Tag: Chicago Composers Orchestra
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Much New Music!
There are so many great concerts happening each weekend! Here are a few highlights for the end of September: The Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, winner of a 2015 WPA Performance Grant, opened their season with Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 2 on September 22. The New England Conservatory, one of the premiere music schools…
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World Premieres in Chicago
The Chicago Composers Orchestra is partnering with the Chicago Composers’ Consortium, whose joint venture was awarded a 2014 Performance Grant, for an exciting concert featuring premieres by four up and coming women composers. Works include the Chicago premiere of Waking Dream (2009) by Laura Schwendinger and Dreams of Summer by Elizabeth Start, and the world premiere of Parallel Digressions by Martha…