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Light City Tracks 3

Light City Tracks 3

Light City was an innovative way to bring arts, technology and people together, and we had a blast sharing such spunky, imaginative, beautiful music to the public. 

We here at Symphony Number One are thrilled to bring a fresh variety of musical flavors to your plate, and we're buzzing with excitement

Light City Tracks 2

Light City Tracks 2

Two months ago, we were given the privilege to perform in Baltimore's inaugural Light City festival. Being on that colorful stage by the water made us feel like rock stars! Though time has flown by, we're still wading in the energetic wake of that performance. 

Light City Tracks

Light City Tracks

Our challenge grant was completed! That's 100 donations for an extra $1000. As a thank you for your your generosity, here are three complete tracks from our recent performance at Light City. 

Beethoven's Kitchen | Debut

Beethoven's Kitchen | Debut

We are thrilled to announce SNO’s new chamber music series, Beethoven’s Kitchen, serving up aged classics alongside fresh and flavorful new works in intimate settings!

Call for Scores 2 | Winners

Call for Scores 2 | Winners

Our second Call for Scores is complete: congratulations to Martha Callison Horst and Nick Omiccioli for winning our top prize: commissions for our 2016-17 season. We evaluated a rich and satisfying array of unique voices, and these two stood out among the 120 entries. We also look forward to many exciting projects ahead for some of our finalists, so like us on Facebook for the latest announcements!

Call for Scores 2 | Finalists

Congratulations to the 12 finalists for Symphony Number One's second Call for Scores! From the finalists, 2 winners will be commissioned to compose for Symphony Number One's 2016-2017 Season! The composers, in alphabetical order: 

  • Michael Betz
  • Luke Carlson
  • Peter Dayton
  • Michael-Thomas Foumai
  • Federico Garcia-De Castro
  • Martha Callison Horst
  • Kyle Krause
  • Nick Omiccioli
  • Scott Ordway
  • Daniel James Valentine
  • Dan VanHassel
  • Luna Pearl Woolf

Special thanks to our Round 2 Judges for doing an in-depth study of all of the fine scores from our slate of nominees! Our Round 2 judges are:

  • Christopher Ciampoli
  • Shafer Mahoney
  • Michelle Rofrano
  • Jordan Randall Smith
  • Brian Zator
Pictured Left-to-Right: Nicholas Bentz, Jordan Randall Smith, Christopher Ciampoli

Pictured Left-to-Right: Nicholas Bentz, Jordan Randall Smith, Christopher Ciampoli

Look for our winners to be announced soon!

Happy Holidays

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Happy Holidays from Symphony Number One! We had a fantastic performance at the Maryland VA Hospital. 

More Updates!

Album sales, Nominees, Andrew Boss and more!

Posted by Symphony Number One on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
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Happy Holidays from all of us at Symphony Number One!

Posted by Symphony Number One on Monday, December 21, 2015

Call for Scores 2 | Nominees

Congratulations to the Round 1 Nominees for Symphony Number One's second Call for Scores!

The following composers have been nominated for promotion to Round 2 by one or more of our Round 1 panelists. (Composer order is arbitrary.)  

The nominees are:

  • Stephen Gorbos
  • Nick DiBerardino
  • Alican Çamcı
  • Evan Ware
  • Martha Callison Horst
  • Paul Richards
  • Luna Pearl Woolf
  • Michael Betz
  • Luke Carlson
  • John Hennecken
  • Kaito Nakahori
  • Kyle Krause
  • Vicente Hansen
  • Oren Boneh
  • Ashkan Behzadi
  • Nick Omiccioli
  • Dan VanHassel
  • Soosan Lolavar
  • Federico Garcia-De Castro
  • John K. Leupold II
  • John Allemeier
  • Peter Dayton
  • Edward J . RosenBerg III
  • Scott Ordway
  • Daniel James Valentine
  • Michael-Thomas Foumai
  • Marc Hoffeditz

Special thanks to our Round 1 Judges for carefully considering all 120 entries and 240 scores! Our Round 1 judges are:

  • Alexa Rinn
  • Jonathan Hugendubler
  • Scott Miller
  • Elizabeth Hill
  • Christy Muncey
  • Andrew Boss

 

Pictured Left-to-Right: Nicholas Bentz, Jordan Randall Smith, Christopher Ciampoli

 

Congratulations to the Round 1 Nominees for Symphony Number One's second Call for Scores! The Nominees are:Stephen...

Posted by Symphony Number One on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
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