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American Composers Orchestra
DiMenna Center for Classical Music (New York, NY)
Featured Artists and Works:
Kian Ravaei, New Work
Jordyn Davis, New Work
Horacio Fernández, New Work
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Featured Artists and Works:
Kian Ravaei, New Work
Jordyn Davis, New Work
Horacio Fernández, New Work
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Featured Artists and Works:
Andreia Pinto-Correia, New Work
Nathan Schram, New Work
American Composers Orchestra
DiMenna Center for Classical Music (New York, NY)
Featured Artists and Works:
Andreia Pinto-Correia, New Work
Nathan Schram, New Work
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Featured Artists and Works:
Andreia Pinto-Correia, New Work
Nathan Schram, New Work
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Leanna Primiani, Visions
Eyes on the Horizon
ROCO
Miller Outdoor Theatre | Houston, TX
Delyana Lazarova, 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.
Visions was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Leanna Primiani, Visions
Eyes on the Horizon
ROCO
Miller Outdoor Theatre | Houston, TX
Delyana Lazarova, Conductor
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Leanna Primiani, Visions
Eyes on the Horizon
ROCO
The Church of St. John the Divine | Houston, TX
Delyana Lazarova, 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.
Visions was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Leanna Primiani, Visions
Eyes on the Horizon
ROCO
The Church of St. John the Divine | Houston, TX
Delyana Lazarova, Conductor
October 20, 2026, 10:00 AM
EarShot Readings: Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Nashville, TN
Valery Saul, Conductor
Anthony Davis, Mentor Composer
Nina Shekar, Mentor Composer
Dave Ragland, Mentor Composer
Featured Artists and Works
Alexander Reams, All Aboard the Train of Destiny!!
Dean Boursiquot, Until Nightfall
Jackson Waters, Defending Greenwood, III: “June 1, 1921”
Michelle Lorimer, Suite for Grief, IV. “Acceptance
October 20, 2026, 10:00 AM
EarShot Readings: Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Nashville, TN
October 21, 2026, 7:30 PM
EarShot Readings: Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Nashville, TN
Valery Saul, Conductor
Anthony Davis, Mentor Composer
Nina Shekar, Mentor Composer
Dave Ragland, Mentor Composer
Featured Artists and Works
Alexander Reams, All Aboard the Train of Destiny!!
Dean Boursiquot, Until Nightfall
Jackson Waters, Defending Greenwood, III: “June 1, 1921”
Michelle Lorimer, Suite for Grief, IV. “Acceptance
October 21, 2026, 7:30 PM
EarShot Readings: Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Nashville, TN
Join the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research for an intimate evening celebrating the American premiere of Tfiles, a clarinet concerto by composer Alex Weiser, to be performed at Carnegie Hall on October 27th by clarinetist Andrzej Ciepliński and the American Composers Orchestra led by conductor Kedrick Armstrong. The evening will feature a conversation between Weiser and Ciepliński — moderated by distinguished scholar Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett — exploring the work’s origins in Kadya Molodowsky’s poetic reflections on the idea of Jewish prayer, the partnership behind its realization, and the music’s journey from its world premiere at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw to the stage of Carnegie Hall. The evening will also include a brief solo performance by Ciepliński, followed by a reception with food and the opportunity to meet the artists. Tfiles (Yiddish for “prayers”) recasts the clarinet concerto as a set of musical prayers. Praised after its Warsaw premiere as “full of noble simplicity and warmth” (Polityka), the concerto follows Molodowsky’s lead in reimagining the traditional collective Jewish ritual search for the divine as a personal, individual quest beyond the boundaries of traditional observance.
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Andrzej Ciepliński’s participation in this concert is generously supported by the Polish Cultural Institute New York, the American Friends of POLIN Museum (AFoPM) / Association of the Jewish Historical Institute (SZIH), and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute (IAM).
