Photo by Matthew Desruisseaux
Berkeley Symphony's Under Construction Series presenting new works by young composers has a new partnership for the 2013-2014 season. EarShot (the National Orchestral Composition Discovery Network) is participating in the project, which has selected four composers for the next series:
* Siavan Eldar, 28, San Francisco, A Thousand Tongues
* B. P. Herrington, 37, Conroe, TX, A Country Lovelier
* Ruben Naeff, 32, Brooklyn, NY, title to be announced
* Nicholas S. Omiccioli, 31, Kansas City, MO, burning (2013.14) for orchestra
Public presentations of these rehearsal-presentation-performance events are at 7 p.m. on Feb. 2 and May 4 at Osher Studio in Berkeley.
Under Construction has served as an incubator for emerging composers for more than 20 years, offering the opportunity to develop skills and gain practical experience in writing for a professional orchestra. Each selected composer will workshop and complete one large symphonic work to be presented at two separate readings, allowing composers the chance to hear their concepts realized and audiences the opportunity to have a window into the creative process.
They will regularly meet with composers Edmund Campion and Robert Beaser in private and small group sessions, receive feedback and orchestration lessons from Music Director Joana Carneiro, as well as participate in workshops led by key orchestra members.