Violinist

ACO’s annual gala, co-chaired by Dr. Indira Etwaroo, Melin Tan-Geller, MD, and Lana Turner, honors the contributions of creatives working in the contemporary orchestral music space whose impact will resonate for years to come. Gala supporters will enjoy an evening of original music from leading artists while learning how their contributions drive innovation and excellence in the field. The ACO gala offers businesses and individuals the opportunity to build relationships and identify opportunities for collaboration with other guests, all while supporting ACO’s mission.

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2024 Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards

Bryant Park

Revered innovators of two generations of jazz music join forces for a very special performance: pianist Kenny Barron and violinist Regina Carter. Both Barron and Carter have the distinguished honor of being named NEA Jazz Masters, Barron in 2010 and Carter in 2023. Longtime friends and collaborators, their 2000 recording, Freefall, earned them accolades for its “passion and dynamic feeling… the cohesion and joy of this duo’s music-making is consistent from beginning to end” (Jazz Times). They appear in Santa Fe in celebration of Barron’s 80th birthday.

Kenny Barron and Regina Carter

Lensic Performing Arts Center

The Albany Symphony, long known for celebrating the breadth of American culture through new music, continues its community-building work with Convergence, a three-year collaborative project through which the Symphony, Capital Region communities, and nationally acclaimed artistic partners join together in an exploration of three Black American art forms. Funded by the Carl E. Touhey Foundation, Convergence will build community-wide awareness of our contemporary world through artistic inquiry and musical creation.

American Music Festival: Convergence

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Convergence Curating Artist and NEA Jazz Master Regina Carter leads her quintet in a powerful musical exploration of the impact of urban development in Black and immigrant communities beginning in the 1950s, and the resulting displacement of people, culture, and neighborhoods in Carter’s hometown of Detroit and others. This special performance includes a world premiere addition about the Capital Region featuring musicians from your Albany Symphony.

Gone in a Phrase of Air

Empire State Plaza

An exciting program that marries a classical masterpiece with two works rooted in the jazz world. Masterful violinist Regina Carter performs Schiff’s Concerto, which pays homage to Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan, who changed our musical landscape. Duke Ellington’s masterpiece is a jazz-fueled walk through Black and African-American history. Finally, Tchaikovsky’s jovial Second Symphony is said to have been his favorite.

Classical Jazz

Kleinhans Music Hall

The Detroit-based jazz violinist, composer, and MacArthur Fellow's new music and multimedia project explores areas across America where hundreds of thousands of citizens, most often African Americans and immigrants, have witnessed their homes, businesses, and churches being demolished. This new work explores ideas around urban renewal and gentrification, and the role of the arts in creating healthy, sustainable communities.

Regina Carter

Stanford University

Maria Schneider is a multiple Grammy® winner and the 2019 recipient of the prestigious NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship. Under her baton, the Maria Schneider Orchestra has brought big-band composition into the 21st century, developing the art form into an imaginative and beautifully fluid medium.

Regina Carter

Violinist

Events

Past events

Oct 15, 2024

2024 Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards · American Composers Orchestra

Apr 3, 2024

Kenny Barron and Regina Carter · Performance Santa Fe

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