Presented by American Composers Orchestra, American Friends of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Association of the Jewish Historical Institute, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Polish Cultural Institute New York, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and American Society for Jewish Music
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October 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Brittany J. Green, TESTIFY!
Made in America: Celebrate 250!
Amarillo Symphony
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts | Amarillo, TX
George Jackson, 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.
TESTIFY! was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
October 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Brittany J. Green, TESTIFY!
Made in America: Celebrate 250!
Amarillo Symphony
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts | Amarillo, TX
October 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Brittany J. Green, TESTIFY!
Made in America: Celebrate 250!
Amarillo Symphony
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts | Amarillo, TX
George Jackson, 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.
TESTIFY! was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
October 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Brittany J. Green, TESTIFY!
Made in America: Celebrate 250!
Amarillo Symphony
Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts | Amarillo, TX
Please save the date for ACO's 2026 Gala & Creative Catalyst Awards on October 27, 2026 at Carnegie Hall, held immediately preceding our performance of Hello America: We Gather Here.
We are delighted to honor composer Thea Musgrave and TD Regional President Metro New York Ralph Bumbaca, and we hope you will join us for an inspiring evening celebrating music, leadership, and community.
The evening will begin at 5:30pm with pre-concert cocktails and dinner in the Weill Terrace Room, followed by our performance in Zankel Hall at 7:30pm. The celebration will conclude with a post-concert dessert reception in the Weill Terrace Room.
Invitations and RSVP details will be sent in mid-August. To secure your attendance early, please contact Syleste Alexander at syleste@americancomposers.org
Please save the date for ACO's 2026 Gala & Creative Catalyst Awards on October 27, 2026 at Carnegie Hall, held immediately preceding our performance of Hello America: We Gather Here.
Invitations and RSVP details will be sent in mid-August. To secure your attendance early, please contact Syleste Alexander at syleste@americancomposers.org
October 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Hello, America: We Gather Here
American Composers Orchestra
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall | New York City, NY
Program
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN America, To Us for Electric Violins and Orchestra (NY Premiere)
OSWALD HUỲNH New Work for Vietnamese Traditional Instruments and Orchestra (World Premiere)
ALEXANDER TIMOFEEV New Work (World Premiere)
MALI IRENE Deliverance for Orchestra and Community Music Making (World Premiere)
ALEX WEISER Tfiles for Clarinet and Orchestra (US Premiere)
THEA MUSGRAVE Song of the Enchanter
Andrzej Ciepliński’s participation inthis concert is generously supported by the Polish Cultural Institute New York,the American Friends of POLIN (AFoP) / Association of the Jewish HistoricalInstitute (SZIH), and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute (IAM).
Tracy Silverman, Electric Violin
Vân-Ánh Võ, Dan Bau
Andrzej Ciepliński, Clarinet
Kedrick Armstrong, Conductor
October 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
CoLABoratory Workshop
American Composers Orchestra
DiMenna Center for Classical Music | New York, NY
Featured Artists and Works:
Malachi Brown, From Birth.
October 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
CoLABoratory Workshop
American Composers Orchestra
DiMenna Center for Classical Music | New York, NY
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Melody Eötvös, Red Dirt | Silver Rain
Stanford Philharmonia
Bing Concert Hall | Stanford, CA
Paul Phillips, conductor
The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a new repeat performances initiative that will support additional presentations of previously commissioned works by the 16 composers from the original 2014-2019 cohort of program participants. The repeat performances will occur throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons and will feature a new roster of 16 participating orchestras.
Red Dirt | Silver Rain 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
Sounds in Color: Mussorgsky, Garrop, & Puts
Lexington Philharmonic
Singletary Center for the Arts | Lexington, KY
Mélisse Brunet, 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.
December 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Hilary Purrington, Words for Departure
Light in Winter
Mankato Symphony Orchestra
Good Counsel Chapel | Mankato, MN
Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi, conductor
The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a new repeat performances initiative that will support additional presentations of previously commissioned works by the 16 composers from the original 2014-2019 cohort of program participants. The repeat performances will occur throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons and will feature a new roster of 16 participating orchestras.
