music for Egon Schiele with composer/pianist Rachel Grimes, first recorded by Grimes and Rachel’s on the 1996 album by the same name. Dancer and choreographer […] By WUOL Jun 28 Events New Lens: NouLou Chamber Players By WUOL
Jun 22 Artsbreak Featured Album: Rachel Grimes’ The Clearing In her second full-length studio album, Rachel Grimes offers a contemplative soundscape of chamber music in The Clearing. The composer/pianist is joined by collaborators from Louisville, and from the Amsterdam Sinfoniette, cellist Helen Money and sound designer Scott Morgan (LOSCIL). Listen to some of the music below and watch a video from Grimes’ members-only performance […] By Daniel Gilliam Jun 22 Artsbreak Featured Album: Rachel Grimes’ The Clearing By Daniel Gilliam
Jun 18 Artsbreak Video: Rachel Grimes Members-Only By Daniel Gilliam Jun 18 Artsbreak Video: Rachel Grimes Members-Only By Daniel Gilliam
Jun 16 Artsbreak Audio: Rachel Grimes and Ensemble Members-Only Rachel Grimes, with Jacob Duncan (saxophone), Christian Frederickson (viola) and Scott Moore (violin), performed a members-only set from her new album “The Clearing” at Louisville Public Media. June 15, 2015. rachelgrimespiano.com/the-clearing/ [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/210621460″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] By Daniel Gilliam Jun 16 Artsbreak Audio: Rachel Grimes and Ensemble Members-Only By Daniel Gilliam
Jun 08 Artsbreak Members Only: Rachel Grimes Louisville Public Media members can join Louisville composer and pianist Rachel Grimes as she plays from her third solo album “The Clearing” on June 15 at 2pm. She’ll be joined by Jacob Duncan, Scott Moore and Christian Frederickson. Members at any level can reserve a seat by calling (502) 814-6565 or emailing membership@louisvillepublicmedia.org. If you’re […] By Daniel Gilliam Jun 08 Artsbreak Members Only: Rachel Grimes By Daniel Gilliam
Jun 18 Blog Local artist feature – Rachel Grimes While Lunchtime Classics takes its summer break, we’re looking back at some of the program’s featured artists. Rachel Grimes is a pianist, composer, and arranger based in Kentucky. She has achieved a certain amount of fame in the ground-breaking chamber ensemble Rachel’s, with whom she toured and released six albums. Rachel’s solo releases include Book […] By WUOL Jun 18 Blog Local artist feature – Rachel Grimes By WUOL