‘Aquamarine’ new album by Kirsten Agresta-Copely in Peaceful Radio Show 1553
8 August 2023 Uncategorized
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In this personal and heartfelt homage to her mother, and to
their mutual love of the sea, Kirsten Agresta-Copely bringsto
us beautiful and unparalleled musical creations, all of which are
simultaneously transformative and inspirational. Kirsten
propels usinto our imaginations, asshe brings us along in her
sojourn to the sea and back—in the most vivid and compelling
way. Amidst hersprays of foam and rays of light, we swirl into
the ocean upon her majestic melodies, indelibly changed, asshe
was by her mother’slove and support.
Track Listing
(1) Aquamarine [4:48] (2) I Am Water [4:34] (3) Glass Octopus [3:51] (4) Deep Blue World [4:46] (5) Surfacing [4:46] feat: Tess Remy-Schumacher
(6) Sea Idyll [3:59] (7) Naiads [4:12] (8) Coralline [4:36] (9) Into The Mist [3:54] feat. Dave Eggar, Maggie Gould Wilson
Credits
Producer: Mia Moravis
Recording Engineer: Angie Teo
Mixing Engineer: Marc Copely
Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
Recorded at: Casa Copely Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Additional Recording by Christina Giacona, Patrick Conlon
at Onyx Lane, Oklahoma City, OK
Featured Artists:
Tess Remy-Schumacher: Cello on “Surfacing”
Dave Eggar: Cello on “Into The Mist”
Maggie Gould Wilson: Violin on “Into The Mist”
Other Arrangements: Katie Kresek:string arranger on “Into The Mist”
All tracks composed, performed & arranged by: Kirsten Agresta-Copely
KIRSTEN AGRESTA COPELY is an international award-winning harpist, composer, and arranger that
has made music in four continents for heads of state, in blockbuster movie soundtracks, alongside
Billboard 100 artists, on late night television, and on the most recognized stages in the world.
Steeped in rigorous classical training, Copely’s performance career began at an early age: by fourteen,
she performed a full solo tour of the British Isles, and continued to gain attention in the classical world
by winning Bronze Medal in the 1st USA International Harp Competition, debuting as concerto soloist
at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center soon after. While she maintains a heavy classical schedule—she
serves as Principal Harpist with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center and regularly
performs with the Nashville Symphony—Copely has also garnered a reputation as the pop industry’s
go-to harpist, culminating with a performance alongside Beyoncé at the Second Official White House
State Dinner for President Barack Obama. Other live engagements include appearances on Saturday
Night Live and the MET Gala; in studio, she has recorded with greats like Lionel Richie and has
performed in numerous video game, television, and movie soundtracks.
Copely served as the Associate Professor of Harp at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music
(2017- 2021) and Sarah Lawrence College (2003-2014). Her own discography includes two solo
performance albums: The Covers Album (2019) and Dream World (2001) A Voting Member of The
Recording Academy (NARAS), member of ASCAP and the World Harp Congress Board of Directors,
she holds degrees from Indiana University (B.M. & M.M.).
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