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Silver Linings

Brandi Berry Benson

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A mix of Baroque and Bluegrass music in the form of suites, preludes, and new fiddle tunes, this album is the culmination of the music that kept flowing within me when our nation went into lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. My life, like everyone else, completely changed. Within weeks, I saw my whole season of performances get

A mix of Baroque and Bluegrass music in the form of suites, preludes, and new fiddle tunes, this album is the culmination of the music that kept flowing within me when our nation went into lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. My life, like everyone else, completely changed. Within weeks, I saw my whole season of performances get cancelled, and all teaching and other activities transition online. Rather than dwell on the losses, I decided to see the silver linings. Everything that had been inside of me, I let out, and wrote it down. At the time, I wasn't sure when I would get to perform in public next, but I was certain that I would continue to make music in whatever way that I could. This album was recorded while I was pregnant with my daughter, and also includes a Chickasaw suite based on the melodies of the Chickasaw Nation of which I am a member. All tracks are original compositions except La Furstemberg which is my arrangement of the tune for solo violin.

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upcoming performances

silver linings @ Ripon College

march 1 at c.j. rodman center for the performing arts, ripon wi

7:00-8:30pm as part of the chamber music and jazz series

the story of pa i sha @ bloomington early music festival

May 23 at  the pavilion at switchyard park, bloomington IN

Stay tuned for more details!

Music premiere!

The story of pa i sha

a new musical work with narration

Using melodies from the stomp dances, traditional songs, and hymns of the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, Brandi tells the stories of her ancestors beginning with her 4th great grandmother, Pa I Sha, who was full blood Chickasaw.