Transfigure to Grace (2023) 15'
suite for orchestra, inspired by themes from “Passage”
orchestra 2(II=picc).2.2.2 - 2.2.2.0 - timp - perc(3): BD/congas/glock/piatti/SD/susp. cym/tamb/tam-tam/triangle/xylo - strings
Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association; Co-Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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Review: In brilliant premiere, CSO composer-in-residence goes out with a bang while MusicNOW quiets to a whimper
Published May 31, 2024
Chicago Tribune
“Speaking to the Tribune in December, Chicago Symphony composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery teasingly called 2024, the last year of her Chicago Symphony residency, her “year of percussion.” And oh, how it…
Feature: Celebrating Jessie Montgomery’s tenure as the CSO’s Mead Composer-in-Residence
Published May 2, 2024
Experience CSO
“During her three seasons as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer-in-Residence, Jessie Montgomery has left a profound impression on the orchestra and the city’s cultural scene. Her many accomplishments include…
Review: ‘Muti, Montgomery & Rachmaninov 2’ at CSO is a program to make believers of skeptics
Published May 12, 2023
Chicago Tribune
“The same stirring chorale writing and piquant instrumental pairings from last year’s “Hymn for Everyone” abound here. That may not be a coincidence. “Transfigure to Grace” adapts material from Montgomery’s…