Words for Departure was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
December 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Hilary Purrington, Words for Departure
Light in Winter
Mankato Symphony Orchestra
Good Counsel Chapel | Mankato, MN
Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi, conductor
December 5, 2026 at 8:00pm
ACO performs as the orchestra for A Night of Inspiration, an uplifting, joyful evening of music, dance, and spoken word from diverse traditions, featuring an all-star lineup of artists under the direction of Ray Chew – acclaimed composer, producer, and music director of Dancing with the Stars, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Showtime at the Apollo, and more – with co-producer Vivian Scott Chew.
December 5, 2026 at 8:00pm
A Night of Inspiration
Ray Chew, Music Director
Led by Ray Chew, ACO performs selections from world-class artists with a special tribute to Richard Smallwood, in an uplifting evening co-produced by Vivian Scott Chew
February 13, 2027 at 7:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Niloufar Iravani, Reflections
Free Spirit
Valdosta Symphony Orchestra
Whitehead Auditorium | Valdosta, GA
Howard Hsu, conductor
The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a new repeat performances initiative that will support additional presentations of previously commissioned works by the 16 composers from the original 2014-2019 cohort of program participants. The repeat performances will occur throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons and will feature a new roster of 16 participating orchestras.
Reflections was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
February 13, 2027 at 7:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Niloufar Iravani, Reflections
Free Spirit
Valdosta Symphony Orchestra
Whitehead Auditorium | Valdosta, GA
Howard Hsu, conductor
March 14, 2027 at 3:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)
Masterworks IV: Orchestra Unleashed
Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Collins Center for the Arts | Orono, ME
TBD, 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.
March 17, 2027 at 4:30 PM
CoLABoratory Workshop
American Composers Orchestra
DiMenna Center for Classical Music | New York, NY
Featured Artists and Works:
Marie A. Douglas, New Work
March 17, 2027 at 4:30 PM
CoLABoratory Workshop
American Composers Orchestra
DiMenna Center for Classical Music | New York, NY
Thursday, March 18, 2027 at 7:30 PM
New Virtuoso: Low End Theory
American Composers Orchestra
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall | New York City, NY
Jordan Bak, Viola
Tommy Mesa, Cello
José Luis Gomez, Conductor
Program
STEPHEN HARTKE Da Pacem for Cello and Orchestra (NY Premiere)
MALACHI BROWN From Birth. (World Premiere)
HORACIO FERNÁNDEZ Tumbao (World Premiere)
MICHAEL FRAZIER los quetzales for Viola and Orchestra (NY Premiere)
LAURA ORTMAN Unsurrenderable Glisten of the Ices for Orchestra and Electronics (World Premiere)
Jordan Bak, Viola
Tommy Mesa, Cello
José Luis Gomez, Conductor
March 19, 2027 at 4:30 PM
CoLABoratory Workshop
American Composers Orchestra
DiMenna Center for Classical Music | New York, NY
March 19, 2027 at 4:30 PM
CoLABoratory Workshop
American Composers Orchestra
DiMenna Center for Classical Music | New York, NY
April 3, 2027 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Marina López, Moño
Crouching Tiger Concerto
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Robinson Center | Little Rock, AR
TBD, 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.
April 3, 2027 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Marina López, Moño
Crouching Tiger Concerto
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Robinson Center | Little Rock, AR
TBD, conductor
April 4, 2027 at 3:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Marina López, Moño
Crouching Tiger Concerto
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Robinson Center | Little Rock, AR
TBD, 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.
