Albany Symphony Orchestra Reading Session
| Albany Symphony Orchestra Reading Session | |
| Summary: | Composer Reading Session Competition |
| Deadline: | 20 December 2014 |
| Date Posted: | 09 October 2014 |
| Details: |
The Albany Symphony is proud to announce the orchestra’s open call for scores for its annual “Composer to Center Stage Reading Session.” Open to young & emerging composers nationwide looking to develop and refine their orchestral craft, the Albany Symphony will select three winners who will join the orchestra during its annual American Music Festival in May, 2015. The central event will be a reading session of a new work by each of the three selected composers by the full Albany Symphony, led by Music Director, David Alan Miller. In addition, the three composers will attend the orchestra's entire American Music Festival, participating in unique professional development sessions, in-depth collaborations with the symphony’s celebrated resident composers - including Grammy award-winning composer Michael Daugherty, Derek Bermel and others - and attend all rehearsals and performances. The competition is part of the Orchestra’s “Composer to Center Stage” initiative, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which continues the orchestra’s venerable tradition of commitment to new music, particularly through nurturing new compositional voices. The initiative fosters collaboration between the orchestra, its audiences, and nationally acclaimed and emerging composers. The orchestra will accept submissions of scores between October 1st and December 20th, 2014. Application guidelines (attached) can be found on the orchestra’s website at: http://www.albanysymphony.com/news_and_media/composers |
| Web Site: | http://www.albanysymphony.com/education/www_albanysymphony_com_education_reading_session |
