CLASSICAL MOVEMENTS PRESENTS THREE AMERICAN COLLEGE CHOIRS in SOUTH AFRICA
MICHIGAN TECH CONCERT CHOIR; CHOIR of the COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY and BOTETOURT CHAMBER SINGERS; YALE GLEE CLUB
6 MAY — 9 JUNE, 2017
18 concerts in Pretoria, Soweto, Johannesburg; Cape Town; Port Elizabeth; Winterton, Durban
From 6 May to 9 June 2017, Classical Movements will present three of America’s best collegiate choruses — the Michigan Tech Concert Choir, Choir of the College of William & Mary and Botetourt Chamber Singers, Yale Glee Club — performing 18 concerts in seven cities across South Africa. For more than a month, these 200-plus singers from three top-tier U.S. music departments will travel throughout the Rainbow Nation, collaborating with 16 different South African ensembles of all ages, voices and instruments in the provinces of Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Led by Dr. Jared Anderson, the Michigan Tech Concert Choir from Houghton, Michigan (the oldest post-secondary institution in that state’s upper peninsula) has prepared a thoughtful, diverse program of both sacred and secular songs, everything from Verdi’s biblical operas to famous Kirby Shaw arrangements to the exquisite vocal writing of an alumnus of Classical Movements’ Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program, the late Stephen Paulus. South African audiences will revel, too, in MTCC’s stellar renditions of the Ndebele folk song “Tshotsholoza” and University of Johannesburg Choir choral director Renette Bouwer’s setting of the 42nd Psalm, sung entirely in Afrikaans.
Under the dual direction of Dr. James Armstrong, Jr. and Jamie Bartlett, once again, the Choir of the College of William and Mary and the Botetourt Chamber Singers from Williamsburg, Virginia will be touring with a world premiere: Wings of Peace and Love: Reflections on Bheki Mseleku for chorus and piano by noted South African composer Mokale Koapeng (b. 1963). A moving tribute to one of Durban’s most influential jazz musicians, this is the University of South Africa professor’s second composition for the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program, as well as the second work Classical Movements has commissioned for the College of William & Mary — charted in 1693, America’s second-oldest institute of higher education, itself.
Meanwhile, the oldest musical organization at New Haven, Connecticut’s Yale University, the Dr. Jeffrey Douma-led Yale Glee Club, caps their 155th season with seven South African concerts showcasing the breadth and artistry of YGC’s repertoire: early polyphonic motets, masterpieces of the choral canon, brand-new works for choir, beloved African-American spirituals, international folk songs gleaned from their six-continent performance history, as well as maestro Douma’s own arrangement of the unofficial, yet undisputed Yale alma mater, “Bright College Years.” One further highlight finds the Yale Glee Club performing Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Op. 86 under the baton of Naum Rousine and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Playhouse Theatre.
Of course, South Africans know that Classical Movements is synonymous with great choral music. Produced annually since 2009, the Ihlombe! South African Choral Festival, is an incredible, life-changing experience that features diverse, international touring choirs in extraordinary venues with enthusiastic audiences, making for what the Cape Times calls “the largest international choral gathering in South Africa.”
