In the meantime, we are pleased to announce that composer Jenni Brandon has joined our team as our Composer Liason.  With her help, we have recently launched our Composer Consultation Service (CCS) as a way to help provide access to top-notch professional instrumentalists to the broader the community of living orchestral composers.  If you are interested in more information, please visit our ‘Artist Services‘ page for details.  Even though our current submission deadline has passed, we hope to be offering another opportunity soon.

Our Program

Appetizer

• In the City at Night (Sunset) - Jenni Brandon, composer
  • Victoria Sabonjohn, English Horn
• Beltaine Eve - Michael Gordon Shaipro , composer
  • Yi-Huan Zhao, Violin I-Shelly Ren, Violin II-Joshua Heaphey, Viola-Diego Miralles, Cello
• Imaginary Companion - Don Baird, composer
  • Don Baird, Clarinet-Westerman, Dancer
• Pride and Prophecy - Gustav Hoyer, composer
  • Yi-Huan Zhao, Violin I-Shelly Ren, Violin II-Joshua Heaphey, Viola-Diego Miralles, Cello

Salad

• In the City at Night (City Lights) - Jenni Brandon, composer
• The Porter’s Jest - Gustav Hoyer, composer
  • Yi-Huan Zhao, Violin I-Shelly Ren, Violin II-Joshua Heaphey, Viola-Diego Miralles, Cello
• Fantasy for Cl - Don Baird, composer
• The Fall of House Macbeth- Gustav Hoyer, composer
  • Yi-Huan Zhao, Violin I-Shelly Ren, Violin II-Joshua Heaphey, Viola-Diego Miralles, Cello

Entree

• Chance - Anthony R. Green, composer
  • Yi-Huan Zhao, Violin I-Shelly Ren, Violin II-Joshua Heaphey, Viola-Diego Miralles, Cello
• In the City at Night (Quiet Street) - Jenni Brandon, composer
  • Victoria Sabonjohn, English Horn
• Adventure at Sea - Gustav Hoyer, composer
  • Yi-Huan Zhao, Violin I-Shelly Ren, Violin II-Joshua Heaphey, Viola-Diego Miralles, Cello-Nancy Hoyer, Piccolo-Victoria Sabonjohn, Oboe-Melissa Koprowski, Clarinet-Jamez Killian, Drums

Dessert

• In the City at Night (Sunrise) - Jenni Brandon, composer
• Tears - Gustav Hoyer, composer
  • Yi-Huan Zhao, Violin I-Shelly Ren, Violin II-Joshua Heaphey, Viola-Diego Miralles, Cello-Victoria Sabonjohn, Oboe-Melissa Koprowski, Clarinet
• Front Porch Rondo - Gustav Hoyer, composer
  • Yi-Huan Zhao, Violin I-Shelly Ren, Violin II-Joshua Heaphey, Viola-Diego Miralles, Cello-Jamez Killian, Drums

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Join Us

On Nov. 20,2010 The Orchestra Unleashed presents our latest offering -Elements-

We will be featuring two encore performances of music from our March concert: Anthony Green’s energetic and gripping work for String Quartet, Chance, and a selection from Jenni Brandon’s whimsical work for solo flute, Goldfish Songs.

• Sara Andon, Flute
• Don Baird, Clarinet
• Robert Barnhart, Clarinet
• Gail Acosta, Violin
• Shelly Ren, Violin
• Joshua Heaphey, Viola
• AJ Fanning, Cello
  

Plus, you are helping us continue to build our foundation for our next full orchestra event.  Buy your tickets in advance here and enjoy a $5 discount.  Mark your calendars and join us at:

A&I Hollywood - 933 Highland Ave, Hollywood, CA 90038

1. If you would like to have audio for your iPod, you can get the whole concert, almost 2 hrs, worth of music in our store here.  You candownload high-quality MP3 recordings along with a PDF of the concert program.  The orchestra sounds absolutely fantastic, and these new compositions from our talented composers would make a great addition to your collection.
2. If you missed our event, or simply want to relive it from the comfort of your computer screen, you can access the video from our concert hosted by our partner WebCast and Beyond here.

Acknowledging our composers

for your most compelling works for any combination of string quartet, flute, and clarinet.  We need to receive your submissions as a PDF file mailed to us at admin@theOrchestraUnleashed.com.  There is also a $15 submission fee that goes to help us cover our administrative expenses.  You can pay the fee via PayPal or Credit Card through our online store here.  All submitted works will be considered not only for this event, but for future events as well.   In fact, we hope to include at least two works that were previously submitted and performed.  We are committed to providing our composers with great opportunities for their music to be heard.  The submissions will be received electronically only in order to save you both time as well as printing and postage costs.  In order for your work to be considered, please submit your fee along with an email with your score and MP3 of recording attached by Oct 29,2010.  We will consider submissions and will announce the selected works by the following Friday.

The guidelines for submission are:

• Works should not exceed 7 minutes.
• Our audience and focus is not on avant-garde or experimental styles.  We welcome sophisticated works that have a broad, non-technical appeal
• We favor works with narrative elements, or clearly evocative elements that strike an emotional chord with audiences.  This is not only dreamy or melancholy music, but can also include joyous or frenetic work as well.

We will be selecting multiple works for this event.  We look forward to hearing from you!

“I just wanted to send a “Congratulations” for two wonderful concerts last weekend~ Thank-you for inviting me to be a part of this wonderful orchestra and experience. All the friends, students and their families that attended the Sunday concert are still raving about the music and the presentation! All future success!” – G.A. – Violinist

“The concert was absolutely phenomenal. The sound of the orchestra…it is so blended and cohesive, all of these world class performers coming together with such power and grace and beauty and nuance. It was a joy to hear it in such an up close seat, too – what a great venue. I was pretty much mesmerized and transfixed the entire time – you picked such great piece from such talented composers. I didn’t see you right after the show so you couldn’t see my face…covered in tears! Your piece – I just can’t express how much it moved me. I loved the whole thing, but there were two parts of your music that had me weeping,…” – C.C. – Composer

“[the concert] was really, really cool; I *get* it now! ” – C.R. – FIlmmaker

“Congratulations, again, on an exciting programme! I salute you for putting together a wonderful orchestra, and for your outstanding work as a composer and conductor….The orchestra and the music are outstanding…” – J.I. – Producer

…there were many more conversations (Facebook) and other emails…but we can say that the enthusiasm for the project is disproportionate to the attendance.

We are eager to offer more of this wonderful fusion of music, art, and poetry to the Los Angeles community. We have some exciting developments coming up.   We are planning for a November concert of chamber music that will surely be an intimate and compelling presentation, and we will be making MP3 downloads and an on-demand video presentation of the event available as well.  Thanks to all for your support and enthusiasm, and for your partnership in creating a community around the creation of new orchestral music, affective art, and the spoken word.

Please check up on our latest news tab to see a small sampling of  selected artwork for the concert. The images are thoughtful, moving, and exquisitely done. They will be stunning on the big screen at the El Portal.

A number of our winning composers will be making their way to L.A. in the next couple of days, excited to hear their pieces performed by such a fantastic orchestra. They will be available to mingle with before the concert for anyone purchasing a Premier seat ticket.

by Artist Cheryl Kline

Families are most definitely welcome – this will be a cultural, family-friendly event that is new, fresh, and exciting. Check out our Sneak Previews to get an idea of the fine caliber of music that will be showcased.

Tickets can be purchased at the El Portal website. Premier seating is $40, regular seating $25, and student seating is $15. The best seats are going – so be sure to reserve your tickets online soon. We look forward to seeing you all at the next Orchestra Unleashed concert!