April 4, 2027 at 3:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Marina López, Moño
Crouching Tiger Concerto
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Robinson Center | Little Rock, AR
TBD, conductor
April 10, 2027 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Andrea Reinkemeyer, Water Sings Fire
Beethoven 7 + Jacqueline Tso Plays Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto
Greenville Symphony
Peace Concert Hall | Greenville, SC
Lee Mills, conductor
The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a new repeat performances initiative that will support additional presentations of previously commissioned works by the 16 composers from the original 2014-2019 cohort of program participants. The repeat performances will occur throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons and will feature a new roster of 16 participating orchestras.
Water Sings Fire was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
April 10, 2027 at 7:30 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Andrea Reinkemeyer, Water Sings Fire
Beethoven 7 + Jacqueline Tso Plays Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto
Greenville Symphony
Peace Concert Hall | Greenville, SC
Lee Mills, conductor
April 11, 2027 at 3:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Andrea Reinkemeyer, Water Sings Fire
Beethoven 7 + Jacqueline Tso Plays Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto
Greenville Symphony
Peace Concert Hall | Greenville, SC
Lee Mills, conductor
The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a new repeat performances initiative that will support additional presentations of previously commissioned works by the 16 composers from the original 2014-2019 cohort of program participants. The repeat performances will occur throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons and will feature a new roster of 16 participating orchestras.
Water Sings Fire was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
April 11, 2027 at 3:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Andrea Reinkemeyer, Water Sings Fire
Beethoven 7 + Jacqueline Tso Plays Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto
Greenville Symphony
Peace Concert Hall | Greenville, SC
Lee Mills, conductor
April 24, 2027 at Time TBD
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Stacy Garrop, CHROMA
Symphony in Color
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra
Venue TBD | Johnstown, PA
TBD, 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.
May 2, 2027 at 5:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Xi Wang, Lotus Prayer
Concert Title TBD
Westerville Symphony
Venue TBD | Westerville, OH
TBD, conductor
The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a new repeat performances initiative that will support additional presentations of previously commissioned works by the 16 composers from the original 2014-2019 cohort of program participants. The repeat performances will occur throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons and will feature a new roster of 16 participating orchestras.
Lotus Prayer was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
June 11, 2027 at 11:00 AM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Chen-Hui Jen, in eternal dusk
Season Finale: Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony with Gábor Takács-Nagy
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ordway Concert Hall | Saint Paul, MN
Gábor Takács-Nagy, conductor
The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a new repeat performances initiative that will support additional presentations of previously commissioned works by the 16 composers from the original 2014-2019 cohort of program participants. The repeat performances will occur throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons and will feature a new roster of 16 participating orchestras.
in eternal dusk was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
June 12, 2027 at 7:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Chen-Hui Jen, in eternal dusk
Season Finale: Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony with Gábor Takács-Nagy
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ordway Concert Hall | Saint Paul, MN
Gábor Takács-Nagy, conductor
The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a new repeat performances initiative that will support additional presentations of previously commissioned works by the 16 composers from the original 2014-2019 cohort of program participants. The repeat performances will occur throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons and will feature a new roster of 16 participating orchestras.
in eternal dusk was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
June 13, 2027 at 7:00 PM
Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert
Chen-Hui Jen, in eternal dusk
Season Finale: Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony with Gábor Takács-Nagy
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ordway Concert Hall | Saint Paul, MN
Gábor Takács-Nagy, conductor
The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a new repeat performances initiative that will support additional presentations of previously commissioned works by the 16 composers from the original 2014-2019 cohort of program participants. The repeat performances will occur throughout the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons and will feature a new roster of 16 participating orchestras.
in eternal dusk was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
The American Composers Orchestra, partnered with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, meets for the 2016-17 season's Earshot New Music Readings.
The American Composers Orchestra, partnered with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, meets for the 2016-17 season's Earshot New Music Readings.
ACO partners with the Buffalo Philharmonic for their 2016-17 Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute Earshot New Music Readings.
ACO partners with the Buffalo Symphony Orchestra for their 2016-17 Earshot New Music Readings
The American Composers Orchestra hosts the 2016 Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute Readings.
The American Composers Orchestra hosts the 2016 Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute Readings.
