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LVMH
Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
& ACO Announce Exciting New Partnership
Program
will commission & premiere new music by emerging composers.
Erin Gee
selected as first recipient:
new work to
premiere at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall on November
30, 2009.
 American Composers
Orchestra
(ACO) and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. have announced a new,
two-year partnership to promote the creation of new orchestral works by
emerging American composers. In 2009, LVMH will support the commission
of a new work by composer Erin Gee and its premiere by ACO at the
orchestra’s season-opening concert on November 30 at Carnegie Hall’s
Zankel Hall.
Renaud Dutreil, Chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton in North
America said: “LVMH and American Composers Orchestra share a commitment
to supporting emerging American artists. For LVMH, this stems directly
from our work to foster creative passion and exalt artistic endeavor.
We consider it a great privilege to help artists begin their careers,
offer them the opportunity to express and develop the full scope of
their talent.” Dutreil added: “LVMH is extremely proud to embark on
this partnership with the American Composers Orchestra, an
organization
that has distinguished itself in its decades of pioneering work to
create new opportunities for young composers.”
The second
composer will be selected through a national
search, with
the commissioning guidelines and theme to be announced at
a press conference on November 16, 2009.
ACO’s
strategic focus is the creation of new
opportunities for emerging
American composers. Its programs have consistently pushed the
boundaries of the conventional orchestra. Throughout ACO’s three
decades, the orchestra has been renowned for its commitment to
innovation and for fostering of the most adventurous new American
music, including numerous premieres by early-career composers who have
gone on to major world acclaim.
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and its Chairman & Chief
Executive Officer Bernard Arnault are deeply committed to supporting
the arts. Consistent with a culture centered on innovation and
creativity, LVMH has sponsored projects worldwide that celebrate the
Arts through restoration of historical monuments, patronage of major
national exhibitions, enrichment of major museums' collections and the
encouragement of contemporary creation, including by young creators
(please see www.LVMH.com for more information about the Group’s
Stradivarius loans, “Young Virtuosos” concerts and the LVMH Young
Artists’ Award). Dutreil said: “The partnership with ACO is another
opportunity for LVMH to expand its commitment in supporting artistic
endeavor and creative ingenuity; it also is the first time the leading
luxury group has supported the creation of an original musical
composition in America.”
At
a time when corporate support for the arts and other non-profits is
on the
decline, this new partnership between LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis
Vuitton Inc. and American Composers Orchestra is an important and
positive development that strengthens the ties between business and the
arts, furthering the bond of creativity and beauty between fashion,
visual arts,
and music.
"Erin Gee's music defies a
simple description. Often, an impression of ephemeral, fragile poetry
is formed from the gossamer-quality of the work, which continually
aspires to plumb the possibilities of the
human voice, while also serving as the inspirational
source for contemplating new instrumental
sounds."
— Kultur Steiermark
more
info about Erin Gee on our 2009/10 Season Announcement
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