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Wild Up — the multiple-time GRAMMY®-nominated contemporary music ensemble that has been called “a raucous, grungy, irresistibly exuberant … fun-loving, exceptionally virtuosic family” by The New York Times and turned in a stunning NPR Tiny Desk performance last year — releases Julius Eastman Vol. 4: The Holy Presence, via New Amsterdam Records. The Holy Presence is the latest entry in Wild Up’s ongoing anthology exploring the works of Julius Eastman, the late composer who not only took innovative approaches to orchestration and musical notation but injected a defiantly Black, queer perspective into the overwhelmingly white, straight world of classical music. With The Holy Presence, Wild Up digs ever deeper into Eastman’s oeuvre, performing lesser-known works that represent a mystically charged and spiritually reflective vein of his dynamic catalog. Featuring lead contributions from Davóne Tines (the rising performer who The New Yorker says is “changing what it means to be a classical singer”) and long-time Wild Up members Richard Valitutto (deemed “a keyboard superstar” by The New Yorker) and Seth Parker Woods (who The Guardian calls “a cellist of power and grace”), The Holy Presence also emphasizes some of the singular talents who count themselves among Wild Up’s broader collective.