The BPO made a truly meaningful contribution to the careers of the four composers, and through the EarShot readings we were able to build rewarding bridges in our community. -Dan Hart, Executive Director Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Services & Activities Is EarShot for your orchestra? EarShot's Mentor Composers EarShot Partners Contact Us Upcoming EarShot Readings Buffalo Philharmonic April 23-25, 2013 ACO at Miller Theatre June 3-5, 2013 La Jolla Symphony September 19 - 21, 2013 Previous EarShot Readings Buffalo Philharmonic 2012 San Diego Symphony 2012 Buffalo Philharmonic 2011 Pioneer Valley Symphony 2011 Nashville Symphony 2010 Colorado Symphony Memphis Symphony Receive EarShot Updates

Is Your Orchestra within EarShot? EarShot provides consulting, production, and administrative support for orchestras to undertake readings, residencies, performances and composer-development programs. EarShot identifies promising orchestral composers, increasing awareness and access to their music. EarShot supports your orchestra's commitment to today's composers A program offering orchestras support to identify and develop emerging talented composers, EarShot brings together the expertise of five leading industry partner organizations. EarShot shares experience and provides professional assistance to help orchestras create and expand activities that foster growth and development of American orchestral music. Upcoming EarShot New Music Readings: ACO and the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University (CJS), in cooperation with EarShot, the National Orchestra Composition Discovery Network, will present the second Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (JCOI) Readings in 2013. Three orchestras – the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (April 23 & 24), ACO (June 3 & 4), and La Jolla Symphony & Chorus (September 19 & 20) – will workshop, rehearse, and give public readings of new works for symphony orchestra written by seventeen jazz composers. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra JCOI Readings will take place on April 23 and 24, 2013 at Kleinhans Music Hall, led by BPO Associate Conductor Matthew Kraemer. The mentor composers for the BPO readings are James Newton (UCLA), Anthony Davis (University of California, San Diego), and Nicole Mitchell (University of California, Irvine). BPO’s featured composers will be Gregg August, Anita Brown, Joel Harrison, Ole Mathisen, and David Wilson. The ACO JCOI Readings will take place on June 3 and 4, 2013 at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre under the baton of Gil Rose. The mentor composers for the ACO readings are George Lewis (Columbia University), Anne LeBaron (California Institute of the Arts), and Paul Chihara (UCLA). ACO’s featured composers will be Jennifer Bellor, José Beviá, Courtney Bryan, Ingrid Laubrock, Andy Milne, Richard Sussman, and Sumi Tonooka. The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus JCOI Readings will take place on September 19 and 20, 2013 at UCSD’s Mandeville Auditorium, led by Music Director Steven Schick. The mentor composers for the La Jolla readings are Derek Bermel (ACO Creative Advisor), Anne LeBaron (California Institute of the Arts), and Anthony Davis (University of California, San Diego). The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus’ featured composers will be Alan Chan, Tobin Chodos, Michael Dessen, Daniel Marschak, and Miya Masaoka. EarShot is made possible with the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music.