“The Nashville Symphony has announced a newly created Composer Lab & Workshop developed and guided by Nashville Symphony Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero and composer Aaron Jay Kernis,” reads a Friday (3/20) post at NewMusicBox. “Supported by founding sponsor BMI, the initiative is open to U.S. residents between the ages of 18 and 33…. Participants will be announced by July 1, 2015. The inaugural class of composers will travel to Nashville in October 2015 for performances of their music by the Nashville Symphony. The fellows will also work with Nashville Symphony staff, conductors, principal players, and community partners, learn from nationally recognized music industry professionals, and participate in one-on-one mentoring sessions with Kernis…. The Symphony will provide airfare, hotel accommodations and a $1,000 stipend for all participants. In collaboration with Copland House—the creative center for American music based at Aaron Copland’s … home near New York City—one participating composer may also be selected for a Copland House Residency Award or a fellowship at Copland House’s CULTIVATE emerging composers institute. The Nashville Symphony is accepting submissions through May 15, 2015…. More information … including a full listing of submission guidelines and eligibility requirements, is available on the Nashville Symphony’s website.”
Posted March 25, 2015
Photo of Schermerhorn Symphony Center by Susanne Van Hulst
