Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute

by sarah | Jan 20, 2015

As more orchestras are learning, the key to robust and engaged audiences is not just innovative programming but also the support of new music and young composers.  The Minnesota Orchestra has led the way in their efforts with their annual Composer Institute, which had...

Grammy Nominations for Anna Clyne and Hilary Hahn

by sarah | Dec 10, 2014

The list of 2015 Grammy nominations has been published – and Anna Clyne’s Prince of Clouds is in the running for Contemporary Classical Composition.  Her work shares the ballot with John Luther Adams (Become Ocean), George Crumb (Voices From The...

Congrats to Elim Chan!

by sarah | Dec 9, 2014

Congratulations to Elim Chan, the first woman to win the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition. The competition, which was founded in 1990, strives to support the careers of up and coming conductors.  The award is not only generous, but potentially life-changing: In...

FAQs about our Grants: Can New Music Ensembles apply?

by Liane Curtis | Nov 12, 2014

Here’s a question we should add to the list of FAQs about our Performance Grants: Q: I see your grants encourage the performance of historic composers (“we prefer that one of the two works be by a historic woman”). I guess that means that new music...

Winners Chosen for EarShot Commissions

by sarah | Oct 14, 2014

The League of American Orchestras together with EarsShot, and with support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, have announced the first commissions of new symphonic works by women composers.  The new commissions, which were first announced in February, comes from...