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Maria Schneider Orchestra at Guinness Cork Jazz Festival at Cork City Hall
Courtesy of Isaac Dugdale | Posted on September 4, 2018
When
Sun, October 28, 2018
20:00
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Musicians
Maria Schneider
composer / conductorAbout
Maria Schneider’s music has been hailed by critics as “evocative, majestic, magical, heart-stoppingly gorgeous, and beyond categorisation”.
She and her orchestra became widely known starting in 1994 when they released their first recording, ‘Evanescence’. There, Schneider began to develop her personal way of writing for what would become her 18-member collective, made up of many of the finest musicians in jazz today, tailoring her compositions to distinctly highlight the uniquely creative voices of the group.
Schneider and her orchestra have a distinguished recording career with twelve GRAMMY nominations and five GRAMMY awards. Together they have performed at festivals and concert halls worldwide....