Bonjour Montréal! I'm coming to your beautiful city for Opéra de Montréal's first two performances of Turandot (with the new ending composed by me and with a libretto by @susansoonhe, commissioned by @FZambello). I'll be there Sept. 25 and 29. Hope to see you there!
Bravo to @laradownes for a brilliant world premiere of my piano concerto 'The Pursuit of Happiness' at @lincolncenter with the @amercomporch conducted by @ejacobsenmusic. Now off to Cardiff, Wales for the UK premiere with the @BBCNOW in 3 days!
2026-27 SEASON PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS ✨
Mao SHIMADA (Senior Women)
SP: Between Two Worlds
Choreo by: Kana Muramoto
FS: Waloyo Yamoni by Christopher Tin
Choreo by: Shae-Lynn Bourne
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I can finally announce this! My first full-length opera 'O'Keeffe: Kiss the Sky', about Georgia O'Keeffe is coming March 2027. It's my second commission from @WashNatOpera and is an innovative fusion of ballet and opera directed by @FZambello 1/3
with a libretto by Kelley Rourke and choreography by Jessica Lang, and it stars an INCREDIBLE cast: @IsabelLeonardNY as Georgia O'Keeffe, @HeldenMommy as Mabel Dodge Luhan, William Burden as Alfred Stieglitz, and conducted by George Manahan. 2/3
This has been an absolute DREAM project--probably the most creatively invigorating and freeing thing I've ever done (and right on the heels of my #Turandot completion too!). I'm so in my happy place right now. #opera#composer 3/3
For those in Southern California, come join me on 5/31 as I guest conduct the Santa Barbara Choral Society in a set of my most popular pieces, including my music from #Civilization, 'Waloyo Yamoni', and my completion of 'Turandot'.
Due to popular demand, we even added a second concert in the evening. And joining me on stage will be my buddy Jimmer Bolden! The opening half will be Morten Lauridson's 'Lux Aeterna' conducted by Santa Barbara Choral Society's Artistic Director JoAnne Wasserman.
"Iphis", the fourth movement from my choral suite "Transfigurations", with lyrics by Charles Anthony Silvestri. Performed in concert Oct. 5, 2024 by Kantorei (Joel Rinsema, Artistic Director)...
with Alicia Rigsby (piano) Dylan Tyree & David Short (celli), Nicholas Recubar (bass) and Remy Le Boeuf (sop sax). Featured on the Decca Gold album 'Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin' now out everywhere! Streaming links in bio, signed vinyl and CDs on my website.
Proud papa moment. While the other second graders were doing their Famous Person presentation on the likes of Benjamin Franklin, Barack Obama, and Albert Einstein, my kiddo chose to be... Ringo Starr.
And for those who are wondering, yes, she plays drums (in addition to piano), and yes, she rocks out to *non-simplified* transcriptions of 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and my Monkey'. Yeah, proud papa here. ❤️
Those who work with me know that I'm a *huge* fan of the notation software #Dorico, and that I'm constantly singing its praises. Well apparently the news got to @SteinbergMedia because they've invited me to join their artist endorsement roster!