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Announcing the Winner of the 2021 Call for Scores
BOSTON — In March, the New England Philharmonic commenced their 36th Annual Call for Scores competition. The New England Philharmonic has been one of few orchestras of its size in the country with a Composer-in-Residence program that holds an annual Call for Scores, initiating the first competition in 1985.
Announcing the 2021 Call for Scores
BOSTON — The New England Philharmonic announces the commencement of their 36th Annual Call for Scores competition. Since 1985, the New England Philharmonic has been one of few orchestras of its size in the country with a Composer-in-Residence program that holds an annual Call for Scores competition, receiving dozens of submissions from around the world.
New England Phil without the Phil
Instead of broadcasting prerecorded videos or a livestream to open its Covid season, the New England Philharmonic chose live programming on a small scale. Philadelphia-based composer TJ Cole’s Nightscape had
Hoffer Concerto Premiere Highlights New England Philharmonic Program
There is nothing complacent about the New England Philharmonic’s programming.
Sunday afternoon’s bracing matinee at Jordan Hall proved so again with a program titled “Together & Apart.” The concert offered the world premiere of a new concerto by Bernard Hoffer alongside music by John Adams and Judith Weir, plus an astonishingly belated Béla Bartók premiere.