FULL SCHEDULE:
PRETORIA | University of Pretoria, Musaion Theatre
Date: SAT, 6 MAY
Host: Ovuwa Cultural Ensemble (Mxolisi Duda)
Time: 18h00
Tickets: Free, with goodwill donation
More info: Mxolisi Duda: mxolisi.duda@up.ac.za; +27 (0)12 420–5480
ORLANDO WEST, SOWETO | Holy Cross Anglican Church
Date: SUN, 7 MAY
Hosts: Imilonji kaNtu Choral Society (George Mxadana)
Holy Cross Anglican Church Choir
Time: 13:00
Tickets: Free, with goodwill donation
More info: +27 (0)11 936–1394
JOHANNESBURG | Hillbrow Theatre
Date: WED, 10 MAY
Hosts: Imbizo (Mandla Khumalo); Izinkanyezi Zezulu (Philani Moyo)
Time: 19h00
Tickets: R30 (R20 for students)
More info: Mandla Khumalo: +27 (0)73 587–3126
KHAYELITSHA, CAPE TOWN | Old Apostolic Church
Date: FRI, 12 MAY
Hosts: Mzomhle Youth Choir (Lwando Thyuthu)
African Harmonies Male Choir (Bongani Magatyana)
Time: 19h00
More info: Bongani Magatyana: bongani.magatyana@hotmail.com;
+27 (0)72 392–4120
MITCHELLS PLAIN, CAPE TOWN | Christ the Mediator Anglican Church
Date: SAT, 13 MAY
Hosts: iGugu le Kapa (Phumelele Tsewu)
Time: 15h30
More info: Phumelele Tsewu: mtshana.tsewu@yahoo.com; +27 (0)63 111–4783
PRETORIA | University of Pretoria, Musaion Theatre
Date: FRI, 19 MAY
Host: Ovuwa Cultural Ensemble (Mxolisi Duda)
Time: 18h00
Tickets: Free, with goodwill donation
More info: Mxolisi Duda: mxolisi.duda@up.ac.za; +27 (0)12 420–5480
ORLANDO WEST, SOWETO | Holy Cross Anglican Church
Date: SUN, 21 MAY
Hosts: Imilonji kaNtu Choral Society (George Mxadana);
Holy Cross Anglican Church Choir
Time: 13h00
Tickets: Free, with goodwill donation
More info: +27 (0)11 936–1394
GEORGE | St. Mark’s Cathedral
Date: THU, 25 MAY
Hosts: South Cape Children’s Choir (Jan-Erik Swart)
Time: 19h00
Info: Mimi Haasbroek: +27 (0)82 585-0632
KHAYELITSHA, CAPE TOWN | Old Apostolic Church
Date: FRI, 26 MAY
Hosts: African Harmonies Male Choir (Bongani Magatyana);
Nazareth Youth Choir (Sethu Madolo / Andile Solani)Time: 19h00
More info: Bongani Magatyana: bongani.magatyana@hotmail.com;
+27 (0)72 392–4120
CAPE TOWN | National Library of South Africa, Centre for the Book
Date: SAT, 27 MAY
Host: iGugu le Kapa (Phumelele Tsewu)
Time: 15h00
More info: Phumelele Tsewu: mtshana.tsewu@yahoo.com; +27 (0)63 111–4783
CAPE TOWN | University of Cape Town, Jameson Hall
Date: TUES, 30 MAY
Time: Lunch hour concert
More info: Leon Starker: leon@ctyc.co.za; +27 (0)82 571–4263
JOHANNESBURG | St. John’s College, Big School
Date: FRI, 26 MAY
Hosts: St. John’s College Choir; University of Johannesburg Choir
Time: 19h00
Tickets: https://tickets.sjc.co.za/
More info: Renette Bouwer: renetteb@uj.ac.za; +27 (0)11 559–2435
PRETORIA | University of Pretoria, Musaion Theatre
Date: SAT, 27 MAY
Host: Ovuwa Cultural Ensemble (Mxolisi Duda)
Time: 18h30
More info: Mxolisi Duda: mxolisi.duda@up.ac.za; +27 (0)12 420–5480
WINTERTON | Drakensberg Boys Choir School, Ken Mackenzie Auditorium
Date: WED, 31 MAY
Host: Drakensburg Boys Choir
Time: 15h30
More info: +27 (0)36 468–1012
DURBAN | Playhouse Theatre
Date: THURS, 1 JUNE
Host: KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (Naum Rousin)
Time: 19h30
Tickets: Online: www.computicket.com; Phone: 0861–915–8000
More info: +27 (0)31 369–9438; bookings@kznphil.org.za
CAPE TOWN | Groote Kerk
Date: SAT, 3 JUNE
Time: 19h00
Tickets: Free, with goodwill donation (cash or blanket)
GUGULETHU, CAPE TOWN | JL Zwane Centre
Date: SUN, 4 JUNE
Host: iGugu le Kapa (Phumelele Tsewu)
Time: 16h30
More info: Phumelele Tsewu: mtshana.tsewu@yahoo.com; +27 (0)63 111–4783
KHAYELITSHA, CAPE TOWN | Old Apostolic Church
Date: TUES, 6 JUNE
Hosts: African Harmonies Male Choir (Bongani Magatyana); Khayelihle Combined Choir (Maestro Ludlolo)
Time: 19h00
More info: Bongani Magatyana: bongani.magatyana@hotmail.com;
+27 (0)72 392–4120
Michigan Tech Concert Choir
