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A live, interactive orchestral performance of the popular video game, featuring a GRAMMY®-Nominated Score where musicians respond to the actions of video game players—in real-time—on stage

This year’s gala embraces a theme of “Raise Up!” as ACO celebrates a trio of musical visionaries: Regina Carter, ‍MacArthur Fellow, Doris Duke Award recipient, and multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated violinist; Hollis King, ‍Emeritus Creative Director and VP, Verve Group; and the BMI Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting creators of American music through awards, scholarships, grants, and commissions. The three honorees have been selected as exemplars of core ACO values: artistry, creativity, community, and equity.

New York, NY (August 1, 2024) – Hailed as an “essential organization” (The New York Times) with “an expansive vision of orchestral composition” (Represent Classical), the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announces its 2024-2025 season highlights. This upcoming season brings ACO’s annual series presented by Carnegie Hall, including The New Virtuoso: Borders, led by Mei-Ann Chen, featuring works that question the nature and effect of political, gender, and ecological borders by Michael Abels, Kebra-Seyoun Charles, Curtis Stewart, Paul Novak, and Victoria Polevá, performed by Mak Grgić, Inbal Segev, Kebra-Seyoun Charles, and Curtis Stewart; and Hello, America: Transatlantic, which features music from various parts of Latin America and examines its influence on jazz and “classical” music in the U.S., including ACO commissions from Clarice Assad, Edmar Castañeda, and Tomàs Peire Serrate; interactive live performances of Austin Wintory’s GRAMMY®-Nominated Score for video game Journey at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) presented by Ode to Joy; as well as national EarShot Readings, regional orchestral premieres of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commission works, and the support of three newly-announced New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellows.