American Composers, Then and Now
February 23-26, 2012
Kleinhans Music Hall
EarShot and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra New Music Readings
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR COMPOSERS
February 23rd, 12 - 5pm
Topics for this informative
workshop include:
Music Engraving and Copying, and Everything you Wanted to Know about Copyright - Bill Holab, Bill Holab Music Publishing
The Orchestra Industry from 50,000 Feet - Jesse Rosen, League of American Orchestras
Community Engagement and Outreach - Craig Carnahan, American Composers Forum, Ed Harsh, New Music USA, & professional composers Derek Bermel, Margaret Brouwer and Sebastian Currier*
Learn from the experts about publishing, copyright issues, publicity, fundraising, grant requirements, building community support and more.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
RESERVATION REQUIRED: Please RSVP by February 17th to (716) 242-7808 or rparkinson@bpo.org
This workshop is provided as part of the EarShot and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra New Music Readings.
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EMERGING AMERICAN COMPOSERS IN CONCERT
EarShot and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra New Music Readings
February 23rd, 7pm
Four composers have been selected from a national call for scores. Come hear their works performed by the BPO under the direction of Matthew Kraemer. Then, be a part of a discussion Q&A with the young composers and three professional mentor composers - Derek Bermel, Margaret Brouwer and Sebastian Currier*.
Elizabeth Lim: Disharmony of the Spheres
David Marenberg: The Abyssal Zone
Daniel Schlosberg: Grosse Concerto
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information on the EarShot Network:
*Michael Gandolfi, who was originally scheduled as a mentor composer, will not be able to come due to illness. Sebastian Currier will be joining us instead.
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MARK O'CONNOR'S CONCERTO - OPEN BPO REHEARSAL
February 24th, 10am - 12:30pm
Hear the BPO rehearse for the weekend program, featuring Mark O'Connor's Improvised Concerto (performed by O'Connor) and other American works (Adams, Harris, Copland).
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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M&T BANK CLASSICS - MARK O'CONNOR'S CONCERTO
February 25th at 8pm
February 26th at 2:30pm
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Performances also feature works by Adams, Copland and Harris. Each performance is preceded by Uniland's Musically Speaking, a pre-concert talk with conductor Matthew Kraemer and composer and soloist, Mark O'Connor.
Or, call the Box Office at 885-5000.
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's New Music Readings are part of EarShot, the nationwide network of new music readings and related composer-development programs. The goals of the program are to create the nation's first ongoing systematic program for identifying emerging orchestral composers, to provide professional-level working experience with orchestras from every region of the country, and to increase awareness of these composers and access to their music throughout the industry.
EarShot is a program of American Composers Orchestra in collaboration with American Composers Forum, American Music Center, the League of American Orchestras, and Meet the Composer. (It brings together the artistic, administrative, marketing, and production resources and experience of the nation's leading organizations devoted to the support of new American orchestral music.) EarShot is made possible with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
