“This Is America” | E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One

Johnny Gandelsman, violin Akshaya TUCKER Pallavi, a Mediation on Care Èbùn Oguntola Reflections Tomeka REID Rhapsody Maya Miro JOHNSON Dance Suite Terry RILEY Barbary Coast 1955 (World Premiere) Rhiannon GIDDENS New to the Session

"This Is America stirs feelings about our country that are almost hard to recognize: pride, hope, and the simple relief of consensus reality." - Pitchfork

"One of the important recordings of our time." - Gramophone

Violinist, producer, and 2024 MacArthur Fellow Johnny Gandelsman's "This Is America" commissioning project was conceived in the summer of 2020, as COVID-19, destructive fires, police brutality, and political polarization were sweeping the United States. Johnny asked American and US-based composers to reflect on these tumultuous times by writing new compositions for solo violin. The resulting anthology of 28 works represents a snapshot in time, a representative slice of the creative thought and output in our country. Featuring a broad spectrum of musical genres and composition styles, This Is America is a collection of deeply personal experiences, exploring the universal themes of uncertainty, loss, isolation, joy and love.