POTSDAM â The New York State Council on the Arts has awarded an Individual Artist grant to the Orchestra of Northern New York on behalf of composer Gregory Wanamaker, who has been commissioned to create a composition focusing on the north country.
The orchestra plans to debut the commissioned new orchestral work, âStill Life in Motion,â in the spring of 2022.
âThe Orchestra of Northern New York is such an essential part of our cultural and artistic identity here in St. Lawrence County and the Adirondacks,â Mr. Wanamaker said in a news release. âI am so grateful to the New York State Council on the Arts for supporting this wonderful new collaboration with ONNY to create a work for the north country about our beautiful region.â
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 1:18 pm
POTSDAM – The New York State Council on the Arts has awarded an individual artist grant to The Orchestra of Northern New York (ONNY), the North Country’s only year-round professional symphony orchestra, on behalf of composer Gregory Wanamaker. The Orchestra plans to debut the commissioned new orchestral work titled “Still Life in Motion” in spring 2022.
Gregory Wanamaker. Photo submitted by ONNY. The Orchestra of Northern New York is such an essential part of our cultural and artistic identity here in St. Lawrence County and the Adirondacks,” says Wanamaker. “I am so grateful to the New York State Council on the Arts for supporting this wonderful new collaboration with ONNY to create a work for the North Country about our beautiful region.”