![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() has received funding from a wide variety of public, private and corporate sources.has conducted touring performances throughout New York State, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Baltimore.(James Bolle's Oleum Canis, Carleton Clay's Howcum, Oklahoma, Brent Michael Davids' The Purchase of Manhattan, Randall Davidson's Fourth Wise Man, Vivian Fine's Women in the Garden, John Harbison's Full Moon in March, Brian Israel's The Obtaining of Portia, Tom Johnson's Sopranos Only (American Premiere), Harris Lindenfeld's The Duchess, Poulenc's La Voix Humaine, Robert Xavier Rodriguez's Frida, Ann Silsbee's The Nightingale's Apprentice, Steven Stucky's The Classical Style, Conrad Susa's Transformations, John Tavener's A Gentle Spirit, Persis Parshall Vehar's Eleanor Roosevelt and Pushed Aside: Reclaiming Gage, and 20th Century Cabaret: Blues, Ballads, and Bluelight Dancing, plus numerous school operas) presents diverse guest artists and composers.annually presents new music in the public schools and funds a composer-in-residence program for the school.(Women in the Arts, American Pioneers, Ernst Bacon, Music in the Information Age, Novel Music, Asian Voices) regularly performs for Senior Citizen residences and long-term care facilities.generates joint projects with area arts organizations.records music by commissioned composers.performs music and produces cable TV and radio broadcasts of music by today's most talented and innovative composers representing a wide diversity of 21st century styles composed by men and women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds.is dedicated to regional performers performing music by regional composers.Israel Prize annually to a New York State composer 30 years of age or younger gives World, American and New York premieres of several new works each season.commissions at least one new work each season by a regional composer, and initiates consortium commissioning and recording projects with other new music organizations.offers an average of 30 engaging performances of the highest quality each year, plus workshops by guest composers and artists.is governed by a volunteer Board representing a cross-section of the community.is the oldest new music organization in New York State outside of Manhattan.is the only year-round new music organization in upstate New York.15 years offering the Young Composers Corner workshops for middle- and high-school students.27 years producing Fresh Ink, a weekly new music program for WCNY-FM and its affiliates.36 years sponsoring composers in the schools.38 years publishing Society News, listing all new music events throughout Upstate New York.38 years awarding the Brian Israel Prize to young composers in New York State.43 years presenting Cazenovia Counterpoint, a new music series in Cazenovia, NY.52 years presenting new music in Syracuse, NY.Producing recordings of commissioned works and making them available to the public on CDs, on the web, and on the radio.Composers in the Schools program (since 1987).Bringing new music to a broad audiences through special performances, such as at extended-care facilities, Upstate Cancer Center, Golisano Children's Hospital, VA Hospital.Providing regional musician-teachers opportunities to perform the music composed by their peers, in order to gain new skills and techniques which they then share with their students.through the Society News disseminated on our website and via email, and via the weekly hour-long "Fresh Ink" program, broadcast since 1996 on WCNY-FM & its affiliates and more recently online Publicly advocating for new music, e.g.Awarding the Brian Israel/Sam Pellman Prizes to two young NYS composers (since 1985).There are eight distinct programs/activities that receive ongoing support from the Society: New York State representative chosen by Continental Harmony 2000, a national program of the American Composers Forum and designated an official White House Millennium Council projectįounded in 1971, the Society's purpose is to act as a catalyst for the continued growth of the Central New York musical community.American Composers Alliance "Laurel Leaf" Award, 1994.New York State Governor's Arts Award Recipient, 2001. ![]() American Music Center Letter of Distinction, 2010. ![]()
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