Q&A with Composer Sakari Dixon Vanderveer
Composer Sakari Dixon Vanderveer’s piece The Castle Upon Crystal Shores was selected for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra EarShot…
Q&A with Composer SiHyun Uhm
Composer SiHyun Uhm’s piece Ladybug in the Room was selected for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra EarShot New Music…
Q&A with Composer Sid Richardson
Composer Sid Richardson’s piece Door to the River was selected for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra EarShot New Music…
Q&A with guitarist JIJI
Applauded by the Calgary Herald as “…talented, sensitive…brilliant,” JIJI is an adventurous artist on both acoustic and…
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…
