85R11462 RMA-D
By: Ortega H.R. No. 599
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, World-renowned cellist Zuill Bailey collected two
trophies at the 59th annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on
February 12, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bailey won in the categories for best
instrumental solo and best contemporary classical composition with
his performance in Tales of Hemingway, a cello concerto
commissioned especially for him and composed in 2015 by Michael
Daugherty, who drew inspiration from the works of Ernest Hemingway;
the piece was recorded by Mr. Bailey and the Nashville Symphony
under the conductorship of Giancarlo Guerrero; and
WHEREAS, Zuill Bailey graduated with a bachelor's degree from
the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in 1994 and
received a master's degree from the Juilliard School in 1996; a
Telarc International recording artist, he has produced a
discography of some 20 albums and has performed with numerous
symphony orchestras across the globe; in addition to his busy
touring schedule, he serves as a professor of cello at The
University of Texas at El Paso and as artistic director of El Paso
Pro-Musica and the Sitka Summer Music Festival; and
WHEREAS, Widely hailed as a star in classical music, Zuill
Bailey has forged a distinguished career as a chamber musician,
recitalist, and educator, and he may take justifiable pride in this
prestigious recognition from the Recording Academy; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Zuill Bailey on his receipt of two
statuettes at the 2017 Grammy Awards and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Bailey as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.