State of the Orchestra Address: Gil Rose on BMOP's 20th year

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Mr. Rose, Ms. Budd and the players made a passionate, high-energy case for [Child Alice]. They also used it to put a double bar on their 20th-anniversary season, and to underscore their stature as one of this country's finest new-music ensembles."
- Allan Kozinn, The Wall Street Journal 

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June 1, 2016
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Boston, MA
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BMOP/NEC Concerto Competition

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), affiliate orchestra for new music at New England Conservatory, will join NEC in sponsoring a concerto competition for works written after 1964.

Provisions: The competition will be held in late January in Jordan Hall. The competition will consist of one round.

Eligibility: The competition is open to any full-time NEC student, instrumental or vocal, who will be returning in the 2014/2015 academic year.

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December 12, 2014
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Boston, MA
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Sissie Siu
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General Manager
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781.324.0396
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Celebrating Irving Fine’s Centennial and Fellow Boston School Composers Harold Shapero and Arthur Berger

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When: Friday, May 16 @ 8:00 p.m. (free pre-concert talk @ 7:00 p.m.)
Where: Jordan Hall (30 Gainsborough Street), Boston, T: Symphony/Mass Ave.
Tickets: General $20 - $50/Students $10. To reserve seats now, contact BMOP at bmop.org or 781.324.0396. Starting April 18, tickets are also available through the Jordan Hall Box Office at 617.585.1260, in person, or at tix.com.

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April 16, 2014
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Boston, MA
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April Thibeault
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212.861.0990
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BMOP announces BMOP/NEC concerto competition 2014

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), affiliate orchestra for new music at New England Conservatory, will join NEC in sponsoring the 2014 Concerto Competition for works written after 1963.

Provisions: The competition will be held on January 21, 2014, from 11am to 1pm in room 124 of the Jordan Hall building. The competition will consist of one round.

Eligibility: The competition is open to any full-time NEC student, instrumental or vocal, who is enrolled for the 2013/2014 academic year.

Media Date 
November 22, 2013
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Boston, MA
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Sissie Siu Cohen
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781.324.0396
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NEC Celebrates British Composer Oliver Knussen with honorary doctorate and more in April 2013

For immediate release: March 29, 2013

• Degree Bestowed at Boston Modern Orchestra Project Concert, April 14
• Performances by [nec] shivaree, BMOP
• Knussen Will Give Lecture, Work with NEC composition Students in Two Masterclasses

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April 2, 2013
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New England Conservatory
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Boston, MA
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Ellen Pfeifer
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Senior Communications Specialist
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617-585-1143
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League of American Orchestras Announces 2011-12 ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming

24 American orchestras will be recognized with 2011-12 ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming today at the League of American Orchestras' 67th Annual Conference in Dallas. ASCAP and the League present the awards each year to orchestras of all sizes for programs that challenge the audience, build the repertoire, and increase interest in music of our time. Approximately $700,000 has been bestowed on orchestras since the awards were established in 1947. Below is a complete list of this year's winners.

2011-12 ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming

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June 8, 2012
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League of American Orchestras
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Dallas, TX
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ASCAP and the League present the awards each year to orchestras of all sizes for programs that challenge the audience, build the repertoire, and increase interest in music of our time.

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Rachelle Schlosser
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Director of Media Relations
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646.822.4027
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BMOP Brings Apollo's Fire – A Season-Ending Concert Inspired by Greek Mythology

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, presents its final concert of the 2011-12 season – Apollo's Fire. Like many artists and composers of the Western world, BMOP finds contemporary significance in Greek mythology, especially Apollo.

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April 24, 2012
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Boston, MA
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April Thibeault
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212.861.0990
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BMOP Unites Five Varying Composers and Concertos for One Night

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, presents "Strange Bedfellows: Unexpected Concertos" – a program of five incongruous concertos by five different composers featuring five of today's most revered solo artists. Spearheading the evening is the world premiere of Eric Chasalow's Horn Concerto with horn soloist Bruno Schneider.

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January 5, 2012
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Boston, MA
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BMOP presents "Strange Bedfellows: Unexpected Concertos" – a program of five incongruous concertos by five different composers featuring five of today's most revered solo artists.

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April Thibeault
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212.861.0990
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BMOP/sound Wraps Up 2011 With Two New Releases

BMOP/sound, the nation's foremost label launched by an orchestra and devoted exclusively to new music recordings, today announced the release of two new albums for 2011 – Alan Hovhaness: Exile Symphony (Release: 10/2011) and Eric Moe: Kick & Ride (Release: 11/2011). Marking 21 records to date, BMOP/sound continues to showcase orchestral works that are otherwise unavailable in recorded form.

Media Date 
December 19, 2011
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Boston, MA
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Marking 21 records to date, BMOP/sound continues to showcase orchestral works that are otherwise unavailable in recorded form.

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April Thibeault
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AMT PR
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212.861.0990
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BMOP Welcomes its 2011-13 Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Andrew Norman

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, proudly welcomes its 2011-13 Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Andrew Norman. BMOP was one of five orchestras nationwide selected for an extended Music Alive residency, a program of Meet the Composer and the American Symphony Orchestra League.

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December 8, 2011
Media Location 
Boston, MA
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April Thibeault
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212.861.0990
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