Cone Composition Institute closes with world premieres
Cone Composition Institute: Day 5 recap
We’re on the scene at the NJSO Edward T. Cone Composition Institute in Princeton this week! Four dynamic composers are experiencing an immersive week of masterclasses, rehersals with the NJSO and sessions with industry leaders—all leading up to the NJSO’s world-premiere performances of their compositions on Saturday, July 19.
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Day 5: Saturday, July 19
World-Premiere Saturday is here!
The concert was an incredible concert experience. The composers shared the inspiration behind their works and highlighted key passages before Jacques Lacombe and the Orchestra performed each piece, and Steven Mackey gave his own unique insight into the composers he and Lacombe mentored this week.
The celebratory vibe continued at a post-concert reception, where composers, musicians and audience members mingled and enjoyed a special Ice Cream Cone Institute dessert courtesy of the Bent Spoon.
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Previously:
The four Institute composers had their final group masterclass with Steven Mackey and final dress rehearsal with Jacques Lacombe this afternoon, leading up to the week's grand finale—the world-premiere performances of their original works.
Check out www.njsymphony.org/instituteblog for scenes and stories from each day of the Institute.
Learn more about the NJSO Edward T. Cone Composition Institute.
WORLD-PREMIERE SATURDAY
Four world premieres in one night!
The NJSO gives the world premieres of works by the composers of the NJSO Edward T. Cone Composition Institute, a multi-faceted program that promotes new music and emerging composers. Four exciting composers offer dynamic new works; fresh from an intensive experience evolving their compositions through working sessions with the professional musicians of the NJSO, these composers realize the possibilities of a living art form. Each composer will briefly describe their piece in a concert that will illuminate their creative thought process.