The Albany Symphony is now accepting applications for “Orchestrating for the 21st Century,” an intensive five-day workshop held during the Albany Symphony's 2020 American Music Festival in Troy, NY. Curated and led by composer Christopher Theofanidis, “Orchestrating for the 21st Century” is focused on how to write for the modern orchestra.  The workshop will take place in the context of over 10 concerts of new American works during the Festival week from May 26-31, 2020, and will focus on helping emerging composers move beyond instrumentation to refine techniques of distinctive orchestration. Participants will become fully immersed in the Festival’s new music activities and events, interacting closely with more than 20 resident composers, as well as with Albany Symphony musicians, visiting performers, and Albany Symphony Music Director, David Alan Miller. 

The program is open to graduate composition students, advanced undergraduate students, and recent graduates.

All accepted composers will have the opportunity to write a new work for a conducted ensemble of Albany Symphony musicians, to be read in a public workshop during the 2020 American Music Festival.

Deadline Extension* - Applications will be accepted between December 15, 2019 and February 10, 2020. For more details on the workshop, the American Music Festival, and the application, please click on the announcement and application below.