American Composers Orchestra at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

American Composers Orchestra concerts “are always fascinating … frequently exhilarating forays into recent music—or music that was written decades ago but is still fresh” (Newsday). The orchestra performs a new work on the subject of migration by Pulitzer Prize–winning Chinese composer Du Yun, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall. There’s also a Feldman work inspired by ancient manuscripts found along the Silk Road and Gloria Coates’s daring exploration of unconventional string tuning. Performers American Composers Orchestra George Manahan, Music Director and Conductor Helga Davis, Vocalist Ali Sethi, Vocalist Shayna Dunkleman, Percussion Khaled Jarrar, Videographer Program FELDMAN Turfan Fragments GLORIA COATES Symphony No...

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American Composers Orchestra concerts “are always fascinating … frequently exhilarating forays into recent music—or music that was written decades ago but is still fresh” (Newsday). The orchestra performs a new work on the subject of migration by Pulitzer Prize–winning Chinese composer Du Yun, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall. There’s also a Feldman work inspired by ancient manuscripts found along the Silk Road and Gloria Coates’s daring exploration of unconventional string tuning. Performers American Composers Orchestra George Manahan, Music Director and Conductor Helga Davis, Vocalist Ali Sethi, Vocalist Shayna Dunkleman, Percussion Khaled Jarrar, Videographer Program FELDMAN Turfan Fragments GLORIA COATES Symphony No. 1, "Music on Open Strings" DU YUN Where We Lost Our Shadows (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall) Tickets on sale: August 6 at 8 AM for subscribers and members August 20 at 8 AM for the general public

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