Orchestra 2001
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Orchestra 2001 is an American
orchestra
, based in Philadelphia
, Pennsylvania
, which specialises in the performance of contemporary classical music
. Orchestra 2001 is the performance ensemble-in-residence at Swarthmore College
, and performs concerts at Swarthmore's Lang Concert Hall as well as in Philadelphia.
James Freeman
founded Orchestra 2001 in 1988 as its artistic director and conductor, and continues to serve in both posts. The ensemble is noted for performances of works by composers based in the Philadelphia region, in particular George Crumb
. Orchestra 2001 has performed many of Crumb's works since the ensemble's inception. These have included premieres of his American Songbooks series of compositions and other works such as Voices from a Forgotten World. The orchestra has also premiered compositions by other composers such as:
Orchestra 2001 has made commercial recordings for such labels as Bridge Records, CRI Records, and New World Records, including compositions by:
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Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
, based in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, which specialises in the performance of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
. Orchestra 2001 is the performance ensemble-in-residence at Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
, and performs concerts at Swarthmore's Lang Concert Hall as well as in Philadelphia.
James Freeman
James Freeman (conductor)
"James Freeman is Professor Emeritus of Music at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA. He is also the artistic director and conductor of Philadelphia's renowned contemporary music chamber orchestra and ensemble, Orchestra 2001, which he founded in 1988. He was trained at Harvard University ,...
founded Orchestra 2001 in 1988 as its artistic director and conductor, and continues to serve in both posts. The ensemble is noted for performances of works by composers based in the Philadelphia region, in particular George Crumb
George Crumb
George Crumb is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He is noted as an explorer of unusual timbres, alternative forms of notation, and extended instrumental and vocal techniques. Examples include seagull effect for the cello , metallic vibrato for the piano George Crumb (born...
. Orchestra 2001 has performed many of Crumb's works since the ensemble's inception. These have included premieres of his American Songbooks series of compositions and other works such as Voices from a Forgotten World. The orchestra has also premiered compositions by other composers such as:
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Jay Reise -Biography:Reise spent his childhood surrounded by classical music and jazz, but began his composition studies with Jimmy Giuffre and Hugh Hartwell in 1970... |
Orchestra 2001 has made commercial recordings for such labels as Bridge Records, CRI Records, and New World Records, including compositions by:
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Joseph Schwantner Joseph C. Schwantner is a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer and educator and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was awarded the 1970 Charles Ives Prize.... Steven Stucky Steven Stucky is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer.Stucky was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. At age 9, he moved with his family to Abilene, Texas, where, as a teenager, he studied music in the public schools and, privately, viola with Herbert Preston, conducting with Leo Scheer, and... Louise Talma Louise Talma was a composer. She was raised in New York City and studied at the Institute of Musical Arts , 1922–1930, and received her bachelor of music degree from New York University and masters of arts degree from Columbia University... |
External links
- Orchestra 2001 official site
- The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, announcement on US $45,000 grant to Orchestra 2001, 2009
- "Orchestra 2001 Opens Kimmel Center's Fresh Ink Series October 7". Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, 24 September 2004 press release
- Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts page on Orchestra 2001, 2011