“Within ourselves, we get to have renewals whenever we want, and this just felt like the best time to be allowing for this change.”

Brittelle formulates a playlist around the artists and inspiration behind the release of his recent digital single "Dido's Lament (Revisited)."

“William Brittelle. I can’t say enough good things about that guy. He’s such a special person. He has such a strange mind and wild ear for aesthetic choices.”

This is the kind of big, bold, sometimes even crazy symphonic work of which we could use a lot more, with orchestral brass and strings competing with fat synthesizers, rock drums, choral singing, and more.

On paper, the project could appear bombastic, what with the army of resources utilized, yet he somehow makes full use of said resources without the result becoming overblown.

With this collaboration between Nonesuch Records and New Amsterdam, walls of genre are broken down as sounds morph and blend throughout Spiritual America.

Brittelle’s inimitable blend of chamber pop forms a shape-shifting sonic collage: ripped edges, buzzing synthesizers, melodies that echo, morph, and transform in an instant—like a rush of memories overwhelming the senses.

METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE IS THRILLED TO JOIN THE COLLECTIVE 37D03D (UPSIDE-DOWN “PEOPLE”) TO GATHER FOR A WEEK TO COMPOSE, COLLABORATE AND PRESENT MUSIC, VISUAL ART, AND LITERATURE IN A VARIETY OF SPACES AND SETTINGS.

November 22-23, 2019

A COLLECTION OF SONGS EXPLORING SECULAR SPIRITUALITY, COMPOSED BY WILLIAM BRITTELLE, AT SOUNDS FROM A SAFE HARBOUR FESTIVAL

September 15, 2019

Andy Stack has been even more secret-saucy… the structures he helped build under the visionary pop-classical song cycle Spiritual America.

One of the most astonishing records of 2019 has slipped under many radars, likely because it’s hard to describe, categorize, and explain.

A WALK-ABOUT CONCERT AND LISTENING PARTY IN THE STYLE OF A ROVING ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC MINI-FESTIVAL FEATURING PERFORMANCES AND HARD-WIRED INSTALLATIONS HAND-CRAFTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE "PROFOUNDLY HIGH-FIDELITY" (NEW YORK TIMES) CUSTOM-BUILT SOUND SYSTEM AT PUBLIC RECORDS

June 25, 2019

For contemporary classical artists, metadata is not just an abstract consideration.

“Wye Oak, The Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and Metropolis Ensemble join together to perform a song-cycle written by composer William Brittelle, and a Wye Oak piece reimagined by Brittelle, on Spiritual America, due out May 3 via Nonesuch. The first single from the project, “Forbidden Colors,” places Jenn Wasner’s vocals over a multilayered chamber orchestra piece.”

William Brittelle’s Spiritual America has drawn from classical music, punk rock, and electronica to produce music that is at once free-ranging and a thrill to experience.

WORLD PREMIERE WITH WYE OAK, METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE, AND BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS

February 16, 2018