Oliver Talukder: Briefly Gorgeous CD
Born in Chicago, Oliver Talukder is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and teaching artist of Mexican and Bengali heritage and winner of Cedille’s 2025 Emerging Artist Competition. Accompanied by pianist Moriah Trenk, Talukder performs on oboe, English horn, flute, and piccolo, bringing exceptional versatility to imaginative programming, original arrangements, and the music of diverse composers. The album—recorded by Cedille Records in Chicago—brings together works by Jeffrey Agrell, Alyssa Morris, Florence Price, Reena Esmail, and Arturo Márquez in a program that explores where classical music intersects with Latino and South Asian traditions.
