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Summer Concerts at Symphony Space

Summer Concert Series

The American Composers Alliance Summer Music Festival began in 2000, as a showcase to introduce new works by ACA composers. With support from Symphony Space, the concert series has evolved into a collaboration between composers and performers that goes beyond ACA, and features top-level performances. Since 2004, ACA has presented new works by more than 80 composers, and more than 30 works by young composers, with support from the Alice M. Ditson Fund, the Argosy Foundation's Contemporary Music Fund, BMI, and many generous individuals.

By 2003, the festival had grown into a series of six concerts over one weekend, in celebration of ACA’s 65 th Anniversary.

ACA’s  concerts offer audiences the rare opportunity to hear and appreciate the music of excellent composers from around the United States, played by New York's top contemporary music performers. The festival also offers younger, emerging composers an opportunity to hear their music performed by fine professionals at one of New York's finest concert venues.

And finally, ACA, with its long and rich history, is committed to performing works by its founders and important early members, giving both an important historical perspective and link between the early decades with the music of today.

The ACA Festival provides a community meeting place for its members from around the country. ACA remains true to its original and continuing mission, to publish and promote its members and to support performances of their works.


UPCOMING:     ACA JUNE FESTIVAL 2010  - June 15-19, 2010 Symphony Space


ACA FESTIVAL 2009  June 17-20, 2009 Symphony Space
Complete listings, photos, bios, programs links

ACA FESTIVAL 2008 page. With complete program listing, composers,

and performers. June 4-7 at Thalia, Symphony Space!

ACA Festival 2007 -- program list from the 2007 festival.

ACA Festival 2006 program listings from the 2006 festival.

ACA Festival 2005 program listings from the 2005 festival.

*Funding courtesy of the Argosy Foundation *Additional funding courtesy of BMI *Young composers initiative funding courtesy of the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University and many generous individual donors.

Video: 
NewYorkVirtuosoSingers
NewYorkVirtuosoSingers
Kathy Tagg, piano; Jane O'Hara, cello
Kathy Tagg, piano; Jane O'Hara, cello
Cyrus&Dave
Cyrus&Dave
Arthur Sato
Arthur Sato
Christopher Bailey conducts Kolot Ensemble
Christopher Bailey conducts Kolot Ensemble
Robert Ceely's Metamir (acoustic version)
Robert Ceely's Metamir (acoustic version)
Thomas Piercy rehearses
Thomas Piercy rehearses
MeredithandGabriplayLewisNielson
MeredithandGabriplayLewisNielson
AsukaYamamoto
AsukaYamamoto
Philip Staudlin
Philip Staudlin
Zukofsky Quartet plays David Fulmer's Quartet No. 3
Zukofsky Quartet plays David Fulmer's Quartet No. 3
Jonathan Howe, pianist
Jonathan Howe, pianist
Donald Berman and John McDonald play Robert Carl's Shake the Tree
Donald Berman and John McDonald play Robert Carl's Shake the Tree
200i Festival Second Instrumental Unit
200i Festival Second Instrumental Unit
Gerardo Ubaghs, violinst
Gerardo Ubaghs, violinst
Kirsten Volness rehearsing Kolot Ensemble
Kirsten Volness rehearsing Kolot Ensemble
Trio performs Metaxu by Darleen Mitchell
Trio performs Metaxu by Darleen Mitchell
CelesteHaratziBeerman
CelesteHaratziBeerman
Chris Olfather, pianist
Chris Olfather, pianist
Joyce Suskind rehearses her "Two Yeats Songs"
Joyce Suskind rehearses her "Two Yeats Songs"
Barbara Petersen, Robert Ceely at ACA Dinner
Barbara Petersen, Robert Ceely at ACA Dinner
NY Virtuoso Singers
NY Virtuoso Singers
Marilyn Nonken and Benjamin Fingland
Marilyn Nonken and Benjamin Fingland
Idyllwild Arts
Idyllwild Arts
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Hubert Howe, John Melby - Presentation of Laurel Leaf Award 2009
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Hubert Howe, John Melby - Presentation of Laurel Leaf Award 2009
Staudlin and Lipowski 2008
Staudlin and Lipowski 2008
Paul Kerekes & Ed Rosenberg
Paul Kerekes & Ed Rosenberg
Stephen Gosling plays Gheorghe Costinesu, Sonata for the Piano
Stephen Gosling plays Gheorghe Costinesu, Sonata for the Piano
Fulmer, David
Fulmer, David
Shake The Tree by Robert Carl
Shake The Tree by Robert Carl
Yael Manor, playing Circles by Joan Tower
Yael Manor, playing Circles by Joan Tower
SIUDaveandClaire
SIUDaveandClaire
SIUplaysHubertHoweSymphony
SIUplaysHubertHoweSymphony
Gina G withth Zukofsky Quartet June 2009
Gina G withth Zukofsky Quartet June 2009
Alex Lipowski
Alex Lipowski
Gerardo Ubaghs
Gerardo Ubaghs
Carol McGonnell
Carol McGonnell
Trio
Trio
Jan Opalach withe Kolot Ensemble
Jan Opalach withe Kolot Ensemble
Jung-Min Shin, viola
Jung-Min Shin, viola
Linda Larson sings work by Joel Gressel
Linda Larson sings work by Joel Gressel
Paul Kerekes
Paul Kerekes
RCameronWolfe rehearsal
RCameronWolfe rehearsal
Nicole Pantos, Naomi Drucker
Nicole Pantos, Naomi Drucker
PatriciaSonego
PatriciaSonego
Jane Rigler, 63 Bars for John Cage, by Griffith Rose
Jane Rigler, 63 Bars for John Cage, by Griffith Rose
Io String Quartet
Io String Quartet
Tillis Brass Quintet players
Tillis Brass Quintet players