Timbre Cierpke

One of my favourite collabs with a band, and one of my earliest 🩷 Re-recorded this for a friend this week and remembered how fun it was to work in the studio with @mewithoutyou If you ever dream of having harp on your record, shoot me a message! I can record myself at home, or work with you in a studio of your choice 🎶 Recorded by @jtrudawg

SONUS choir, Nashville’s premiere a’cappella choir, presents their 12th Season Concert, “Dusk to Dawn”, an evening of deeply moving music, tracing the emotional journey through twilight, sunset, and the dark of night, while looking to the hope of a glorious sunrise. The evening will feature many beloved modern composers, including Rachel Grimes, Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, Lucy Walker, Ola Gjeilo, Arvo Pärt, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Taylor Scott Davis, and more. SONUS will also premiere a new work by their acclaimed Composer-in-Residence and Artistic Director, Timbre Cierpke. Join SONUS in the beautiful acoustics of the historic First Lutheran Church in downtown Nashville. Ticket link in profile! 📸= @blackbiirdfly

Excited to announce I will be performing this astounding work written by 5 of the most prolific modern composers of our era, written for solo mezzo soprano and string ensemble. (Originally recorded by the astounding Shara Nova.) Each of these women lend their powerful compositional voices in both unique and connected ways to this work that explores life and death from the perspective of a woman in her last hours. Intersection will bring together some of Nashville’s most virtuosic string players for this performance, making it an evening you don’t want to miss! Doors at 5, pre-concert talk at 5:30, music at 6! May 9 @analognashville Ticket link in profile👉🏻 @timbreharp

I am so so grateful for the last year of his life, I got to spend so much time in the studio with Chris. And I am deeply grateful now that I have so many random videos where I just set up the camera and forgot about it. This is one of my favorites that I went back and found. I had reaaallly gotten tongue tied on my scratch vocals for Pyramid Song and we just could not recover from it. I love that we both end up with our heads in our hands 😂 If you are missing his laugh, here is a joyful little snippet of Chris being Chris 🩷

I honestly don’t know how to say this. I can’t believe he’s gone. My bandmate, musical partner, brother, drummer, and deeply close friend of 11 years passed away two days ago from cancer. Simply calling Chris a friend doesn’t feel deep enough for what he was to me. He was like my brother. We could talk about literally everything, laughed about the weirdest things until we couldn’t breathe, cried at the same moments listening to music. And when we created music together, it just was so in sync, so magical. Making this Radiohead cover album together was so deeply joyful, so full of creative energy. We would have the same idea at the same time, and get giddy when it turned out exactly like we imagined. We would always pick the same favorite take, would point at our arms when we both got chills at the same time, would shout-laugh when the drums would hit just right. I felt so many times that this is who I wanted to make music with forever. Though I wish I had more time, so much more time, I am so grateful that we never left things unsaid. Chris always told me how much he loved, respected, and cared about me. He told me how much he loved making music with me, and how it felt a part of the language of his soul. And he knew how much I loved him, that I was so grateful to have a true partner in music, and that even though he was gone so much touring with other artists, that he is who I wanted to make music with, no matter how complicated it got. And I knew how safe I was with him and Corinne. I shared things with them that I told very few people, and I felt so safe and embraced. They even offered their home when I felt unsafe. I wish I could tell him, one more time, how much he felt like home. But I know that he knows. I don’t know how to process that I will never hug him again, or laugh or cry with him, or make music together again. But I can say with every fiber of my being that he will always be part of me, a part of my music. Our friendship shaped and healed me, and his finger prints will be on my music for the rest of my life. I love you Chris. Thank you for being my safe space. Thank you for being my brother. You’ll always be a part of me 🩷

Lovely studio day this week with @jtrudawg , working on new music for @musicbed 🎶