In 1980, a group of 16 talented and devoted singers came together under the leadership of Milton Olsson to form the Michigan Tech Chamber Chorus, with the aim of providing opportunities for its members to pursue the study and performance of literature for small chorus. The Chamber Chorus was an instant success on campus and in the community, growing steadily in size and in its mastery of the choral art. By 1990, the ensemble boasted a regular membership of over 50 voices. In 1997, when the membership exceeded 70, the members renamed the ensemble the Michigan Tech Concert Choir.
MTCC is a university/community ensemble comprised of students, faculty and community singers, including several local educators. All disciplines across campus are represented in the choir, with the majority of students enrolled in an engineering-related program. The choir gives performances of traditional and new choral literature and appears regularly with the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra.
Touring is an important part of the Michigan Tech Concert Choir experience: Mexico, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine, the Baltics, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and the People’s Republic of China. Since 1990, the choir has performed on major international tours every three to four years. In May 2013, MTCC traveled to the Dalmatian Coast, performing in Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Jared Anderson is Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Michigan Technological University, where he conducts conScience: Michigan Tech Chamber Singers, Michigan Tech Concert Choir, teaches courses in music theory, group voice, basic musicianship and coaches singers in MTU’s theater productions.
Originally from Orem, Utah, Dr. Anderson has conducted ensembles in Utah, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. He has worked with ensembles of all sizes and voicing and with singers of many different ages and backgrounds, including Northland Singers, Northland College Chamber Choir, Lumberjack Chorus, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra Chorus, University of Minnesota Men’s Chorus, University of Minnesota Concert Choir, Brigham Young University Singers, Brigham Young University Women’s Chorus and an inmate choir at the Utah State Prison.
An active choral singer all his life, Dr. Anderson has performed in venues and festivals worldwide, including both the 4th World Symposium on Choral Music (Sydney, Australia) and 6th World Symposium (Minneapolis), as well as the Ravinia Festival. He’s also performed in the choruses of the Israel Chamber Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Mormon Tabernacle Choir. While living in Minneapolis, he served as tenor section leader in the Dale Warland Singers. A member of the American Choral Directors Association, Chorus America, National Collegiate Choral Organization and the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Dr. Anderson is an advocate for ensemble singing and the transformative power of song in building caring communities. He is married to Jane Anderson; they are the proud parents of three children.
Choir of the College of William and Mary
With the 2016–2017 academic year, the Choir of the College of William and Mary celebrates 94 years of choral singing at the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States (chartered in 1693). An auditioned, undergraduate ensemble of 60 members, who major in a wide range of academic disciplines, the choir makes between 30 and 40 appearances during the year, performing at most of the formal events of the college: Convocation, Homecoming, Charter Day and Commencement. On campus, the principal appearances for the choir are the Winter and Spring Concerts. In addition, every third year, the choir performs a major choral work with orchestra and soloists: Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bach’s St. John Passion, Haydn’s Die Schöpfung and Missa in Angustiis. Champions of new music, too, “Salve Regina” by the Estonian composer Piret Rips-Laul was commissioned for the Choir of the College of William and Mary and the Botetourt Chamber Singers by Classical Movements’ Eric Daniel Helms New Music Project, expressly for their Summer 2014 tour to the Baltics and Finland.
