P.O. Box 3620548
New York, NY 10129-0548
USA
E-mail: info@composersconcordance.org

  • COMPCORD MISSION AND VISION

    The Composers Concordance is a presenting organization for contemporary music, primarily American. We strive to give opportunities to composers to have their works heard in a concert hall or a club setting and aim to present music in innovative ways with a thematic emphasis. We encourage composers to be in attendance and each gives a short introduction to his or her work before it is presented. This interaction with the audience is continued at post-concert receptions where we continue our audience and community outreach.

    Our mission is to give exposure to composers who otherwise would remain unheard, and we have a 25 year history of featuring women and minority composers as part of our natural mix. We arrange performers from a core group we have worked with over the years, but also are open to featuring performers who are recommended by composers and who are interested in championing their work. We have found this leads to repeat performances.

    Composers are given professional recordings of the performances and these have been used in several cases to help garner additional performances of the works.

    Unlike many contemporary music presenters, we have an interest in a wide variety of styles of new music. We have found that mixing these styles leads to the greatest absorption and comprehension by audience members. Our mission is to keep our programming fresh in this way, both by varying style and also instrumentation.

    In the past several years we have moved many of our three yearly concerts out of the traditional concert hall and into club venues. To assist with this, we have our younger directors Gene Pritsker, Bill Rhoads and Dan Cooper curate these programs. They have sometimes taken on a more "popular" style than our concert-hall programs and they have also featured short premieres. Part of the interest in these concerts is that composers write something entirely new and by having short works, we give several composers opportunities and also gain stylistic variety.

    Our overriding vision is to see contemporary music, composers and new works as a rightful and respected part of society and we realize this involves an educational component. To accomplish this aim, we have partnered with a new music magazine, the New Music Connoisseur, which strives to introduce new music to the general public. This magazine is distributed at our events and some of the magazine content is inspired by our concert activities.


    "...a reputable, responsible and professional organization
    dedicated to encouraging new blood"
    John Duffy, Former President and Founder, Meet the Composer


    Composers Concordance Directors Patrick Hardish (left), Joseph Pehrson (center)
    and William Rhoads (right) selecting scores for possible performance.
    Photo Heidi Shalloway: xialowei@aol.com

    WHAT IS COMPCORD?

    A New York-based, non-profit, composer-oriented music presenting organization devoted to a wide spectrum of contemporary music.

    The Composers Concordance is working closely as a combined unit with the New Music Connoisseur magazine. This magazine brings coverage of new music events in New York and other locations, with commentary on composers and audience building.

    Please visit the New Music Connoisseur magazine Website:

    The New Music Connoisseur

    WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF COMPOSERS CONCORDANCE?

    • Increases awareness of the concert music of our time
    • Presents annual concert series
    • Uses performers recommended by the composers
    • Assures the best possible performances of new works
    • Encourages repeat performances of composers' work

    WHAT HAVE WE DONE?

    • Presented seventy concerts in a twenty-four year period
    • Programmed new works by minority and women composers
    • Presented concerts to the public at minimal admission prices

    WHO HAS SUPPORTED US?

    • New York State Council on the Arts (1986-89 and continuously since 1994)
    • Meet the Composer's JPMorganChase Regrant Program for Small Ensembles (2004, 2005)
    • Virgil Thomson Foundation (1991-2005)
    • Meet the Composer's composer participation grants (1984-2005)
    • American Music Center's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 9/11 Regrant (2002)
    • BMI Foundation (1988-96)
    • Maldeb Foundation (2000 to present)
    • C.F. Peters Corp. (in-kind services)
    • ASCAP Foundation (1991)
    • Aaron Copland Fund (1996)
    • Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia Univ. (1985-86)
    • Allstate Foundation (2002-2004)
    • Zethus Fund (2007 to present)
    • Many private individuals, including major contributors: Catherine Luening, Wendy Mae Chambers, Joel Mandelbaum, Leo Kraft, William Mayer, Robert Martin, Elizabeth Ernst, William Loos, Virginia Pehrson and Marie and Larry Past

    WHERE WE HAVE PRESENTED OUR PROGRAMS

    • New York University Frederick Loewe Theatre
    • Christ & St. Stephen's Church near Lincoln Center
    • Miller Theatre of Columbia University
    • The Kosciuszko Foundation
    • CAMI Hall on 57th Street
    • Weill Recital Hall (formerly Carnegie Recital Hall)
    • The Greenwich Music School auditorium
    • Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter auditorium
    • The Makor Center and the Cutting Room (clubs)
    • Settepani Cafe, Harlem
    • In broadcasts over radio stations WKCR and WNYC, New York


    Composers Concordance is incorporated and tax-exempt. Contributions are fully tax-deductible and may be sent to :

    COMPOSERS CONCORDANCE
    P.O. Box 3620548
    New York, NY 10129-0548

    Please make your check payable to COMPOSERS CONCORDANCE, INC.
    For further information phone/fax: 212-564-4899.


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