The American Composers Orchestra continues to be a catalyst for new American orchestral music, providing opportunities for composers through EarShot partnerships during the 2013-2014 season. The Berkeley Symphony is participating, along with the Detroit Symphony, the La Jolla Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic.
EarShot, a network of new music readings and composer-development programs, is the nation’s first ongoing, systematic program for identifying emerging orchestral composers, and providing them with professional-level working experience with orchestras from every region of the country. It is a partnership of American Composers Orchestra, American Composers Forum, New Music USA, and the League of American Orchestras.
At Berkeley Symphony, EarShot combines with the orchestra's long-running Under Construction program. Submission deadline is Aug. 30; readings will be held on Feb. 2-3 and May 4-5, 2014, in Berkeley Rep's Osher Studio.