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This program is centered on how our environment can shape musical expression and Jean Sibelius’s Karelia Overture, begins our program with music that evokes a deep connection to land and people.

MasterWorks V: alpine symphony

Zimmermann Symphony Center

The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission by Meilina Tsui with Canton Symphony Orchestra

Meilina Tsui's Wagneresque is vibrant and evocative, drawing inspiration from the lush and dramatic characteristics of Richard Wagner's music.

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Legends

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

Toulmin Commissioning Consortium: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a 30-orchestra consortium to support commissions by 6 women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer will write a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develop an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission by Meilina Tsui with Artis––Naples, Naples Philharmonic

Artis—Naples

The Big Swim, commissioned by Houston Grand Opera in partnership with Asia Society Texas Center , is a contemporary fable that fuses diverse influences into a single, compelling whole. Composer Meilina Tsui and librettist Melisa Tien have crafted a witty, heartwarming one-act opera that intentionally crosses boundaries between the traditional and modern, Eastern and Western, and classical and non-classical. In a new retelling of the race, the 12 animals learn that fierce competition is not as crucial as caring for and supporting one another, side by side.

Composer

Meilina Tsui

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Past events

Feb 28, 2026

MasterWorks V: alpine symphony · Canton Symphony Orchestra

Feb 28, 2026

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission by Meilina Tsui with Canton Symphony Orchestra · American Composers Orchestra

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