American Composers Orchestra
2019 Gala
Forces of Nature
March 20, 2019
The Park, NYC
118 10th Ave (between W. 17th & 18th Streets)
New York City
6:30pm Cocktails | 7:30pm Dinner and Performance
American Composers Orchestra celebrates the movers and shakers – true forces of nature – who have effected change in the American musical landscape. At an indoor garden near the High Line, we will toast our honorees with sparkling libations, scrumptious food and lively conversation at ACO’s lounge-style Gala.
WITH MUSICAL GUESTS
JENNIFER KOH
Violinist
MISSY MAZZOLI
Composer
TANIA LEÓN
Composer & Conductor
STUDENT COMPOSERS
who have participated in ACO’s Compose Yourself and the NY Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers Program
Tickets, tables, and sponsorships:
Lyndsay Werking e: lyndsay [at] americancomposers [dot] org / p: 212.977.8495
Limited seating.
2019 GALA HONOREES
Jon Deak
Founder & Artistic Director of New York Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers
Jennifer Koh
Violinist
Tania León
Composer & Conductor
Frederick Wertheim
Chairman, ACO Board
Hosted by the Board of American Composers Orchestra
Frederick Wertheim, Chairman
Astrid R. Baumgardner, Immediate Past Co-Chair
Annette McEvoy, Immediate Past Co-Chair
Anthony B. Creamer III, Treasurer
Robert D. Taisey, Secretary
Edward Yim, President
Derek Bermel, Artistic Director
Robert Beaser, Artistic Director Laureate
Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor Laureate
Jane Cavalier
Michael Fehrman
Michael Gehret
Philip Glass
Augusta Gross
Richard Kessler
Tess Mateo
C. Richard Neu
Geoffroy van Raemdonck
Jesse Rosen
Michael J. Russell
Alvin Singleton
Sameera Troesch
Paul Underwood
Melinda Wagner
Albert K. Webster