Luke Cissell

Luke Cissell (born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist known for creating works that feature "bright, glowing melodies and ornate structures while incorporating a heady range of styles" from classical to bluegrass, jazz, folk, post-rock, and art pop. Cissell was a champion fiddler and classical violinist in his youth, earned a degree from Princeton University, and has worked as a producer, arranger, and session musician with a broad range, with credits on albums by artists such as singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and composer Philip Glass. Known for performing every part on most of his studio album releases, Cissell has composed and recorded a number of works that prominently feature strings.

Selected works

Cosmography (2013) Infinite Progress (2014) for solo violin Backwoods (2015) String Quintet (2016) Sonata for Viola and Piano (2017) Three Piano Pieces (2017) Thinking/Feeling (2018) for mandolin, banjo, electric guitar, electric bass, strings and electronics String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2 (2019) Nightside (2020) Emerald Cities (2021) Pulp (2023) for string orchestra Serenade for Strings (2023)