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ACO Videos
About American Composers Orchestra:
American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is the only orchestra in the world dedicated to the creation, performance, preservation and promotion of music by American composers.
Renaud Dutreil, Chairman of LVMH, Inc., explains the company's commitment to innovation and emerging talent, through the new partnership between LVMH and the American Composers Orchestra.
coLABoratory: Playing It UNsafe coLABoratory:Playing It UNsafe - Promo 2012
American Composers Orchestra's "Playing It UNsafe" promo to kick off the latest in a project that supports the creation of cutting-edge new American orchestral music through no-holds-barred experimentation, encouraging composers to do anything but "play it safe." coLABoratory: Judith Sainte-Croix Part 1 - Gathering Material
Judith Sainte Croix discusses her piece 'Vision V', which is being written for American Composers Orchestra as part of the 2012/13 'coLABoratory: Playing it UNsafe' series. 'Vision V' will receive its world premiere performance at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall in NYC on April 5, 2013. coLABoratory: Judith Sainte Croix Part 2 - Light & Metaphors
Judith Sainte Croix discusses her piece 'Vision V', which is being written for American Composers Orchestra as part of the 2012/13 'coLABoratory: Playing it UNsafe' series. 'Vision V' will receive its world premiere performance at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall in NYC on April 5, 2013. coLABoratory: Ray Lustig Part 1 - Establishing Latency
Ray Lustig discusses his piece 'Latency Canons', which is being written for American Composers Orchestra as part of the 2012/13 'coLABoratory: Playing it UNsafe' series. 'Latency Canons' will receive its world premiere performance at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall in NYC on April 5, 2013. 2010-11 Playing It UNsafe Introduction
George Manahan discusses the "Playing It UNsafe" project and its support of the creation of cutting-edge new American orchestral music through no-holds-barred experimentation, encouraging composers to do anything but "play it safe." Composer Journeys: Sean Friar Part 1
Sean Friar discusses his piece 'Clunker Concerto', received its world premiere at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall in NYC on March 4, 2011. Composer Journeys: Sean Friar Part 2
Auditioning Textures: Sean Friar discusses his piece 'Clunker Concerto', received its world premiere at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall in NYC on March 4, 2011. Composer Journeys: Sean Friar Part 3
Handing Off The Junk: Sean Friar discusses his piece 'Clunker Concerto', received its world premiere at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall in NYC on March 4, 2011. Composer Journeys: Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill discusses his piece 'No Gates, No White Trenches, Butterfly Effect' which received its world premiere at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall in NYC on March 4, 2011. Composer Journeys: The Schwendingers
Composer Laura Schwendinger and her cousin, lighting artist Leni Schwendinger, discuss their collaboration "Shadings", written for American Composers Orchestra as part of the 2010/11 'Playing it UNsafe' series. 'Shadings' received its world premiere performance at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall in NYC on March 4, 2011. 2009-10 Playing it UNsafe Promo
Playing it UNsafe is an opportunity for composers to try-out new ideas. This video highlights the concepts behind this "Research and Development Laboratory" for new orchestra music, and previews two of the composers who are writing new works Playing it Unsafe: Dan Trueman's Journey
ACO Playing it UNsafe Composer Journeys series, Dan Trueman Composer Journeys Trueman pt.1
ACO Playing it UNsafe Composer Journeys series, Dan Trueman, Part 1 Playing it Unsafe: Dan Trueman's Journey, Part 2
ACO Playing it UNsafe Composer Journeys series, Dan Trueman, Part 2 Playing it Unsafe: Jonathan Dawe's Journey
ACO Playing it UNsafe Composer Journeys series, Jonathan Dawe Playing it Unsafe: Jonathan Dawe's Journey, Part 1
ACO Playing it UNsafe Composer Journeys series, Jonathan Dawe Playing it Unsafe: Jonathan Dawe's Journey, Part 2
ACO Playing it UNsafe Composer Journeys series, Jonathan Dawe UNMR: Ricardo Romaneiro
UNMR: Eric Lindsay
Composer Eric Lindsay's first video blog entry about his work "Samba Koocho Hairy Boocho". ACO read this work as part of the 2010 Underwood New Music Readings at Miller Theater at Columbia University on May 21 and 22. Hannah Lash and Matti Kovler - Day 2 Underwood Readings
Composers Hannah Lash and Matti Kovler talk about their experiences heading into the second day of the 2010 Underwood New Music Readings. Composer Xi Wang - Day 2 Underwood Readings
Participant Composer Xi Wang talks about her piece "Symphony No. 1" and her experiences working with ACO in rehearsal at the 2010 Underwood New Music Readings. Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute - Interview with Michael Geller and George Lewis
The Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute, presented by The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and American Composers Orchestra, brings together jazz musicians from across the country to explore the challenges of writing for the symphony orchestra. Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute - Interview with George Lewis and Dan Beaudoin
Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute - Interview with Derek Bermel and Tania León
Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute - Interview with Jane Ira Bloom and Alvin Singleton
Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute - Interview with Anthony Davis and Fabien Lévy
Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute - Interview with Phillip Golub
Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute - Interview with Nicole Mitchell
Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute - Interview with Rufus Reid
Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute - Interview with Juan Zhou
ACO Playing it UNsafe Composer Journeys series, Jonathan Dawe SONiC: Sounds of a New Century SONiC: Sounds of a New Century - Sneak Peek
Welcome to SONiC, a New York City-wide Festival of Sounds Of a New Century, October 14 -- 22, 2011. A decade into this new millennium of ours, the soundscape of the new century is being written and re-written by a new generation of composers. All the music is new, as in 21st century new, written by composers age 40 and under. SONiC presents the largest and most startling array of what new composers are up to now, with 9 days of concerts, 16 ensembles, and more than 100 composers. SONiC: Sounds of a New Century 2011
ACO Playing it UNsafe Composer Journeys series, Jonathan Dawe
Composer Portraits All Composer Portraits produced by Jeremy Robins. Jeremy Robins is a filmmaker and educator in Brooklyn focusing on issues of contemporary music and criminal justice. He has produced projects for MTV and PBS, and his documentary on Haitian roots music “The Other Side of the Water” has been screened at Brooklyn Academy of Music as well as festivals around the world, and is being released in 2010. His current projects include creating videos for Carnegie Hall and the New York State Department of Corrections, and a Ford Foundation project creating a youth-produced documentary with children of incarcerated parents. More information can be found at http://www.ibisdocs.com |
