An Evening with Chris Thile

Acclaimed Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and MacArthur Fellow recipient of the pres;gious “Genius Grant”, Chris Thile is a mul;faceted musical talent, described by The Guardian as "that rare being: an all-round musician,” and hailed by NPR as a "genre-defying musical genius." Thile is a founding member of the highly influen;al string bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, and has collaborated with countless luminaries from Yo-Yo Ma to Fiona Apple to Brad Mehldau. For four years, Thile hosted public radio favorite Live from Here with Chris Thile (formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion). With his broad outlook, Thile creates a dis;nctly American canon and a new musical aesthe;c for performers and audiences alike, giving the listener “one joyous arc, with the linear melody and ver;cal harmony blurring into a single web of gossamer beauty” (New York Times). Over the last couple of years, Thile toured with Nickel Creek in support of the cri;cally acclaimed 2023 release Celebrants. Most recently, he has been cap;va;ng audiences with a playfully ambi;ous biographical composi;on en;tled ATTENTION! (a narraEve song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra), and has been focused on the produc;on of a new musical variety show, “The Energy Curfew Music Hour.” Created with Claire Coffee and featuring Punch Brothers, Season One is available on Audible and all podcas;ng plaWorms, with Season Two to be released in late fall 2025. The wide-ranging program of Thile’s 2025-2026 solo performances will feature selec;ons from his acclaimed solo recordings of Bach’s Sonatas and Par;tas – including the upcoming second volume out this autumn – alongside his signature post-genre blend of composi;onal rigor, folksy stagecra\, and improvisational brilliance.