Stranger - Works For Tenor By Nico Muhly

Stranger is the world-premiere recording of Nico Muhly's song cycle commissioned by Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan. It compliments Nico's other works for tenor - Lorne Ys My Liking, and Impossible Things with a roll call of collaborators: string quartet Brooklyn Rider, countertenor Reginald Mobley, pianist Lisa Kaplan, and Brooklyn-based orchestral collective The Knights led by brothers Colin and Eric Jacobsen.

Twice Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan is "one of the world's most remarkable singers" (Boston Globe). Nico Muhly is one of today's most sought-after composers. Nick and Nico's collaboration began with a commission when Nick curated a series for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in 2020. The resulting song cycle, Stranger, finds common ground in the musicians' reflections on identity and immigration, themes that resonate as much today as they have through the centuries. Nick has recorded with a roll call of collaborators: the adventurous string quartet Brooklyn Rider, shimmering countertenor Reginald Mobley, bold pianist Lisa Kaplan, and transformative Brooklyn-based collective The Knights led by brothers Colin and Eric Jacobsen