Composer Institute Concert
Osmo Conducts: Future Classics!
Fresh Orchestral Music from America's Top New Talent

Don’t miss your chance to discover new orchestral works by some of the country’s most talented emerging voices—at the first-ever evening concert offered as part of the Orchestra’s renowned week-long Composer Institute. With Osmo Vänskä on the podium and Minnesota Public Radio host Steve Seel (The Current) as your guide, you’ll sample and compare nine composers’ fresh takes on symphonic music. A grand night for celebrating creativity!

Missy Mazzoli (Brooklyn, NY)		These Worlds in Us	9'
Stephen Gorbos (Ithaca, NY)		Diaphony	6'
Ashley Nail (Minneapolis, MN) [U of M Pennock participant]		...At the end of the tunnel*	8'
Gregg Wramage (Brooklyn, NY)		La tristesse durera*	5'
Kurt Erickson (American Canyon, CA)		Toccata for Orchestra	5'
Alejandro Rutty (Oneonta, NY)		Tango Loops 2B*	8'
Dan Visconti (Arlington, VA)		Black Bend	5'
Garrett Byrnes (Bloomington, IN)		Solace*	15'
Anna Clyne (Brooklyn, NY)		rewind	7'

* World Premiere Performance; All other works will be receiving their premiere performance by a major orchestra.

Program Notes and Composer Biographies

Composer Participant Missy Mazzoli's Blog
Read composer participant Missy Mazzoli's daily blog reports from this November/December 2006 Composer Institute, posted on newmusicbox.org. Click on the links below to read her entries.
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Days 4 & 5 | Final Posting