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voices of change season 50 | letters to distant cities ***premiere***
Mar
15

voices of change season 50 | letters to distant cities ***premiere***

Acclaimed pianist Benjamin Hochman joins VoC in a program highlighting the personal and professional relationships between today’s composers. The first half presents the world premiere of Will Stackpole’s Letters to Distant Cities, a work dedicated to three of his composer friends and colleagues who he was separated from during the pandemic. The second half features works by three Finnish masters — Kaija Saariaho, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Magnus Lindberg — and explores their musical and personal ties.

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CMA National Conference: Concept Lab
Jan
19

CMA National Conference: Concept Lab

The Attacca Quartet workshops new works by composers Asuka Kakitani; Liza Sobel Crane ; and Will Stackpole at the CMA National Conference.

For this workshop, Stackpole composed the piece Halation Sketches. Read more about the workshop here

Concept Lab opens up the process of creating new musical works, and reframes the often-solitary work of the composer.

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ACO Earshot Readings featuring: Increment
Jun
17

ACO Earshot Readings featuring: Increment

Featuring: Increment

ACO holds its 30th EarShot New Music Readings (formerly Underwood New Music Readings) in June 2022 in New York City, conducted by George Manahan.

Experience the full read through of works by seven composers including Adeliia Faizullina, Patrick Holcomb, Tommy Dougherty, Will Stackpole, Yuting Tan, Elijah Smith, Yuqin (“Strucky”) Yi. Read More about the selected composers, click here.

Led by conductor George Manahan, the room crackles with energy in anticipation of the expert music-making of ACO as they bring these emerging composers music to life.

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