NEW YORK, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records proudly announces the release of Brandi Carlile - Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony, the new concert album from acclaimed American singer-songwriter-performer Brandi Carlile, available everywhere Tuesday, May 3. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110315/NY65161 ) Brandi Carlile - Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony will be available for pre-order at BrandiCarlile.com and Amazon.com. Culled from two incredible sold-out shows in November 2010 at the prestigious Seattle concert venue, Brandi Carlile - Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony features Brandi and her band -- Tim Hanseroth (guitar), Phil Hanseroth (bass), Josh Neumann (cello) and Allison Miller (drums) -- performing a finely drawn selection of original songs and well-chosen covers accompanied by a full thirty-piece orchestra. Brandi Carlile - Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony showcases arrangements created for B

SEATTLE, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seattle native composer Mateo Messina's work from the Academy-award winning movie Juno has recently won a Grammy award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

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