Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a constituent who just earned the prestigious 2024 Pulitzer Prize for music. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey was awarded the 2024 prize for his composition, ``Adagio (for Wadada Leo Smith),'' which premiered in March 2023 at Atlanta Symphony Hall. Sorey is known for his extraordinary ability to blend composition and improvisation in his work and for his effortless mastery of highly complex scores. The Pulitzer board describes Sorey's work as ``an introspective saxophone concerto with a wide range of textures presented in a slow tempo, a beautiful homage that's quietly intense, treasuring intimacy rather than spectacle.'' This Pulitzer is just the latest addition to Sorey's list of accomplishments. It comes 1 year after he was named a Pulitzer finalist for his acclaimed composition, ``Monochromatic Light (Afterlife).'' He was a 2017 MacArthur Fellow, and, after the 2018 Opera Philadelphia premiere of his ``Cycles of My Being,'' a set of songs exploring the African-American male experience, he was named the opera company's composer in residence from 2019 through 2023. He currently serves as the Presidential assistant professor in the departments of music and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where he maintains a vigorous touring schedule in addition to his academic duties.…”