A Change Is Gonna Come
Palaver Strings · 2024
Arrangements of American protest songs spanning a century of struggle, featuring Nicholas Phan and Farayi Malek. Azica Records, 2024.
2025 Grammy Nomination
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CREDITS
Recorded at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport Music, September 2023. Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Alan Bise. Produced by Alan Bise, Domenic Salerni, Nicholas Phan, and Palaver Strings. Liner notes by Lysander Jaffe.
MUSICIANS
Violin · Teagan Faran, Bree Fotheringham, Maya French, Grant Houston, Kate Knudsvig, Abby Swidler
Viola · Brianna Howard, Lysander Jaffe, Elizabeth Moore
Cello · Matthew Smith, Nathaniel Taylor, Kamyron Williams
Bass · Nate Martin
Vocals · Nicholas Phan, Farayi Malek
what they said.
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As dynamic young performers playing without a conductor, the Palaver players know how to command a stage on their own terms.
— The Boston Globe
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The fresh, galvanizing sound of the Palaver String Ensemble makes for a musical partnership that goes far beyond accompaniment.
— Bay Area Reporter
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Bacewicz's Concerto for String Orchestra flies off the page, with the players' energy matching the vigour of the Polish composer's writing.
— BBC Music Magazine
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