Marcus Norris was named Music Director for WACO Wearable Art Gala, where he will conduct South Side Symphony performing his orchestrations alongside Chloe and Halle Bailey and Andra Day. PRNewsWire writes: For the celebratory fifth year anniversary gala, the wearable…
Marcus Norris composed and orchestrated his first feature film score, “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” South Side Symphony recorded the score in Chicago. Deadline writes, The movie follows the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist megachurch, Trinitie…
Like many, it started at a very young age that classical composer Marcus Norris fell in love with music, but it might not have been classical music that started his pursuit of the artistic career he has today, “Benny Poole,…
The Atlanta Opera announces winners of its 96-hour Opera Project Atlanta, GA— On Tuesday, The Atlanta Opera announced composer Marcus Norris and librettist Adamma Ebo as the winners of its inaugural 96-Hour Opera Project: Stories that Resonate. The showcase and competition, which ran June 17 – 20, 2022,…
Like many Americans, Marcus Norris’ sense of community was jarred by recent events, and he was frustrated by what he felt was a lack of sincerity for social justice. “The pandemic coincided with the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor…
Read the full text article, written by Joe Gebhardt, here. JACKSON, Mich. — Composer and Jackson native Marcus Norris is coming back to Jackson this weekend for a performance of his piece, “There Can Be No More Kings: A…
Wild Up! ensemble premiered MERCY for sinfonia on April 8, 2022 as part of the Noon to Midnight Festival and the LA Phil’s National Composers Intensive.
Norris describes the cathartic effect of his music as an experience akin to journaling. But slowly, over time, it became clear that his music was going to be more than a private experience—it was his path forward in life. When Marcus…