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Soundbox Ventures to Present The Inaugural Suncoast Composer Festival in October

Soundbox Ventures has announced its inaugural Suncoast Composer Festival (SCF). Festival events are open to the Sarasota public on October 4th, 5th, and 7th.

American Composers Orchestra Announces 2024-2025 Season Highlights

The American Composers Orchestra has announced its 2024-2025 season highlights. This upcoming season brings ACO's annual series presented by Carnegie Hall.

American Composers Orchestra Unveils 2024-2025 Season

American Composers Orchestra revealed its 2024-2025 season, featuring works by Michael Abels, Kebra-Seyoun Charles, Curtis Stewart, Paul Novak, and Victoria Polevá. Learn more!

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Appoints Dai Wei 2024-25 Sound Investment Composer

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has appointed Dai Wei as the orchestra’s 2024-25 Sound Investment Composer. Learn more about Wei and the position!

Christopher Rountree Shares 'Pulpit' From Debut Album

Christopher Rountree — the 3-time GRAMMY-nominated composer, conductor, and band leader best known as the Founder and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles new music collective Wild Up — has shared 'Pulpit,' the latest preview from 3 BPM, his debut album as a composer out July 12. Listen to the track now!

Christopher Rountree (Wild Up) Will Make Debut With 3 BPM (Three Beats Per Minute)

Christopher Rountree — the 3-time GRAMMY-nominated composer, conductor, and band leader best known as the Founder and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles new music collective Wild Up — will release 3 BPM, his debut album as a composer out July 12. 3 BPM finds a lineup of musicians — including piano duo HOCKET, the widely acclaimed violist Nadia Sirota, and various members of Wild Up — embarking on a novel musical architecture of Rountree’s conception. Listen to an excerpt from the album now!

Video: Peacock Debuts Stormy Daniels Documentary Trailer

Stormy is directed and produced by Sarah Gibson, known for her work on documentaries like The Story of OneTaste, Britney vs Spears, I.O.U.S.A, LA 92, and The China Hustle. Two-time Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Erin Lee Carr, director of Britney vs Spears and Mommy Dead and Dearest. Watch the video trailer!

Conductor Gemma New To Return To BBC SSO And Debut With London Philharmonic Orchestra

In a string of UK engagements in March 2024, conductor Gemma New will make her debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as a return appearance with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, to be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Learn more about New's engagements here.

Video: Peacock Drops Stormy Daniels Film Teaser Trailer

From reporters to lawyers to politicians, many have attempted to define Stormy Daniels. Stormy tells the unvarnished truth about an unlikely American icon — this time, in her own words. Stormy is directed and produced by Sarah Gibson, known for her work on documentary feature films and series as The Story of OneTaste. Watch the video!

Review: Offbeat Comedy HARVEY Opens at Edmonton's Walterdale Theatre

This Pulitzer Prize-winner inspired the 1950 film of the same name.

Gemma New Unveils 23/24 Season, Featuring Debuts With Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra & More

​​​​​​​Conductor Gemma New embarks on a global 2023/2024 season highlighted by multiple major debuts - plus her final season as Music Director of Canada's Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.

American Composers Orchestra Announces 2023/2024 Season And National Collaborations

The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announces an ambitious 2023/2024 season. In addition to annual performances at Carnegie Hall and a debut at New York City's brand new Perelman Performing Arts Center, ACO continues to act as a vital conduit for new voices in orchestral music through its national composer development program, EarShot: promoting diverse talent, cultivating the careers of emerging composers, and serving as the nation's first systemic program for building relationships between composers and orchestras nationwide.

American Composers Orchestra Reveals 2023/2024 Season And National Collaborations

Get the latest updates on the American Composers Orchestra's upcoming 2023/2024 season, featuring new works by renowned composers. Find out about the collaborations and concert series at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall.

Conductor Gemma New And Violinist Randall Goosby Make Lincoln Center Debuts This Summer

This August, Lincoln Center presents two of classical music's most dynamic young figures in the Wu Tsai Theater at the newly reimagined David Geffen Hall. As part of its Summer for the City series featuring the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Lincoln Center first presents the debut of acclaimed conductor Gemma New – hailed for her “impassioned, richly detailed” style (Opera News) – in concerts highlighting Mozart's “Prague Symphony” on August 1 and 2, 2023 at 7:30PM.

Grossman Ensemble Performs Four World Premieres In Season Finale Concert

The Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition's (CCCC) Grossman Ensemble premieres four new works by composers Jason Eckardt, Sarah Gibson, Kurt Rohde, and Augusta Read Thomas. The season finale performance takes place Friday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Logan Center for the Arts Performance Hall, conducted by Timothy Weiss.

SUMMER FOR THE CITY Festival Returns To Lincoln Center In 2022

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) has announced the second annual Summer for the City, the ultimate New York festival.

Gemma New Returns To The New Jersey Symphony To Conduct SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

On April 27-30, Gemma New reunites with the New Jersey Symphony to conduct Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini featuring internationally-renowned pianist George Li, and Sarah Gibson's warp & weft. Known for her dynamic and engaging performances, New served as both the Assistant Conductor from 2009 to 2013 and then as the Associate Conductor from 2013 to 2016 for the Symphony and was recently appointed Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

The Seattle Symphony Announces Its 2023/2024 Season At Benaroya Hall

The Seattle Symphony's 2023/2024 season marks the orchestra's 120th season and the 25th anniversary of Benaroya Hall's opening. The season launches with recreations of the Symphony's and the Hall's first-ever concerts; featuring Seattle Symphony Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot and soprano Alexandra LoBianco.

Sarasota Orchestra Announces March 2023 Concert Lineup

This March, Sarasota Orchestra's Pops and Great Escapes series feature many different flavors of American music, from swing to hip hop and from Dvořák's “New World” to Copland's “Simple Gifts.”

American Composers Orchestra Selects Nine Composers For Two June 2023 NYC EarShot Readings and is Awarded Sphinx Venture Fund Grant

 American Composers Orchestra (ACO) continues its commitment to the creation and development of new orchestra music, and to the next generation of composers, through its spring 2023 EarShot Readings program.