Tag: 2014 Performance Grant
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Allentown Symphony Orchestra World Premiere
The Allentown Symphony Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will be giving the World Premiere of Ode to Joy Fanfare by Diane Wittry on Saturday, April 11. The work was written to precede Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Wittry has this to say about the work: It’s the melody that everyone who attends the concert wants to…
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American Composers Orchestra World Premiere
The American Composers Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will feature the world premiere of Sanctum by Courtney Bryan on Thursday, April 9. Bryan, who just completed her DMA in composition at Columbia, is an eclectic musician and composer, exploring different genres and styles of music – including jazz. She was recently interviewed at All About Jazz.…
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Chattanooga Symphony Plays Higdon
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will be presenting Jennifer Higdon’s Violin Concerto on Thursday, March 12. The Chattanoogan has an article about the performance. Truly unique to this concert is the work of concertmaster Holly Mulcahy, soloist in the concerto, asked a local bartender to create a cocktail based on…
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Georgia Tech SO Plays Hensel
The Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will be performing two works by women composers in their concert tonight! GTSO conductor, Chaowen Ting, has arranged Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s String Quartet for string orchestra – a great project to showcase the chamber music of Hensel while giving opportunities for students and audiences to…