25th Annual Underwood New Music Readings for emerging composers. Seven composers heard ACO perform their work live for the first time, received personalized mentorship, and an archival recording.
25th Annual Underwood New Music Readings for emerging composers.
The JCOI Readings by the Naples Philharmonic will take place at Artis-Naples Hayes Hall, with mentor composers Vincent Mendoza (composer/arranger), James Newton (JCOI Director; University of California, Los Angeles), and Derek Bermel (Artistic Director, ACO), conducted by Naples Philharmonic Assistant Conductor Yaniv Segal.These composers were selected from a field of 34 nationwide based on their excellent musicianship, originality, and potential for future growth in orchestral composition. Each of the 34 participated in JCOI’s first phase, a summer intensive last August at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, where they studied new scores and compositional techniques, as well as best practices in orchestration, notation, score preparation, and contemporary performance. Over the course of the last year, sixteen of these composers have been writing new works, taking what they learned in the first phase and putting it into practice. Their pieces will be played and rehearsed, and refined through a series of workshops and critical feedback sessions with the orchestra players, conductors, and mentor composers.The EarShot Naples Philharmonic New Music Readings are the first of three such Readings programs taking place around the country through EarShot, the National Orchestral Composition Discovery Network. In addition to the four composers in tonight’s Reading, a dozen composers will have their music workshopped and performed by American Composers Orchestra this June and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in September.JCOI is a new development in the jazz field. While many jazz composers seek to write for the symphony orchestra, opportunities for hands-on experience are few. JCOI provides new resources for both jazz and classical music, promoting the emergence of composers trained in both jazz and new orchestral techniques. The program broadens the scope of jazz education and presents opportunities for career development—and what’s more, audiences are presented with exciting new models for musical exchange. The Readings represent not only the culmination of the Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute, but also a glimpse into a future of new possibilities—a future where “jazz” composers embrace the “symphony” orchestra, and the orchestra embraces them.
The JCOI Readings by the Naples Philharmonic will take place at Artis-Naples Hayes Hall, with mentor composers Vincent Mendoza (composer/arranger), James Newton (JCOI Director; University of California, Los Angeles), and Derek Bermel (Artistic Director, ACO), conducted by Naples Philharmonic Assistant Conductor Yaniv Segal.
ACO partners with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for their 2015-16 Earshot New Music Readings
ACO partners with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for their 2015-16 Earshot New Music Readings
24th Annual Underwood New Music Readings for emerging composers. Seven composers heard ACO perform their work live for the first time, received personalized mentorship, and an archival recording.
24th Annual Underwood New Music Readings for emerging composers.
ACO partners with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra for their 2014-15 Earshot New Music Readings
ACO partners with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra for their 2014-15 Earshot New Music Readings
ACO partners with the Buffalo Philharmonic for their 2014-15 Earshot New Music Readings
ACO partners with the Buffalo Philharmonic for their 2014-15 Earshot New Music Readings
The American Composers Orchestra meets for their 23rd Annual Underwood New Music readings. Featuring seven emerging American composers.
The American Composers Orchestra meets for their 23rd Annual Underwood New Music readings.
The ACO partners with the New York Philharmonic for their 2014 Earshot New Music Readings featuring American Composers.
The ACO partners with the New York Philharmonic for their 2014 Earshot New Music Readings featuring American Composers.
The ACO partners with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra for a two part New Music readings with esteemed American composers. Composers not only get the opportunity to hear their works performed by a live orchestra, but they will revise their works for a second reading after two months.
The ACO partners with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra for a two part New Music readings with esteemed American composers. Composers not only get the opportunity to hear their works performed by a live orchestra, but they will revise their works for a second reading after two months.
The ACO partners with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for their 2014 Earshot New Music readings titled "Classical Roots"
The ACO partners with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for their 2014 Earshot New Music readings titled "Classical Roots"
The ACO partners with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra for a two part New Music readings with esteemed American composers. Composers not only get the opportunity to hear their works performed by a live orchestra, but they will revise their works for a second reading after two months.
