The League of American Orchestras has announced a new initiative for female composers at the start of their careers. The program will provide a series of orchestral readings with professional orchestras, as well as two commissions.
The initiative is made possible by the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation's program for commissioning women in the arts.
League president Jesse Rosen said, "Bringing new artistic voices to the fore is a key mission for the League, and this program offers the rare opportunity for composers to have their works read and to receive a commission--two essential, but hard to come by, opportunities for professional growth."
Composers who are selected for the program will hear their works played by the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in California, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic or the American Composer's Orchestra in New York.
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