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programs 2011-12 concerts EarShot new music readings composer opportunities orchestra underground education programs commissions recordings soundadvice blog listen online recent past programs past concerts Improvise! sonidos de las Américas orchestra tech coming to america about us personnel artistic leadership aco history scope of activities composers performed aco video press excerpts press room get involved join our mailing list support aco aco supporters special events buy aco recordings resources noteables links job opportunities composer opportunities site search buy tickets online CarnegieCharge or call 212-247-7800	new and noteworthy: Small Business Saturday with ACO & Amex November 26, 2011 American Composers Orchestra is delighted to take part in Small Business Saturday® on November 26. Get a one-time $25 statement credit when you register an eligible American Express® Card and use that Card to donate $25 or more to ACO by November 26 at 3 pm. To learn more, register your American Express card and download the ACO Shop Small Donation form, click here Calling All Composers! EarShot Buffalo Phil Readings Feb. 22-24, 2012, Kleinhans Music Hall EarShot, the National Composition Discovery Network and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra announce their second annual New Music Readings, a professional development program for emerging composers. BPO associate conductor Matthew Kraemer directs, with mentor composers Margaret Brouwer, Michael Gandolfi, and Derek Bermel. Submission deadline extended: Dec. 2, 2011. EarShot Buffalo Application Info... 21st Annual Underwood New Music Readings & Commission June 1-3, 2012, DiMenna Center, NYC ACO's 21st annual Annual Underwood New Music Reading Sessions will be held will allow up to six composers in the early stages of their careers to immerse themselves in three days of artistic and career development. ACO artistic director Robert Beaser is joined by mentor composers Derek Bermel, Melinda Wagner and Steven Stucky. George Manahan conducts. One composer will be awarded a $15,000 commission and a future ACO performance. Submission deadline extended: Dec. 2, 2011.  Underwood Readings Guidelines & Info...   Tuesday, January, 31, 2012 at 8:00 Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium ACO: Philip Glass at 75 Celebrating the composer's milestone birthday with the U.S. premiere of his landmark new symphony.    Order tickets online...  Or call 212-247-7800.   ACO's Sounds of A New Century festival ran Oct. 14-22, with 100+ composers, 24 world premieres, 16 ensembles & more... SONiC Re:Sound & Broadcasts Audience Favs Online & Performance Today The envelope please...! Tune in to New York Public Radio's Q2music.org Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7pm for the second special Re:Sound webcast to hear the music that audiences told us they most wanted to hear again. This webcasts features music from Oct. 18 - 22 concerts, including ACO's big finish concert, "American Pie." Go to Q2music. Re:Sound is made possible by American Express. Highlights from ACO's SONiC opener '21st firsts' are now featured on NPR's Performance Today website at performancetoday.publicradio.org More about SONiC... ACO's 1st Digital Album! Now Available on iTunes, Amazon, InstantEncore & More World Premiere Live Recording featuring cutting-edge works from the 2008 edition of Playing It UNsafe. Jeffrey Milarsky conducts ACO in new music by Anna Clyne, Charles Mason, Jonathan Dawe, Dan Trueman, and Ned McGowan. Preview or buy it now at InstantEncore... Buy it now at iTunes... Buy it now at Amazon... Jazz Composer's Institute featured on NPR NPR reporter Laura Pellegrinelli followed last summer's Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute sessions, documenting the experience of 30 jazz composers taking their first steps towards working with orchestra. Listen to the story, which was just featured on NPR's "Weekend Edition". Listen to the NPR story here... ACO Concert Recordings Available Online. Free! ACO is now streaming recordings of its concerts, making innovative new music by an array of today's brightest composers available worldwide for the first time. Follow the link below, become an ACO fan on InstantEncore, and we'll email you a special code to listen to an exclusive recording of ACO performing Terry Riley's 2008 Remember This O Mind. Listen now... Are you our friend on Facebook? Click the link on the left to log in. Follow ACO on Twitter