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

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

We're Live!

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

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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

Update Roundup

So much has happened since our last concert! Where to even begin?

• Call for Scores 2 is alive and well, with over 90 applicants from 5 continents so far! Deadline is tonight! 11/30 at 11:30pm EST. via BmoreArt | via Symphno1 
• We were accepted into the Light City festival! We were one of only 3 classical music groups accepted from over 100 applicants and were given a large contribution to extend our reach in the community. We couldn't be more thrilled! via Peabody Post | via Baltimore Magazine
• Our debut album is in stores now! It features music performed and recorded at the Baltimore War Memorial. Download via iTunes | CD via Amazon
• The reviews are coming in! We were featured in last weekend's Baltimore Sun arts section cover story as well as the Holidy Gift Guide. Look for a number of other features coming up! 
• Our official Patreon campaign has launched! Check it out and take a look at a video of our October Concert: patreon.com/symphno1
• #CyberMonday: Our album is on sale directly on our Facebook page: special online price of $11 today only! via Facebook
• #GivingTuesday: Our Giving Tuesday campaign is underway and we need your help to finish our inaugural season strong! Read a brief note from our Executive Director here. Help us reach our season goal at symphno1.org/support.
• UPDATE: Moments after we posted this update, we were notified that we are now verified on Facebook! That means you can now expect streaming concert videos directly in your feed! Check it out here!

Much more news is coming down the pipes, so stay tuned on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and join our mailing list at the bottom of our website!

Cover art for our debut album. Photo Credit: Maitreyi Muralidharan

We're verified! We'll be bringing you live footage directly in your Facebook feed in the months and years to come! Thanks Facebook!

Posted by Symphony Number One on Monday, November 30, 2015

Join the Chorus! Support Symphony Number One Today

Learn how you can help us to transform our musical vision into reality!

First of all, we would like to thank our fans for helping us reach a milestone of 1000 "likes" on Facebook! Help us continue to spread the word by clicking "share" or "retweet" on our Facebook and Twitter posts, by encouraging your music-loving friends and family to follow us on Facebook, and--of course--by attending our electric lineup of concerts!

New this week: you can now support us financially by making an online contribution via Credit Card or PayPal. Individual contributions directly support the core of Symphony Number One's musical vision. We couldn't do it without you! Click here to send us a gift today!

To learn more about how you can support Symphony Number One or about how to become a volunteer, please contact Sean Meyers, Symphony Number One saxophonist and Director of Artistic Operations, at 443-840-7449 or symphno1@gmail.com.

Call-for-Scores Deadline

 Symphony Number One prepares for its debut.

The deadline for our 2015 Call for Scores is fast approaching! Less than 24-hours for composers to submit application materials. The entry fee is $20, but for $5 more, composers will be allowed entries in our Calls for Scores for the next two years. Submit your materials before time runs out! We are now accepting payments via Paypal. Click here for more information and to enter.