(NEWARK, NJ) The New Jersey Symphony has announced the composers for the ninth Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. The 2023 Institute will take place Sunday, July 9 through Saturday, July 15 in Newark, culminating in a performance of the composers’ works on Saturday, July 15, 2023. This year s winning composers include Tom Morrison with his work Messages in the Ground, Kory Reeder with his work Walls of Brocade Fields, Sam Wu with his work Hydrosphere and Yangfan Xu with her work Bya.
The Fort Smith Symphony may have been small when it was founded in 1923, but it was clearly mighty. It is, after all, about to celebrate its 100th season.