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Nov. 13, 2019 at 7:30p New England Echoes at Carnegie Hall

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7:30 PM Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall 57th St. and 7th Ave., NYC ABOUT A celebration of composers with roots in New England, ACO’s season opener includes the world premieres of Hilary Purrington’s Harp of Nerves featuring guitarist JIJI and orchestrations of Selected Songs by Charles Ives, arranged by Purrington, Hannah […]

Six Composers Selected for 28th Annual Underwood New Music Readings

For the 28th annual Underwood New Music Readings, American Composers Orchestra has selected six composers from over 200 submissions. Rodrigo Castro, Chen Yihan, inti figgis-vizueta, Jack Hughes, Jihyun Kim, and Aaron Israel Levin represent a broad spectrum of musical backgrounds and sound worlds. Three commission opportunities will be available to this year’s participants: the Underwood […]

Apr. 11, 2019 at 7:30pm Where We Lost Our Shadows: Carnegie Hall

Where We Lost Our Shadows Thursday, April 11, 2018 at 7:30pm Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall   57th St. and 7th Ave., NYC ABOUT ACO presents the NY premiere of Du Yun and Khaled Jarrar’s Where We Lost Our Shadows, a new multidisciplinary work for orchestra, film, and vocalists. Written in response to film captured by Ramallah-based […]

Nov. 2nd at 7:30pm Phenomenal Women: Carnegie Hall

Phenomenal Women Celebrating the spirit, strength, and determination of female pioneers Friday, November 2, 2018 at 7:30pm Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall 57th St. and 7th Ave., NYC ABOUT ACO’s season opener features the world premieres of Valerie Coleman’s Phenomenal Women performed by the Imani Winds with ACO, and Alex Temple’s Three Principles of Noir […]

Dreamscapes – 4/6/18

Dreamscapes: Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:30pm
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall | 57th St. and 7th Ave., NYC
Tickets & Information: www.carnegiehall.org (http://bit.ly/ACOCarnegieDreamscapes)
Subscriptions now available; single tickets available August 28, 2017.

2018-2019 Concerts at Carnegie Hall

November 2, 2018 and April 11, 2019 featuring major premieres by 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winner Du Yun and Imani Winds’ Valerie Coleman, exploring the Syrian Refugee Crisis and Iconic 21st Century Women

ACO Announces Fellow Travelers

Co-presented with PROTOTYPE Festival and John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Friday, January 12 – Sunday, January 14, 2018
Music by composer Gregory Spears & librettist Greg Pierce

Gregory Spears

  Gregory Spears writes music that blends aspects of romanticism, minimalism, and early music. In recent seasons, he has been commissioned by The Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Cincinnati Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Seraphic Fire, and the JACK Quartet among others. Spears’ most recent evening length opera, Fellow Travelers, premiered this summer at Cincinnati Opera in […]

Pauchi Sasaki

  Pauchi Sasaki‘s interdisciplinary approach integrates musical composition with the design of multimedia performances and the application of new technologies. A composer, performer and improviser that collaborates actively with projects linked to film, dance, theater, installation, site specific and interdisciplinary performances; Pauchi has performed internationally in Peru, USA, Japan, Spain, Chile, Colombia and Switzerland. This […]

Elizabeth Ogonek

  Elizabeth Ogonek, whose music has been described as “shimmering” and “dramatic” by the Chicago Tribune, is an American composer living and working in the Midwest. Her orchestral music has been commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. Her new work for the CSO, All These Lighted Things, will receive its premiere […]