Play On Philly Launches the Composing For Young Orchestras Project in Collaboration with The Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy Of Music (Broadway World)

November 01, 2022

by A.A. Cristi

The Composing for Young Orchestra Project expands representation of musical pieces for youth music ensembles written by composers of color.

Play On Philly (POP), a tuition-free music education program, launches the Composing for Young Orchestras Project in collaboration with the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music (GLFCAM), an academy committed to inspiring emerging composers.

The Composing for Young Orchestras Project brings together diverse emerging composers from around the world to work with the young musicians of Play On Philly to create and perform new works of music for youth ensembles, expanding representation in the cannon of musical pieces written for youth orchestras and beginner ensembles. Four emerging GLFCAM alumni composers have been commissioned: Kevin Day, Michael-Thomas Foumai, Erika Oba, and Jungyoon Wie.

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