Check out ACO's upcoming events!
Don't miss Playing it UNsafe, the first and only research and development laboratory for innovative, risk-taking new orchestral works!
April 23, 2008
Open Rehearsal, 10 am
Skirball Center at NYU, Free to the public
April 24, 2008
Public Readings I and II, 10 am and 2 pm
Panel Discussion, 5:30 pm
Skirball Center at NYU, Free to the public
April 25 and 27, 2008
Playing it UNsafe Laboratory Performance
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall (NYC) and Annenberg Center (Philadelphia)
ACO's newest program, Playing it UNsafe, is a laboratory for the creation, reading and performance of experimental new works by American composers. Expanding upon ACO's new music readings and Orchestra Underground performances, the program has been created to encourage composers to experiment and stretch their own musical sensibilities by developing new works (or works-in-progress) that expand the range of possibilities for -- and challenge conventional notions about -- orchestral music.
ACO's next auction is gearing up, and our mission is ongoing!
Even though the next auction is yet to launch, ACO never takes a break. We would greatly appreciate your continued support in terms of time, effort and funding, and will do our best to keep you up to date on future activities.
American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is the only orchestra in the world dedicated to the creation, performance, preservation and promulgation of music by American composers.
ACO identifies today's brightest emerging composers, champions prominent established composers as well as those lesser-known, and increases regional, national and international awareness of the infinite variety of American orchestral music, reflecting geographic, stylistic, and temporal diversity. ACO also serves as an incubator of ideas, research and talent, as a catalyst for growth and change among orchestras, and as an advocate for American composers and their music. To date, ACO has performed music by nearly 500 American composers, including more than 100 world premieres and newly commissioned works.
In pursuit of its singular mission, ACO maintains an unparalleled range of activities including an annual concert series at Carnegie Hall, commissions, recordings, radio broadcasts, educational programs, and new music reading sessions. New initiatives include composer fellowships and special projects designed to serve and advance the field.
The ACO Fall Auction 2007 is now closed. Thank you all for taking the time to point, click and bid in order to support the most innovative new American orchestral music!