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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  • Arlene Sierra announced as Utah Symphony Composer in Association for the '21-'22 season

    Arlene Sierra's role as Composer-in-Association with the Utah Symphony has been announced for the 2021-2022 season.  Broadway World writes, "Composer-in-Association Arlene Sierra has been recognized by The New York Times for her "vividly…

  • 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…

...her work has its own character, in which historical and contemporary influences are fused into a highly flexible and distinctive style... packed with crisp, vivid detail that's not at all hand-me-down
The Guardian
Arlene Sierra follows her own rules: A fascinating piece, brilliantly interpreted - and given loud applause.
Südwest Presse 
Vividly scored, colorful works
The New York Times


Arlene Sierra’s work 'Urban Birds' was intriguing – she’s a name to watch.
 BBC Music Magazine
...light, dazzling moves, in the tenderest tone of butterflies, reminding one of a melancholy softness; and a fickle detour over a mountain with virtuoso string flickerings and massive chords from the piano.
Frankfurter Neue Presse
...remarkably sure-footed ...The handling of the orchestra is quirky and individual ...startlingly fresh and assured
The Guardian
...an intriguing new album of pieces by the American-born, UK-based composer Arlene Sierra, possesses a remarkable brilliance of color, rhythmic dexterity & playfulness.
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
ORDER SCORES:
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
Art by Arlene Santana Thornton | Photos by Ian Phillips-McLaren