Category: commissions
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New Work by Libby Larsen performed by North State Symphony
Last night (Feb. 24) in Chico, CA, the North State Symphony gave an enthralling area premiere of a new work by composer Libby Larsen. Dancing Man Rhapsody was written for violinist Terri Baune (Concertmaster of the North State Symphony) and commissioned by the NSS together with several other California orchestras. Baune was the Concertmaster of…
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Monday Link Round Up: January 30, 2017
News to start your week: BBC Radio 3 has commissioned a new work from composer Kate Whitley. The project, which is set to be premiered on International Women’s Day, will set the text of Malala Yousafzai’s 2013 UN speech to music. Learn more about this work, and other programming on International Women’s Day, at The Guardian.…
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ROCO Performs Mendelssohn and Higdon
There are two chances this weekend to hear the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) of Houston, TX present exactly the kind of diverse program that audiences have been calling for. It was because of this thoughtful, inclusive, and engaging programming that the ROCO was a recipient of a WPA Performance Grant last year! (We are…
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New Commissions from Kronos Quartet
The Kronos Quartet has announced an exciting new project titled Fifty for the Future. From the Kronos Quartet website: Kronos’ Fifty for the Future is commissioning a collection of 50 new works – 10 per year for five years – devoted to the most contemporary approaches to the string quartet, designed expressly for the training of students and…