Composer Institute
2007-08 Season
2007-08 Minnesota Public Radio Features
Click here for Melissa Ousley’s Composer Institute coverage throughout the week – see four audio links on right side for features with hosts Steve Staruch and John Birge.
Click here for Fred Child’s interview with composer Daniel Bradshaw on Performance Today.
Composer Participant Jacob Cooper's Blog
Read composer participant Jacob Cooper's daily blog reports from the 2007-08 Composer Institute, posted on NewMusicBox.org. Click on the links below to read his entries.
Days 1 & 2 | Day 3 | Days 4 & 5 | Day 6 | Final Posting
Composer Institute Concert
Osmo Conducts: Future Classics!
Fresh Orchestral Music from America's Top New
Talent
| FRI | Oct 26, 2007 | 8PM | Orchestra Hall |
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo
Vänskä, conductor
Melissa Ousley and Steve Seel, hosts
Don’t miss your chance to discover new orchestral works by some of the country’s most talented emerging voices. With Osmo Vänskä on the podium and Minnesota Public Radio hosts Melissa Ousley (from Classical MPR) and Steve Seel (from 89.3, The Current) as your guides, you’ll sample and compare seven composers’ fresh takes on symphonic music. A grand night for celebrating creativity!
Trevor Gureckis (Astoria, NY) |
Very Large Array  |
10' | |
| Wes Matthews (Jamaica Plain, MA) | Terraces |
10' | |
| Daniel Bradshaw (Laie, HI) | Chaconne* | 11' | |
| Elliott Miles McKinley (Minneapolis, MN) | Four Moments for Grand Orchestra: A "Pocket" Symphony* | 11' | |
| Xi Wang (Ithaca, NY) | Above Light—a conversation with Toru Takemitsu * |
9' | |
| Stephen Wilcox (Bethlehem, PA) | Cho-Han* | 15' | |
| Jacob Cooper (New Haven, CT) | Odradek |
8' |
* World Premiere Performance; All other works will be receiving their premiere performance by a major orchestra.
