Jamie Barton and Charles Ives
New England Echoes, American Composers Orchestra’s upcoming concert at Carnegie Hall, is a celebration of composers…
Orchestrating Ives
New England Echoes, American Composers Orchestra’s upcoming concert at Carnegie Hall, is a celebration of composers…
Q&A with composer Hilary Purrington about new concerto Harp of Nerves
ACO presents the world premiere of Hilary Purrington’s concerto for guitar and orchestra, Harp of Nerves,…
Building Bridges: Mentoring American Composers from Mexico and the United States
Next week I’m heading to ACO’s first EarShot south of the border, in Aguascalientes Mexico!…
The Hard Work Behind “In Vogue”
Two days ago, Musical America announced its 2019 Award Winners and writer Susan Elliot’s language regarding Julia…
5 Ways to Make Your Orchestra Concerts More Physically Accessible
Imagine this: you bought tickets to your favorite orchestra’s next concert. You’ve been looking forward…
3 Ways to Make Your Orchestra More Gender Inclusive
According to a study by The League of American Orchestras, 47.4% of professional orchestral musicians were…
40th Birthday Concert & Gala – Q&A with Artistic Director Derek Bermel
Grammy-nominated composer-clarinetist Derek Bermel has been hailed for his creativity, theatricality, and virtuosity. An “eclectic…
Underwood New Music Readings – Composer Spotlight: Alexander Timofeev
Composer and pianist Alexander Timofeev (b. 1983) has performed his compositions at the National Philharmonic…
Underwood New Music Readings – Composer Spotlight: Yucong (Zoe) Wang
Yucong (Zoe) Wang (b. 1993) began studying piano at age six and composition at age…
ACO Parables: Q&A with guitarist Sharon Isbin
Sharon Isbin is a multiple GRAMMY Award-winning classical guitarist, hailed as “the preeminent guitarist of our time”…
ACO Parables: Composer Spotlight – John Corigliano
John Corigliano is one of the most celebrated composers of the last 40 years. He…
