Timbre Cierpke

Timbre
Born
Timbre Heidi Cierpke

Louisville, Kentucky
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • harpist
Musical career
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
Years active2008–present
Websitetimbre.bandcamp.com

Timbre Cierpke, better known as Timbre, is an American musician, composer, harpist, singer and songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. Timbre fronts her eponymous neoclassical / baroque pop band "Timbre", which has toured throughout Europe and the US. After receiving her Bachelor's of Music in Harp Performance from Trevecca University.,[1] Timbre's double album Sun & Moon was chosen by UNESCO's Crossings Institute as one of the most important albums of the 2010s. Timbre went on to record with Jack White on his album Lazaretto. In 2017, she announced on Twitter that she was on tour as part of Karen Elson's band opening for Ryan Adams.[2] Timbre is also a founder and the Music Director for SONUS choir[3] and plays harp for the Jackson Symphony Orchestra[4]

  1. ^ "Harp Column: Practical News For Practical Harpists". Harp Column.
  2. ^ Cierpke, Timbre (June 22, 2017). "Playing with Karen Elson tonight again in Calgary, opening for Ryan Adams ❤️". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "SONUS: Our rehearsal director Timbre Cierpke was interviewed in Native Magazine about women in classical music & the emergence of modern classical!". Twitter. November 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Meet the Orchestra". The Jackson Symphony. Retrieved August 8, 2017.