Residencies

EarShot CoLABoratory Residencies advance the work of composers whose work is experimental and/or rooted in musical traditions underrepresented in the orchestral repertoire. Over the course of a year, CoLABoratory provides a generative environment for composers from any and all musical backgrounds to create definition-expanding works for orchestra. Instead of a call for scores, this is a call for ideas to be developed in partnership with the orchestra through an artist-led process.
Fellowships include:
- Collaborative sessions with performers to workshop musical ideas and foster co-learning over 12 months
- Readings and public performances of the resulting work
- Opportunities for the composer to engage in artistic curation, educational programming and community-focused program design
- Recruitment of partner orchestras to drive future performances and consortium commissions
Past Highlights
During the 2022-23 season, four new works for orchestra were premiered by ACO through CoLABoratory fellowships. Works included:
- seven sides of fire by inti figgis-vizueta
- Hello, Tomorrow! by Yvette Janine Jackson
- Cohere Touch by Trevor New
- DreamTrain by Mendi + Keith Obadike
- Pulse by Marcus Gilmore

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