LVMH & American Composers Orchestra Continue Partnership to Support Emerging Composers in 2012

New York, NY, May 02, 2012 – LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading high quality products group, and acclaimed new music orchestra American Composers Orchestra (ACO) are pleased to announce that Milica Paranosic has been selected to receive the fourth ACO / LVMH-sponsored artistic commission. ACO’s Orchestra Underground will perform the world premiere of the work featuring electronics, projections and orchestra at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall.

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June 1-2: American Composers Orchestra Annual New Music Readings; One Composer Wins $15K Commission

New York, NY – American Composers Orchestra’s (ACO) 21st Annual Underwood New Music Readings will take place from Friday, June 1 to Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music (450 W. 37th St., NYC). The Readings include two public events – a working rehearsal on Friday at 10am, and a run-through on Saturday at 7:30pm. Both events are free and open to the public, giving audiences a chance to look behind the scenes at the process involved in bringing brand new, stylistically diverse orchestral music to life.

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Apr 20: San Diego Symphony & EarShot give behind-the-scenes look at four brand new orchestral pieces

San Diego, CA – April 19 and 20, 2012, EarShot (the National Orchestral Composition Discovery Network) and the San Diego Symphony (SDS), Jahja Ling, Music Director, will present the San Diego Symphony New Music Readings at Copley Symphony Hall (750 B Street, San Diego). On Friday, April 20 at 10am, the public will have the opportunity for a behind-the-scenes look at the process of bringing brand new orchestral works to life, as music by the four selected composers is read by the San Diego Symphony under the baton of guest conductor, James Feddeck. The composers—Paul Frucht, David Garner, Adam Greene, and Chen-Hui Jen—were selected through a national call for scores, which included over 250 applications. Two of the composers have strong ties to San Diego: Greene is an alumnus, and Jen is a current graduate student at University of California, San Diego (UCSD). During the Readings these young composers will receive feedback from mentor composers Robert Beaser, Rand Steiger, and John Corigliano, the conductor, and SDS principal musicians.

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Mar 22: ACO at Zankel Hall in premieres by Kahane & Daugherty plus works by Babbitt & Copland

New York, NY – American Composers Orchestra (ACO) presents Orchestra Underground: American Accounts on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:30pm at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. The concert, led by ACO Music Director & Conductor George Manahan, explores uniquely American stories – both in musical content and in the background of the composers – and features works by Aaron Copland, Milton Babbitt, Gabriel Kahane, and Michael Daugherty. (The premiere of Ian Williams’ new piece, previously announced as being part of this concert, has been postponed.)

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Feb 25: Violinist/Composer Jessie Montgomery & PUBLIQuartet give ACO Composers OutFront! concert

New York, NY – American Composers Orchestra (ACO) will present Composers OutFront! Jessie Montgomery (violinist, composer) on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 8pm at Speyer Hall, University Settlement (184 Eldridge St., NYC) as part of the Composers Now Festival. ACO’s Composers OutFront! series puts composers on the stage, bringing audiences closer to the creative process. With her string quartet, PUBLIQuartet (Montgomery and Curtis Stewart, violins; Nick Revel, viola; and Amanda Gookin, cello), Montgomery will perform her recent works Voodoo Dolls: Music for Dance, 3 Scenes for String Quartet, and Standing/Forward, plus music she has written for the play The Family Shakespeare (MTWorks). In addition, with a chamber ensemble she will perform her scores for three short films that will be screened – Sketch by Lou Hamou-Lhdaj, Homecoming by Josiah Signor and Gritty Committee, and Bubble tree by Ran Jing. The concert will begin with the world premiere of Montgomery’s Scherzo for Winds performed by Eric Lamb, flute; Katie Sheele, oboe; Joshua Rubin, clarinet; and Rebekah Heller, bassoon.

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