The ACO partners with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra for a two part New Music readings with esteemed American composers. Composers not only get the opportunity to hear their works performed by a live orchestra, but they will revise their works for a second reading after two months.
The ACO and the Buffalo Philharmonic present the 2013 Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (JCOI) Earshot New Music Readings featuring the some of the country's most talented emerging American Jazz composers.
The ACO and the Buffalo Philharmonic present the 2013 Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (JCOI) Earshot New Music Readings featuring the some of the country's most talented emerging American Jazz composers.
22nd Annual Underwood New Music Readings and CommissionApril 8-10, 2013Up to six composers in the early stages of their careers will be selected to participate. One will be awarded a $15,000 commission to write a new work to be performed by ACO. There are no age restrictions; however, applicants should be at the early stages of their professional careers. Each composer may submit only one composition for consideration. Only works that will not have been performed or read by a professional orchestra nor received a public performance prior to the reading date are eligible. Do not submit recordings. Only works completed after January 1, 2008, will be considered. Compositions should be up to 15 minutes in length. Shorter works, or a portion or movement from longer works, will also be considered. Maximum instrumentation is: Winds 3*3*3*3*; Brass 4.3*3*1; Timpani + 4 Percussion, Harp, Keyboard; and Strings 10.8.6.6.4. (Standard orchestral doublings are permitted.) Works requiring soloists will not be considered. If selected, composers must provide professional, legible orchestral parts and scores prepared according to guidelines established by the Major Orchestral Librarians Association (MOLA) by March 1, 2013. MOLA guidelines can be found at:http://www.mola-inc.org/MOLAGuidelinesText.htm The quality of the score submitted is the primary evaluation criteria. It is therefore in the applicant’s best interest that the score be clear and accurate. Works employing electronics, MIDI, digital technology, and/or sound reinforcement in combination with the above instrumental forces will NOT be considered, neither will incomplete, illegible, or late applications. Composers who have applied previously for an UNMR are eligible to apply. However you must submit a new, complete application, including score and all required background information. Please contact the American Composers Orchestra with any questions concerning eligibility.At the Readings, composers will meet with ACO artistic staff and orchestra members—including conductor and music director George Manahan, artistic director Robert Beaser and mentor composer Christopher Theofanidis. The Readings are professionally recorded, and each composer is given a high-quality audio recording to be used for study purposes. Composers also participate in a series of professional development workshops covering such topics as promotion, score preparation, copyright and commissioning agreements, and other career essentials. Participants’ travel expenses are provided.
21st Annual Underwood New Music Readings and Commission June 1-3, 2012Up to six composers in the early stages of their careers will be selected to participate. One will be awarded a $15,000 commission to write a new work to be performed by ACO.The readings are the core of ACO’s ongoing professional training programs for emerging American composers.At the Readings, composers will meet with ACO artistic staff and orchestra members—including conductor and music director George Manahan, artistic director Robert Beaser and mentor composers Derek Bermel, Steven Stucky, and Melinda Wagner—and receive critical commentary and feedback. The Readings are professionally recorded, and each composer is given a high-quality audio recording to be used for study purposes. Composers also participate in a series of professional development workshops covering such topics as promotion, score preparation, copyright and commissioning agreements, and other career essentials. Participants’ travel expenses are provided.
21st Annual Underwood New Music Readings and Commission
The ACO partners with the San Diego Symphony for their 2012 Earshot New Music Readings
The ACO partners with the San Diego Symphony for their 2012 Earshot New Music Readings
The ACO partners with the Buffalo Philharmonic for their 2011 Earshot New Music Readings.
The ACO partners with the Buffalo Philharmonic for their 2011 Earshot New Music Readings.
19th Annual Underwood New Music Readings featuring new music by American composers.
The ACO partners with the Pioneer Valley Symphony for their 2010 Earshot New Music Readings.
