Performances
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Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Angel Lam, New Work

Masterworks IV: The Rite of Spring

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Alder Theater | Davenport, IA

Program

MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Dawn on the Moskva River

ANGEL LAM, Unearthing the Heart: The Thousand Grottoes of Dunhuang [World Premiere]

IGOR STRAVINSKY, The Rite of Spring

‍‍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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‍Angel Lam’s New Work was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Angel Lam, New Work

Masterworks IV: The Rite of Spring

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Alder Theater | Davenport, IA

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Program

MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Dawn on the Moskva River

ANGEL LAM, Unearthing the Heart: The Thousand Grottoes of Dunhuang [World Premiere]

IGOR STRAVINSKY, The Rite of Spring

‍‍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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‍Angel Lam’s New Work was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Julia Aldolphe, Unearth, Release

Experience the Intrigue

Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra

Lied Center for Performing Arts | Lincoln, NE

Program

JEAN SIBELIUS, Finlandia

JULIA ALDOLPHE, Unearth, Release

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherazade
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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.

‍Unearth, Release was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Brittany J. Green, TESTIFY!

Jubilee & Joy: Green & Beethoven
Lexington Philharmonic

Singletary Center for the Arts | Lexington, KY

Program
BRITTANY J. GREEN, TESTIFY!
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 9

Mélisse Brunet, conductor
The Lexington Singers (Dejah Watts, soprano; Hannah Shae, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Pearce, tenor; Sunghoon Han, bass)

‍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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TESTIFY! was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Angel Lam, Please let there be a paradise…

Masterworks III - Regeneration

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Capitol Theater | Madison, WI

Program

ANGEL LAM, Please let there be a paradise… 

DAN CAVANAGH, Concerto for Jazz Trio  

MICHAEL BELL, Regeneration: A Pentalogy

‍‍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.

‍Please let there be a paradise… was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Meilina Tsui, Floridian Symphony

MasterWorks V: Alpine Symphony

Canton Symphony Orchestra

Zimmermann Symphony Center | Canton, OH

Program

JEAN SIBELIUS, Karelia Overture

MEILINA TSUI, Floridian Symphony

RICHARD STRAUSS, An Alpine Symphony

Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor

‍‍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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‍Floridian Symphony 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)

Symphony Series: Brahms & Dvořák
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Richmond Symphony

Carpenter Theatre | Richmond, VA

Program

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

ANTONIN DVORAK, Cello Concerto

JOHANNES BRAHMS, Symphony No. 4

Valentina Peleggi, conductor

‍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

Cindy Cox, Dreaming a world’s edge

ORIGINS

North Corner Chamber Orchestra

Rainier Arts Center | Seattle, WA

Program

CINDY COX, Dreaming a world's edge

FELIX MENDELSSOHN, Symphony No. 1

‍‍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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‍Dreaming a world’s edge was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Cindy Cox, Dreaming a world’s edge

ORIGINS

North Corner Chamber Orchestra

Rainier Arts Center | Seattle, WA

Program

CINDY COX, Dreaming a world's edge

FELIX MENDELSSOHN, Symphony No. 1

‍‍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.

‍Dreaming a world’s edge was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

American Composers Orchestra

The DiMenna Center for Classical Music | New York City, NY

Link: https://secure.givelively.org/event/american-composers-orchestra/colaboratory-workshop-mali-irene

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Featured Artists and Works

Mali Irene

American Composers Orchestra

Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall | New York City, NY

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To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as part of Carnegie Hall's United in Sound festival, we invite written and musical open letters to America, which reflect narratives around the summer homes of turn-of-the-century Black folk, Lakota Dream Kit symbology, unspoken emotions, rituals of celebration, and the writings of historic and current Black American women.

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Karen Slack, soprano

Amanda Gookin, cello

Cynthia Yeh, percussion

Carolyn Kuan, conductor

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Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us

SHELLEY WASHINGTON, Haymaker (World Premiere, ACO Commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

JOSEPH C. PHILLIPS JR., We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident (World Premiere, ACO Co-commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

BRITTANY J. GREEN, Letters to America (World Premiere, ACO Co-commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

KITE, Cosmologyscape: Carnegie Hall (World Premiere, ACO Commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

JESSIE MONTGOMERY, Procession for solo percussionist and orchestra (NY Premiere)

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Featured Artists and Works

Horacio Fernandez, NEW WORK

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Stacy Garrop, Goddess Triptych
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Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Orpheum Theater | New Orleans, LA

Program

LOUISE FARRENC, Overture No. 1, in e minor

STACY GARROP, Goddess Triptych

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 9, Op. 125

Matthew Kraemer, conductor

‍‍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.

‍Goddess Triptych was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Marina López, Moño

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto + Sibelius Symphony No. 7

Monterey Symphony

Sunset Center | Carmel, CA

Program

MARINA LÓPEZ, Moño

JEAN SIBELIUS, Symphony No. 7

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Violin Concerto

Jayce Ogren, Music Director and Conductor

‍‍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.

Moño was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Stacy Garrop, CHROMA

Gardens of Spain

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

The Schrott Center for the Arts | Indianapolis, IN

AARON COPLAND, Three Latin American Sketches

MANUEL DE FALLA, Nights in the Gardens of Spain

LOUIS GOTTSCHALK, Symphony No. 2 (Montevideo)

STACY GARROP, CHROMA

Matthew Kraemer, conductor

The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a third national consortium, featuring three new commissions of full-length, 25- to 30-minute concert works. World premieres and repeat performances of the new works by a consortium of nine orchestras will occur during the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons.

‍CHROMA was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Marina López, Moño

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto + Sibelius Symphony No. 7

Monterey Symphony

Sunset Center | Carmel, CA

Program

MARINA LÓPEZ, Moño

JEAN SIBELIUS, Symphony No. 7

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Violin Concerto

Jayce Ogren, Music Director and Conductor

‍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.

‍Moño was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

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

‍‍Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto: Radiant Vision

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Powell Hall | St. Louis, MO

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, The Consecration of the House Overture

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

KEVIN PUTS, Concerto for Orchestra

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Stéphane Denève, conductor

‍‍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

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

‍‍Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto: Radiant Vision

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Powell Hall | St. Louis, MO

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, The Consecration of the House Overture

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

KEVIN PUTS, Concerto for Orchestra

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Stéphane Denève, conductor

‍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

Karena Ingram, RAINN

Masterworks 7: Unbroken

Asheville Symphony

First Baptist Church of Asheville | Asheville, NC

Program

KARENA INGRAM, RAINN

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 12

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 10

Darko Butorac, conductor

‍‍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

Masterworks 7: Unbroken

Asheville Symphony

First Baptist Church of Asheville | Asheville, NC

Program

KARENA INGRAM, RAINN

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 12

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 10

Darko Butorac, conductor

‍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.

‍RAINN was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Brittany J. Green, TESTIFY!

‍Percussion & Rhythm with Andy Akiho

Oregon Symphony

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Portland, OR

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Program

BRITTANY J. GREEN, TESTIFY!

ANDY AKIHO, Percussion Concerto

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No. 4

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 2024–25 season, ten composers have their works performed by fifteen orchestras across the U.S.

TESTIFY! was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Brittany J. Green, TESTIFY!

‍Percussion & Rhythm with Andy Akiho

Oregon Symphony

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Portland, OR

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Program

BRITTANY J. GREEN, TESTIFY!

ANDY AKIHO, Percussion Concerto

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No. 4

‍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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TESTIFY! was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.