Jordan Millar & Jessie Montgomery
by Sarah Hookey
Apr. 23, 2019
The New World Symphony
presents the world premiere of The Abandoned Castle, a work for string
quartet composed by 12-year-old Jordan Millar, a member of the New York
Philharmonic's Very Young Composer (VYC) program. Ms. Millar composed
The Abandoned Castle working with Philharmonic Teaching Artist Justin Jay Hines, and she connected with Fellows of the New World Symphony
(NWS) via the internet in the development and workshopping of the
piece. The performance of Ms. Millar's work is preceded by a short
interview and followed by a Q&A session. All three components are
streamed via Facebook Live on the New World Symphony's Facebook page: facebook.com/NewWorldSymphony.
Also featured on the program is Strum, a work by New York-based
violinist, composer, and music educator Jessie Montgomery. Since 1999,
Ms. Montgomery has been affiliated with The Sphinx Organization, which
supports the accomplishments of young African-American and Latinx string
players and recently partnered with NWS and the League of American
Orchestras to create the National Alliance for Audition Support, a
national initiative to increase diversity in American orchestras.
The New World Symphony's "Collective Quartet" will perform these and other works during the hour long program...
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The event will take place on Tuesday, April 30 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. and
will be located at Yamaha Artist Services on Fifth Avenue.
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