Familiar Faces
We asked Clint Needham (Chamber Symphony) tell us what he was feeling in anticipation of his second engagement with ACO. This is what he had to say!
I first worked with ACO as a participant in the Underwood New Music Readings. Coming to New York to work with the group again is exciting. Flying here, I couldn’t wait to get into the room for the first rehearsal! I’m looking forward to spending time in New York as well. Seeing old friends again and checking out other concerts around town.
This experience with ACO has been very different than the last time because I was commissioned to write a new work for the group. Last time I worked with the ACO, they read a piece I had already completed, but this time around I was writing a new work for a lot of familiar faces. The rehearsal process has been so much fun. These musicians are great and it has been wonderful working with them to bring this piece to life. As the concert draws near I just keep telling myself that my work is done and now it's up to the orchestra!
1 Clint Needham studying his score as the orchestra rehearses
2 Clint Needham and Jeff Milarsky during an early rehearsal
American Composers Orchestra is grateful to the many organizations that make its programs possible including Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Charitable Fund, Altman Foundation, Amphion Foundation, Benevity, Aaron Copland Fund for Music, BMI Foundation, BMI, Inc., Charity Navigator's Giving Basket, Cheswatyr Foundation, Edward T. Cone Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Ford Foundation’s Good Neighbor Committee, Give Lively, Francis B. Goelet Charitable Trust, Fromm Music Foundation, Steven R. Gerber Trust, G. Schirmer/Wise Music Foundation, The Hearst Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Adele and John Gray Endowment Fund, Jephson Educational Trusts, Jerome Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, Mellon Foundation, New Music USA’s Organization Fund, The New York Community Trust (Musical Arts Fund, Clara Lewisohn Rossin Trust, and Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund), Pacific Harmony Foundation, Paypal Giving Fund, Rexford Fund, Sphinx Venture Fund, TD Charitable Foundation, Turrell Fund, UKOGF Foundation, Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
Corporate gifts to match employee contributions are made by Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Triton Container International Incorporated of North America, and Neiman Marcus.
Public funds are provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, Office of Brooklyn Borough President Reynoso, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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