American Composers Orchestra Series

Building upon its long tradition in presenting new music, from Philip Glass to the Kronos Quartet, we proudly present our third season of run-out premieres from Carnegie Hall by the American Composer's Orchestra, the world's only orchestra dedicated to the infinite variety of contemporary American new music. The ACO's Orchestra Underground puts the composer out front—soloing and improvising new musical collaborations—inviting you to share the adventure and fearlessly experience new music on multiple levels: emotional, intellectual, and creative.

Orchestra Underground: Playing it UNsafe
Sunday, April 27at 7:30pm

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JEFFREY MILARSKY, Conductor
JEREMY FLOWER, laptop
NED MCGOWAN, contrabass flute
JOSHUE OTT, superDraw
PRINCETON LAPTOP ORCHESTRA (PLOrk)
DAN TRUEMAN, hardanger fiddle

What happens when today's most innovative musical thinkers pour their creative energies into no-holds-barred experiments designed to stretch the limits of what's possible with an orchestra? The results of this nationwide search are brought together in an "on-the-edge" display of uncharted musical territory.

Program:

• Anna Clyne (b. 1980) – TENDER HOOKS
• Jonathan Dawe (b. 1965) – Overture and Ballet Music from Armide
• Charles Mason (b. 1955) – Additions
• Ned McGowan (b. 1970) – Bantammer Swing
• Dan Trueman (b. 1968) – Silicon/Carbon: an anti-Concerto Grosso

View a promtional video for Playing it UNsafe.