wild Up * Julius Eastman Vol. 5: Gay Guerrilla [New CD]

Wild Up has been lauded as one of classical music's most exciting groups by virtually every significant institution and critic within earshot. In 2010, Artistic Director Christopher Rountree founded Wild Up with 15 musicians. Today, this GRAMMYr-nominated ensemble comprises 32 performers, with membership ranging from award-winning composers to experts in contemporary techniques, baroque music specialists, activists, studio musicians, indie artists, and educators.-The group has premiered hundreds of new works withartists such as Pamela Z, David Lang, Ted Hearne, JuliaHolter, Scott Walker, Juliana Barwick, and RagnarKjartansson. And accompanied stars like Björk.- Vol. 5 of an ongoing Julius Eastman compendium, withVol. 2, Vol. 3, and Vol. 4 earning GRAMMY nominations.