Past Events

EarShot Readings: Lawrence University 

Monday, January 26–Thursday, January 29, 2026

Lawrence University | Appleton, WI

Link TBA

Mark Dupere, conductor

Featured Artists and Works:

Alicia Castillo, Billow

Matthew Mason, Downhill from Breathing

Lila Meretzky, To crave and to have

Logan Rutledge, Through My Child Eyes

‍Mentor Composers:

Marcos Balter

Theresa Martin

Asha Srinivasan

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THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

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Mélisse Brunet, conductor

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Featured Artists and Works:

Joseph Sowa, Summer Has Ten Thousand Stars

Chelsea Komschlies, The Sunken Cathedral

Marina López, Moño

Patricia Leonard, "John Adams Theme" from My Dearest Friend

Sepehr Pirasteh, will the mountains sing for me

Iván Enrique Rodríguez, Sinfonía No. 2: Naa Okùnkùn ti Òkúnta Dídán

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This performance will be livestreamed to this page; please check back here to view.

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‍Lead support for the inaugural EarShot Showcase is provided by the Fromm Music Foundation.

Mélisse Brunet, conductor

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Featured Artists and Works*:

Joseph Sowa, Summer Has Ten Thousand Stars

Chelsea Komschlies, The Sunken Cathedral

Marina López, Moño

Patricia Leonard, "John Adams Theme" from My Dearest Friend

Sepehr Pirasteh, will the mountains sing for me

Iván Enrique Rodríguez, Sinfonía No. 2: Naa Okùnkùn ti Òkúnta Dídán

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*Rehearsal order subject to change

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‍Lead support for the inaugural EarShot Showcase is provided by the Fromm Music Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Wang Jie, The Winter that United Us‍

Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes

Clemens Center | Elmira, NY

WANG JIE, The Winter that United Us

TRADITIONAL, Angels We Have Heard on High, Joy to the World, Sleigh Ride 

ANVER FINBERG, Dances in Freygish

‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍The Winter that United Us was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)‍‍

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‍Heartsong: Mendelssohn, Guo, & Rachmaninoff‍

Lexington Philharmonic

Singletary Center for the Arts | Lexington, KY

Link: https://lexphil.org/heartsong‍

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Program

MONI JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN, Violin Concerto

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF, Symphony No. 2

Mélisse Brunet, conductor 
Tai Murray, violin
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‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

Luisi Conducts Mozart‍

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center | Dallas, TX

Link: https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/luisi-conducts-mozart/ 

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Leonore Overture No. 3
JON CZINER, Clarinet Concerto (World Premiere)
MONI JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G minor

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Gregory Raden, clarinet

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

Luisi Conducts Mozart‍

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center | Dallas, TX

Link: https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/luisi-conducts-mozart/ 

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Leonore Overture No. 3
JON CZINER, Clarinet Concerto (World Premiere)
MONI JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G minor

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Gregory Raden, clarinet
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‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

Luisi Conducts Mozart‍

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center | Dallas, TX

Link: https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/luisi-conducts-mozart/ 

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Leonore Overture No. 3
JON CZINER, Clarinet Concerto (World Premiere)
MONI JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G minor

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Gregory Raden, clarinet

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Ottawa, Ontario
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Link TBA
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Henry Kennedy, conductor

Featured Artists and Works:
Luis Ramirez, Chido

Brian Awad, Claveles de Pasión

Inga Chinilina, Pagan Peal

Kathryn Knowles, A Strange and Preposterous Affair

Mentor Composers:

Ana Sokolovic

Ian Cusson

Kelly-Marie Murphy

Ottawa, Ontario

Link TBA

Henry Kennedy, conductor

Featured Artists and Works:
Luis Ramirez, Chido

Brian Awad, Claveles de Pasión

Inga Chinilina, Pagan Peal

Kathryn Knowles, A Strange and Preposterous Affair

Mentor Composers:

Ana Sokolovic

Ian Cusson

Kelly-Marie Murphy

Ottawa, Ontario

Link TBA

Henry Kennedy, conductor

Featured Artists and Works:
Luis Ramirez, Chido

Brian Awad, Claveles de Pasión

Inga Chinilina, Pagan Peal

Kathryn Knowles, A Strange and Preposterous Affair

Mentor Composers:

Ana Sokolovic

Ian Cusson

Kelly-Marie Murphy

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Karena Ingram, RAINN

Inner Landscapes: Depths of Expression‍

Orchestra Nova Northwest

The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts | Beaverton, OR (Nov 16 at 3:00 PM)

Link: https://novanw.org/events/inner-landscapes-depths-of-expression/ 

Program

KARENA INGRAM, RAINN

LŪCIJA GARŪTA, Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor

ANTONIN DVORAK, Symphony No. 8 in G Major
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‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍RAINN was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Karena Ingram, RAINN

Inner Landscapes: Depths of Expression‍

Orchestra Nova Northwest

Roosevelt High School | North Portland, OR (Nov 15 at 7:30 PM)

Link: https://novanw.org/events/inner-landscapes-depths-of-expression/ 

Program

KARENA INGRAM, RAINN

LŪCIJA GARŪTA, Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor

ANTONIN DVORAK, Symphony No. 8 in G Major
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‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍RAINN was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.