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programs 2008-09 concerts EarShot new music readings orchestra underground education programs commissions recordings recent past programs past concerts Improvise! sonidos de las Américas orchestra tech coming to america about us personnel artistic leadership aco history scope of activities composers performed composer video portraits press excerpts get involved join our mailing list donate aco supporters special events buy aco recordings soundAdvice resources noteables links job opportunities composer opportunities site search buy tickets online CarnegieCharge or call 212-247-7800	Calling All Composers! New Music Readings/Lab in Philadelphia April 16 & 17 at Annenberg Center. Submission deadline:  Jan. 23, 2009 American Composers Orchestra and the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts announce the ACO/Penn Presents New Music Readings & Lab, to be held April 16 and 17, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Readings are designed as an unparalleled performance and professional development opportunity for emerging composers in the Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey tri-state area, and will feature ACO's groundbreaking Orchestra Underground ensemble. ACO/Penn Presents guidelines & submission form. Calling All Composers! EarShot partners with  Memphis Symphony for New Music Readings May 20 & 21 in Memphis, TN. Submission deadline:  March 2, 2009 EarShot, the newly forming compositional discovey network, teams up with the Memphis Symphony to present the Memphis Symphony New Music Readings. Lead by Memphis Symphony's music director David Loebel, the readings are an excellent opportunity both professionally and artistically for young and emerging composers.   Click here to find out more! Audience's SoundAdvice  Blogs ACO's Season Opener SoundAdvice, ACO's outspoken corner of the web where we post commentary from our audiences about the new music heard at recent ACO performances, has been expanded into a blog. Following each and every ACO performance, audience members can voice opinions about what they heard, and see what others have to say. We received a wealth of SoundAdvice comments following our opening concerts of the season in New York and Philadelphia on Nov. 14 and 16, featuring premieres by Fred Ho, Kamran Ince, Gregory Spears, Keeril Makan, and Clint Needham. Voice your opinion. See what others have to say... 2008-09 Season Preview: 10 ACO-Commissioned Premieres ACO's 32nd concert season, devoted to innovation and experimentation, features a record 10 newly commissioned works for ACO's pioneering Orchestra Underground. The season will continue ACO's explorations of how today's orchestral composers are taking in the world around them. Included in the lineup are ten commissions, nine world premieres, and several U.S., New York, and Philadelphia premieres. Five of the season's works are by composers first identified through ACO's New Music Readings Program. See the 2008-09 highlights... National Orchestral Composition Discovery Network Launched ACO has joined with American Composers Forum, American Music Center, the League of American Orchestras, and Meet The Composer to launch EarShot, the first-ever national partnership to strengthen and support orchestras in their commitment to up-and-coming American composers and their music. The program will identify emerging orchestral composers, provide composers with professional-level working experience with orchestras around the country, and increase awareness of these composers and access to their music throughout the industry. Find out more... See more news...