In addition to releases of Carmina Burana and the Bach motet Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 227), the choir has recorded works by Brahms, Janáček, Vaughan Williams, Orlando Gibbons, Michael Haydn, Virgil Thomson, Georgy Sviridov, Undine Moore and Einojuhani Rautavaara. Their recordings of the St. John Passion and Die Schöpfung were both performed on period instruments.
The choir also regularly ventures beyond the boundaries of William and Mary’s campus, taking a six-day Spring Tour of the region every March. Internationally, they travel every third year, a tradition they have maintained since 1978. Tours since 1999 have taken the choir to Spain, Portugal and Morocco, as well as Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary.
The choir has had the honor of performing twice for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II (most recently in 2007) and was one of four choirs invited to perform with the United States Marine Band at the 1997 Presidential Inauguration on the Capitol steps in Washington, D.C. In February of that year, the choir participated in Ambassador Pamela Harriman’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral. In 2006, they choir sang for Governor Tim Kaine’s inaugural in Williamsburg and performed at the investitures of Henry Kissinger, Sandra Day O’Connor and Robert Gates ’65 as Chancellor of William and Mary.
The Botetourt Chamber Singers were formed in 1974 by Dr. Frank T. Lendrim. Originally an auditioned subset of the William and Mary Choir, it now stands as a separate entity — affirming some of the college’s best vocal talent, many of whom are music majors. Under the direction of Dr. Jamie C. Bartlett, the “Bots” continue to perform in and around Williamsburg for such popular events as Grand Illumination and caroling in Colonial Williamsburg, as well as many W&M sponsored events. The group has also been invited several times to perform at St. James Episcopal Church in Richmond on their Evensong series. The Bots were honored to be selected to perform as the college representatives at the Virginia State Music Educators’ Association Convention in Norfolk in 2005, 2007 and 2011 and at the 2016 All-Virginia Honor Choir concert. The summer of 2005 marked the Bots’ first international tour, performing with the Choir of the College of William and Mary in Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia. The ensemble sings a wide variety of choral literature, from the renaissance to the present day, including a full concert of jazz and Broadway standards at their annual Gala Concert Fundraiser in the Kimball Theater. The Botetourt Chamber Singers have released two recordsings: Sing We Joyous, All Together and All My Heart This Night Rejoices.
James Armstrong, Jr., Director of Choirs and Associate Professor of Music, received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied conducting and voice with Robert Fountain. Before coming to the College of William & Mary, Dr. Armstrong held faculty appointments at Mount Holyoke College, Vassar College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests range from 18th-century Viennese sacred music to historically-informed performance. At present, he is compiling a thematic catalogue of the complete Esterházy sacred music collection, which is housed today partly in Eisenstadt, Austria and partly in Budapest, Hungary. Recent publications include a seminal article on music at the court of Nicolaus II Esterházy, which appeared in connection with an exhibition in Compiègne, France, devoted to Nicolaus as a patron of the arts in Europe. Professor Armstrong also contributed an article that appeared in the catalog of the international bicentennial exhibition in Eisenstadt, Austria commemorating the death of Joseph Haydn. He is active as both a clinician and adjudicator.
Jamie Bartlett, Director of the Women’s Chorus and the Botetourt Chamber Singers and Associate Director of Choirs, received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College, her master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music and her doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her principle conducting teachers are Robert Fountain, Don Neuen and Catharine Melhorn. Prior to her appointment as the William and Mary Women’s Chorus conductor, Dr. Bartlett held positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was the Acting Director of Choral Activities at Iowa State University. Her interests include ethnic music and music by women composers. Also active for many years as a church musician, she is the choir director at the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists.