(Trigger warning: sexual assault and clergy abuse ) I feel like I am shouting into the void, but still I must shout. If you are still a part of the church, especially in any sort of leadership, a hard line must be drawn. Pastors who sexually abuse people under their authority should NEVER be allowed to return to leadership, no matter how visibly repentant they may be. STOP CALLING SEXUAL ASSAULT AN “AFFAIR” There is no form of sexual interaction with a parishioner that is not abuse, because the pastor has authority and influence over that person. Once that line is crossed, they should never be allowed any sort of influence again. The current victim, and all future potential victims, must be prioritized and protected, no matter the cost to the “ministry”. *I call all who have any authority in the church to draw a hard line: any pastor or spiritual leader who sexually abuses someone under his authority should be banned from leadership for life.* Beyond this, church leaders must look to actual therapeutic methods and legal actions when victims come forward. Too many pastors pressure victims to forgive the person who abused them, and leave it at that. There needs to be actual licensed therapy offered, and legal support if they want to report a crime. There needs to be loud condemnation of the aggressor’s actions, paired with public warnings so others can avoid being alone with them. The needs of victims must come first, and the protection of potential future victims must be central to all following steps. ————— In addition, Bethel church should: 1. Make a public statement renouncing their problematic theology around restoring predatory pastors to leadership, and encouraging all churches to permanently ban from leadership any leaders caught in a sexual interaction with a parishioner. 2. Pull the book “Unpunishable” from bookshelves and all future publishing. 3. Donate ALL of proceeds from Danny Silk and Sean Bolz’s books and programs to a non-profit dedicated to victims of sexual assault. 4. Danny Silk should make a public apology and withdrawal of his theology around non-punitive restoration of sexual predators within the church.

Received the most heartbreakingly, shockingly hateful messages yesterday from a fan who once sent me the kindest encouragement. I post this because it so drastically demonstrates the shift to dehumanization. When white nationalist Christianity tells you that the left are animals, this is how you begin to speak. When you demonize and dehumanize others, you begin to lose your own sense of humanity and empathy. I mourn for people who have dehumanized themselves so greatly that they can talk to another person like this. I have to believe that people can come back from this.

Meet the Musician: Timbre Cierpke, Harp Harpist, vocalist, composer, conductor, and songwriter Timbre Cierpke is a true musical trailblazer, blending classical, folk, and modern sounds into a style all her own. With more than 100 album credits, she has performed and recorded with artists including Jack White, Tom Jones, bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs, and rock band, mewithoutyou. She has appeared with over a dozen symphonies worldwide, including the London Symphony Orchestra, and this season marks 26 years playing with The Jackson Symphony! A multi-dimensional artist, Timbre has performed her own orchestral works in Scandinavian cathedrals, sung at Carnegie Hall, and founded and serves as music director for the a cappella choir SONUS. In addition, she fronts her acclaimed neoclassical folk-rock band Timbre, whose album “Sun & Moon” was selected by UNESCO as one of the most important albums of the 2010s. 📸 Stay tuned as we continue our “Meet the Musicians” series, introducing you to the incredible artists behind our music. #MeetTheMusicians #TimbreCierpke #Harp #BehindTheMusic #YOURJacksonSymphony

Sweet little moment from practice last night with @natalieroyalmusic for my big Christmas show Friday! Working on the vocal harmonies for my new arrangement of “The First Noel” 🥹 Come hear it live this Friday night! Ticket link in profile 🎄

Nashville's favorite Christmas tradition is happening THIS FRIDAY!! Join harpist, composer, and songwriter Timbre for her annual Christmas show, joined by @sonuschoir , @natalieroyalmusic , and an incredible ensemble of string and brass players, in addition to her band! Ticket link in profile

You've never heard "Silent Night" like this! Join harpist, singer, and composer Timbre for her annual Christmas concert in Nashville, featuring SONUS choir along with a dreamy ensemble of strings, brass, and band! Featuring @sonuschoir and @natalieroyalmusic Ticket link in profile. Presale discount ends Nov 30!