Performances & Events

The Natural Order explores our relationship to the Earth in an age of climate anxiety, led by conductor Mei-Ann Chen and featuring the Attacca Quartet, Sandbox Percussion, and cello soloist Jeffrey Zeigler. The program includes the New York premiere of Mark Adamo’s Last Year, a dystopian reflection on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Viet Cuong’s highly charged Re(new)al is a concerto for percussion quartet inspired by the power of hydro, wind, and solar energies. Complemented with newly commissioned works by inti figgis-vizueta and Yvette Janine Jackson, the program grapples with our centuries-long struggle to harmonize with Mother Nature sharing both apocalyptic and aspirational visions of humanity’s future.

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FEATURED ARTISTS

Mei-Ann Chen, ConductorJeffrey Zeigler, celloAttacca QuartetSandbox PercussionYvette Janine Jackson, electronicsMARK ADAMO: Last Year: Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra (New York Premiere, Commissioned by ACO, New Century Chamber Orchestra, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and River Oaks Chamber Orchestra)VIET CUONG: re(new)al for chamber orchestra and percussion quartet (New York Premiere)INTI FIGGIS-VIZUETA: Seven Sides of Fire (World premiere, ACO commission)YVETTE JANINE JACKSON: Hello, Tomorrow! (World premiere, ACO commission)Q&A Interviews with Composers with Garrett McQueen, ACO's Director of Artist Equity

• Composer Mark Adamo & cellist Jeffrey Zeigler | YouTube LINK
• Composer Yvette Janine Jackson | YouTube LINK
• Composer inti figgis-vizueta | Soundcloud LINK