Sierra Hull Details ‘The Movements’ Bluegrass Concerto

Sierra Hull confirmed the release date for her bluegrass concerto The Movements, arriving on April 10. The acclaimed mandolinist was commissioned to compose what would become The Movements by the FreshGrass Institute ahead of the 2023 FreshGrass Festival.

With her contribution, Hull joined an impressive list of previous FreshGrass bluegrass concerto composers including Béla Fleck, Rhiannon Giddens, Sarah Jarosz and Kronos Quartet. Sierra and her band —- Avery Merritt, Erik Coveney, Mark Raudabaugh and Shaun Richardson — performed the The Movements live at the 2023 FreshGrass event.

The ensemble then entered the studio to cut the three movements. However, with their busy tour schedule and finishing up Sierra Hull’s Grammy-nominated A Tip Toe High Wire album, The Movements remained on the shelf although the band continued to perform the tracks live.

“Movement 3 has been a staple in our live shows over the last few years, occasionally sneaking in Movement 1 or Movement 2 when we were craving a challenge,” Hull said. “Folks have been asking for a while now when we would finally release a recording of them, so we are pumped to finally share it with everyone! It’s truly a capture of the earliest days of this group of musicians learning to make music together.”

Watch Sierra Hull and her band perform “Movement 3” on CBS Saturday Sessions below: