Performer: American Composers Orchestra| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Friday 25-Oct-13 07:30pm |
 Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York City, NYAmerican Composers Orchestra: Orchestra Underground |
Williams, Clear Image No. 1 (World Premiere) Fahey, A Mirror to Kathleen's Face (World Premiere) |
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| Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Friday 25-Oct-13 07:30pm American Composers Orchestra: Orchestra Underground Having “consistently championed contemporary music with consistent excellence” (The New York Times), the American Composers Orchestra has a long history of exploring the sonic frontiers of American music, championing both emerging composers and prolific compositional voices of our time. This ensemble is led by dynamic conductor Robert Spano for a program that includes world premieres by Battles guitarist Ian Williams and Irish composer Peter Fahey, as well as Christopher Theofanidis’s Muse, a work that takes Bach’s Third Brandenberg Concerto as its inspiration. Williams, Ian, Clear Image No. 1 (World Premiere) Fahey, Peter, A Mirror to Kathleen's Face (World Premiere) | ||
| Thursday 20-Feb-14 07:30pm |
Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York City, NY American Composers Orchestra: Orchestra Underground |
Coons, Shadow Studies (World Premiere) Kirsten, Strange Pilgrims (World Premiere) |
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| Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Thursday 20-Feb-14 07:30pm American Composers Orchestra: Orchestra Underground American Composers Orchestra concerts “are always fascinating, … frequently exhilarating forays into recent music—or music that was written decades ago but is still fresh" (Newsday). The inventive ensemble pairs Steve Reich’s influential work Eight Lines with David Lang’s statement to the court—based on Eugene Deb’s court statement after his landmark conviction in his fight for free speech—as well as world premieres from Lisa Coons and Amy Beth Kirsten. Hearne, Ted, Ripple (NY Premiere) Coons, Lisa, Shadow Studies (World Premiere) Kirsten, Amy Beth, Strange Pilgrims (World Premiere) | ||
| Friday 4-Apr-14 07:30pm |
Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York City, NY American Composers Orchestra: Orchestra Underground |
Frank, Manchay Tiempo (NY première) Bermel, Mar de Setembro (NY première) |
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| Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Friday 4-Apr-14 07:30pm American Composers Orchestra: Orchestra Underground Hailed as "the singer for a new generation of firebrands eager to push the boundaries" (Billboard), Brazilian songstress Luciana Souza joins the American Composers Orchestra for an evening of internationally influenced works that defy musical and political borders. The renowned vocalist performs Derek Bermel’s Mar de Setembro, a song cycle set to texts by the late Portuguese poet Eugénio de Andrade and written expressly for Souza. The ensemble also performs works by Gunther Schuller, Gabriela Lena Frank, Silvestre Revueltas, and Marcos Balter. Frank, Gabriella Lena (b. 1972), Manchay Tiempo (NY première) Balter, Marcos (b. 1974), Favela (world première) Bermel, Derek (b. 1967), Mar de Setembro (NY première) | ||
