Albany Symphony
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| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Location | Albany, NY |
| Introduction | Composer Missy Mazzoli joins the Albany Symphony and the Enlarged City School District of Troy as a “Composer-Educator” partner, as part of a grant funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. |
| Favorite Movies | Deemed “one of the more consistently inventive, surprising composers now working in New York” by the New York Times, Ms. Mazzoli will be involved with Doyle Middle School students, designing an interdisciplinary program centered on composition. Students will work with Ms. Mazzoli and music teachers Rhonda Hermance and John Vatalaro to compose original music on the subject of the history of Troy, NY and the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The student’s work will be premiered at the Troy Savings bank Music Hall in May 2012 as part of the Albany Symphony’s Capital Heritage Project performance. In addition, along with presentations of some of Ms. Mazzoli’s latest music, the Albany Symphony will premiere a new commission at the end of the season. For more information on this exciting residency, please visit www.albanysymphony.com. About the ASO The Albany Symphony is one of this region’s most revered music and cultural institutions, having won numerous national awards for its adventurous concert programming, recording projects, composer residencies, and innovative educational efforts involving area schools throughout the region. As the only professional symphony orchestra based within the Capital Region, the Albany Symphony enriches a broad and diverse regional community, engaging over 150, 000 people each year across an extended geographical area. After the Albany Symphony’s Carnegie Hall debut in May 2011 National Public Radio raved that the Albany Symphony was a “world class orchestra” and the New York Times declared the orchestra was “bold...polished and clear.” |