Yale Glee Club
From its earliest days as a group of 13 men from the Class of 1863 to its current incarnation as an 80-voice chorus of women and men, the Yale Glee Club, Yale’s principal undergraduate mixed chorus and oldest musical organization, has represented the best in collegiate choral music. During its recent 150th anniversary season, the club’s performances received rave reviews in the national press, from the New York Times to the Washington Post. The students who sing in the Yale Glee Club might be majors in music or engineering, English or political science, philosophy or mathematics. They are drawn together by a love of singing and a common understanding that raising one’s voice with others to create something beautiful is one of the noblest human pursuits.
YGC’s repertoire embraces a broad spectrum of choral music, from the 16th century to the present, including Renaissance motets, contemporary choral works, world music, folk music, spirituals and traditional Yale songs. Committed to the creation of new music, the club presents frequent premieres of newly commissioned works and sponsors two annual competitions for young composers. They have recently been featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition, WQXR’s “The Choral Mix with Kent Tritle” and BBC Radio 3’s “The Choir.”
The great choral masterworks are also an important part of the YGC’s repertoire: the Verdi Requiem, Mozart Requiem, Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms, Orff Carmina Burana, Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem, Bernstein Chichester Psalms, Britten War Requiem and Cantata Misericordium, Rossini Stabat Mater, Fauré Requiem, Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli, Missa in Angustiis and Die Schöpfung, Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem and Nänie, Mendelssohn Elijah, Penderecki Credo, Aaron Jay Kernis Symphony of Meditations, choral symphonies of Mahler and Beethoven.
One of the most traveled choruses in the world, the Yale Glee Club has performed in every major city in the United States and embarked on its first overseas tour in 1928. It has since appeared before enthusiastic audiences throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.
Historically a leading advocate of international choral exchange, YGC has hosted countless guest ensembles at Yale and at New York’s Lincoln Center, in conjunction with its own international festivals. In 2012, the club carried this tradition forward with the first Yale International Choral Festival in New Haven, and in June of 2015, presented the second incarnation of the festival, hosting choirs from Singapore, Sweden, Cuba and Israel, along with the Yale Alumni Chorus and Yale Choral Artists.
YGC has appeared under the baton of many distinguished guest conductors, from Leopold Stokowski to Robert Shaw. Recent collaborations have included performances under the direction of Matthew Halls, Sir David Willcocks, Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir Neville Marriner, Dale Warland, Nicholas McGegan, Stefan Parkman, Simon Carrington, Erwin Ortner, David Hill and Helmuth Rilling.
The Yale Glee Club has had only seven directors in its 156-year history and is currently led by Jeffrey Douma. Previous directors include Marshall Bartholomew (1921–53), who first brought the group to international prominence and expanded the club’s repertoire beyond college songs to a broader range of great choral repertoire; Fenno Heath (1953–92), under whose inspired leadership YGC made the transition from male chorus to mixed chorus; and most recently David Connell (1992–02), whose vision helped carry the best traditions of this ensemble into the 21st century.
In all its years, the Yale Glee Club has had only six previous directors: Gustave J. Stoeckel (1861–73); Thomas G. Shepard (1873–1905); G. Frank Goodale 1889 (1905–21); Marshall Bartholomew ’09 (1921–53); Fenno F. Heath, Jr. ’50 (1953–92); David H. Connell DMA ’91 (1992–02).
Since the fall of 2003, Jeffrey Douma has served as Director of the Yale Glee Club, hailed under his direction by the New York Times as “one of the best collegiate singing ensembles, and one of the most adventurous.” He also serves as Professor of Conducting at the Yale School of Music, where he teaches in the graduate choral program, as founding Director of the Yale Choral Artists and as Artistic Director of the Yale International Choral Festival.
Douma has appeared as guest conductor with choruses and orchestras on six continents, including the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore’s Metropolitan Festival Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Daejeon Philharmonic Choir, Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Solistas de la Habana, Istanbul’s Tekfen Philharmonic, Norway’s Edvard Grieg Kor, Symphony Choir of Johannesburg, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, and the Central Conservatory’s EOS Orchestra in Beijing, as well as the Yale Philharmonia and Yale Symphony Orchestras. He also currently serves as Musical Director of the Yale Alumni Chorus, which he has lead on eight international tours. He served for five years as Choirmaster at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut, where performances ranged from Bach’s St. John Passion with baroque orchestra to Arvo Pärt’s Te Deum.
