Game of Attrition CD

Game of Attrition: Arlene Sierra, Vol. 2, is Sierra's orchestral portrait disc, released by Bridge Records to international critical acclaim.
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BBC Proms 2020 broadcast
Arlene Sierra's music will have a BBC Proms broadcast on 9 August 2020. The trio of Nicola Benedetti, Leonard Elschenbroich and Alexie Grynyuk perform Sierra's acclaimed Butterflies Remember a Mountain along with…
Arlene Sierra is awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship
Arlene Sierra has been awarded a 2020 Leverhulme Research Fellowship in support of her project "Orchestral Ecologies," compositional work connected to her new role as Composer-in-Association with the Utah Symphony. An important…
Arlene Sierra is named Composer-in-Association with the Utah Symphony
Arlene Sierra has been named Composer-in-Association with the Utah Symphony, via their February 2020 press release. January 2020 saw the first performances of Arlene Sierra's music by the Utah Symphony, when…
Latest CD Release - Butterflies Remember a Mountain
"...a disc that merits and rewards repeated listening." Classical Ear, February 2019"...a wonderful chamber music issue that enthrals from first bar to last." Gramophone, January 2019"...a thrilling display of alacrity and acrobatics." Records…
Arlene Sierra Choreographic Premieres in New York
Choreographer Susan Vencl is presenting a new full-evening programme featuring Arlene Sierra's music at the Martha Graham Studio Theater in New YorkClick here to read a new interview with Arlene…
New Sierra catalogue to download from Cecilian Music
Cecilian Music has created a new brochure featuring the complete catalogue of Arlene Sierra's work.To download the brochure, click here. To check out Sierra's online catalogue, click here.Cecilian Music, based in…
Vividly scored, colorful works

Arlene Sierra’s work 'Urban Birds' was intriguing – she’s a name to watch.
BBC Music Magazine
Frankfurter Neue Presse
...remarkably sure-footed ...The handling of the orchestra is quirky and individual ...startlingly fresh and assured
NPR Classical
Sierra’s response was the creation of a small wonder of her own: minutely crafted fluttering phrases, precisely and joyously imagined, and performed with meticulous commitment and obvious pleasure.
The Times
Arlene Sierra’s catalogue with Cecilian Music includes scores for a wide variety of forces in the following categories: Orchestral, Vocal, Large Ensembles, Chamber Ensembles, and Solos and Duos