Four of the nation’s foremost conductors—Mark Shapiro (Cantori New York), Donald Nally (Philadelphia–The Crossing), Robert Geary (San Francisco–Volti), and Craig Hella Johnson (Austin–Conspirare)—talk about their top picks for up-and-coming composers.
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A Conversation with Jake Heggie, the 2015 Raymond Brock Composer
This session is a conversation with composer Jake Heggie discussing his 2015 ACDA Brock Commision, Stop This Day and Night with Me based on a text by Walt Whitman.
Conductors Who Compose, Composers Who Conduct
So you have a group, and you think you might like to write for them? Composer-conductors talk about their paths to writing for their groups. What are the ways of getting started? How can you improve? What’s holding you back? With Steven Sametz (The Princeton Singers), Eric Banks (The Esoterics), Karen Thomas (Seattle Pro Musica), […]
Conductor Happy Hour and Speed-Dating
Come flirt with the idea of creating new music with your ensemble. Find out how easy composers are to commission. You might end up with a great new piece for your choir or … what happens in Salt Lake City stays in Salt Lake City
Composers Speak Out
Composers Alice Parker, Libby Larsen, Ko Matsushita, and Ola Gjeilo speak about their compositional process, the collaborative process with conductors, and their take on the future of choral music in America.
Composers Have to Eat
John Muehleisen (composer), Mark Lawson (Canticle-ECS), and Jocelyn Hagen (Graphite Publishing) discuss issues and strategies in the composers’ world: the commissioning process, business models, and publication information.