Choirs under his direction have performed in Leipzig’s Neue Gewandhaus, Dvorak Hall in Prague, St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Notre Dame de Paris, Singapore’s Esplanade, Argentina’s Teatro Colon, Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai, Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall, and he has prepared choruses for performances under such eminent conductors as William Christie, Valery Gergiev, Sir Neville Marriner, Sir David Willcocks, Dale Warland, Krzysztof Penderecki, Nicholas McGegan and Helmuth Rilling.
Dr. Douma has presented at state, divisional and national conventions of ACDA and NCCO, and the Yale Glee Club has appeared as a featured ensemble at the 2009 NCCO National Conference and the 2012 ACDA Eastern Division Convention. Active with musicians of all ages, Douma served for four years on the conducting faculty at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, America’s premier training ground for high school age musicians, conducting the Concert Choir, Women’s Choir and Festival Choir. He frequently serves as clinician for festivals and honor choirs. Recent engagements include conducting masterclasses at the China International Chorus Festival, University of Michigan School of Music, Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Hochschule der Künste in Zurich, and the Berlin Radio Choir’s International Masterclass. In January and February 2017, he will be in residence at Luther College as Visiting Conductor of the internationally-renowned Nordic Choir. In April 2017, he will be in residence at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing.
An advocate of new music, Douma established the Yale Glee Club Emerging Composers Competition and Fenno Heath Award, and he has premiered new works by such composers as Jennifer Higdon, Dominick Argento, Bright Sheng, Ned Rorem, Jan Sandström, Ted Hearne, Hannah Lash, Theodore Morrison, Rene Clausen, Lewis Spratlan and James Macmillan. He also serves as editor of the Yale Glee Club New Classics Choral Series, published by Boosey & Hawkes. His original compositions are published by G. Schirmer and Boosey & Hawkes. A tenor, Douma has appeared as an ensemble member and soloist with many of the nation’s leading professional choirs, including the Dale Warland Singers, Bella Voce of Chicago, Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, and Robert Shaw Festival Singers.
In the spring of 2003, Douma was one of only two North American conductors invited to compete for the first Eric Ericson Award, the premier international competition for choral conductors. Prior to his appointment at Yale, he served as Director of Choral Activities at Carroll College and also taught on the conducting faculties of Smith College and St. Cloud State University. Douma earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Michigan. He lives in Hamden, with his wife, pianist and conductor Erika Schroth, and their two children, Sofia and Will.
About Classical Movements:
The premier concert tour company for the world’s great orchestras and choirs, Classical Movements creates meaningful cultural experiences through music in 145 countries. An industry leader for over a quarter-century, Classical Movements fully understands both the travel and the performance needs of professional symphonies and choruses, as well as conservatory, university and youth ensembles. Producer of two international choral festivals — Serenade! in Washington, D.C. and Ihlombe! in South Africa — and the Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival, in addition, Classical Movements organizes more than 60 tours every year, producing some 200 concerts every season. Distinguished clients include many of America’s top-tier orchestras (Baltimore, Cincinnati, Minnesota, National, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, etc.), international ensembles like the London Philharmonic, Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, Royal Concertgebouw, Wiener Philharmoniker and celebrated soloists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Lang Lang and Joshua Bell. Also, Classical Movements’ Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program has commissioned over 50 works from Grammy, Oscar and Pulitzer Prize-winning composers. Winner of Americans for the Arts’ BCA10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts Award, since its founding 25 years ago, as a truly global company, Classical Movements remains committed to facilitating cultural diplomacy across the world — promoting peace through the medium of music. Classical Movements: Moving the Music, Changing the World.
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