Since early in his career, composer, pianist, arranger, and conductor Nico Muhly has defied easy categorization, working steadily in both the contemporary classical and pop/indie music spheres. His resumé includes vocal, choral, opera, piano, electronic, chamber, and orchestral compositions; film scores (The Reader, Kill Your Darlings); and recordings with artists as wide-ranging as Philip Glass, Kronos Quartet, Björk, the National, and Paul Simon. He worked as an assistant to Glass on scores such as 2002's The Hours and Naqoyqatsi, performed on Björk albums, and wrote string ...