Composer Institute
2006-07 Season
Click here to listen to Tom Crann's interview of Nov-Dec 2006 Composer Institute participant Ashley Nail, featured on All Things Considered.
Composer Participant Missy Mazzoli's Blog
Read composer participant Missy Mazzoli's daily blog reports from the 2006-07 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
Composer Institute Concert
Osmo Conducts: Future Classics!
Fresh Orchestral Music from America's Top New
Talent
| FRI | DEC 1, 2006 | 8PM | Orchestra Hall |
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo
Vänskä, conductor
Steve Seel, host
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.