The ACO partners with the Pioneer Valley Symphony for their 2010 Earshot New Music Readings.
The ACO partners with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for their first season of Earshot New Music Readings
The ACO partners with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for their first season of Earshot New Music Readings
The ACO joins the Memphis Symphony Orchestra for their very first Earshot New Music Reading in 2009
The ACO joins the Memphis Symphony Orchestra for their very first Earshot New Music Reading
The Underwood New Music Readings present an opportunity to selected young composers to have there works read and recorded by a professional orchestra. The event is open to the public and ACO reaches out to schools and other music organizations inviting them to attend the readings.
The American Composers Orchestra presents the 17th Annual Underwood New Music Readings, featuring readings by emerging American Composers.
The American Composers Orchestra presents the 17th Annual Underwood New Music Readings.
American Composers Orchestra announces its 16th annual Underwood New Music Reading Sessions to be held at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York City on May 8 & 9, 2007. Up to eight composers in the early stages of their careers will be selected to participate. One will be awarded a $15,000 commission to write a new work to be performed by ACO.Writing for the symphony orchestra remains one of the supreme challenges for the aspiring composer. The subtleties of instrumental balance, timbre, effective part preparation, and communication with conductor and musicians are critical skills. But openings for composers to gain hands-on experience working with a professional orchestra are few. ACO's New Music Reading Sessions are designed to give emerging composers the opportunity to work with an orchestra singular in its commitment to the development of the American composer and to hear their work performed by some of the country's most outstanding contemporary music instrumentalists.Led by ACO Artistic Director Robert Beaser, the Readings are the core of ACO's ongoing professional training programs for emerging American composers.At the Readings, composers will meet with ACO artistic staff, orchestra members, and composer advisors and receive critical commentary and feedback. Members of ACO's composer advisory panel and guest composers participate in preliminary reviews of scores, post-Reading evaluations and selection of the composer to receive the commission award. The Reading are professionally recorded, and each composer a high-quality audio recording to be used for study purposes.ACO's related programs include an annual composer fellowship that allows a composer to work with ACO's artistic and administrative staffs over the course of a season; and Orchestra Tech, a multi-year project to explore the past, present and future applications of electronics and digital technologies in orchestral music. Through Orchestra Tech, works employing electronics and digital technology are now encouraged for the Readings.Lead support for the New Music Readings comes from Mr. Paul Underwood, the Fromm Foundation and The Helen F. Whitaker Fund. ACO's emerging composers programs are made possible with the support of Jerome Foundation, and with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
American Composers Orchestra announces its 16th annual Underwood New Music Reading Sessions
American Composers Orchestra announces its 15th annual Underwood New Music Readings Sessions and Commission. Up to eight composers in the early stages of their careers will be selected to participate. One will be awarded a $15,000 commission to write a new work to be performed by ACO at Carnegie Hall. The Readings are led by Artistic Director Robert Beaser and, and will be held on May 18 & 19, 2006 in New York City. Composers Paul Moravec and Stephen Paulus will serve as composer-mentors.
American Composers Orchestra announces its 15th annual Underwood New Music Readings Sessions and Commission.
American Composers Orchestra announces its 14th annual Underwood New Music Readings Sessions and Commission. Up to eight composers in the early stages of their careers will be selected to participate. One will be awarded a $15,000 commission to write a new work to be performed by ACO at Carnegie Hall. The Readings are led by Artistic Director Robert Beaser and Music Director Steven Sloane, and will be held on May 5-6, 2005 at Columbia University. The application deadline is November 10, 2004. The submission form, guidelines, and additional information is available at www.americancomposers.org/nmr or by calling ACO at 212 977 8495 x202/readings@americancomposers.org.
American Composers Orchestra announces its 14th annual Underwood New Music Readings Sessions and CommissionAmerican Composers Orchestra announces its 14th annual Underwood New Music Readings Sessions and Commission.