February 15 - 18, 2012

 

EXPERIENCE a 3 day Transient Glory^® Symposium built around exciting new works written specifically for young voices as part of the critically acclaimed Transient Glory commissioning series of the Young People's Chorus of New York City.

LEARN how to bring this exhilarating music to life and work directly with today's foremost composers and conductors, exploring new literature, and honing rehearsal techniques.

Prepare to LEAD students in the groundbreaking music of the 21st century.

 

The Transient Glory^® Symposium Welcomes Composers and Guest Faculty

 

Transient Glory^®

About Transient Glory^®

Transient Glory® was created in 2001 by Francisco J. Núñez and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ to spotlight the children’s chorus as an instrument capable of making music of the highest quality. Now, a decade later with more than 60 YPC premieres of music commissioned from many of the most visionary composers of our time, including Pulitzer Prize, Oscar, and MacArthur “genius” grant recipients, YPC’s Transient Glory™ is playing a huge role in the ever-evolving fabric of music in the 21st century. 

 

Transient Glory^® Symposium

Carnegie Hall Choral Institute & Transient Glory Symposium
From February 15 to 18, 2012, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute will partner with Mr. Núñez and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City in a three-day Transient Glory Symposium, which launches the new Carnegie Hall Choral Institute, the first in an annual series of workshops and concerts for choral conductors. 

The Transient Glory Symposium welcomes eight conductor fellows and 60 auditors from across the country to explore eight Transient Glory compositions in depth with Mr. Núñez, the composers, and master conductors Grant Gershon, music director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale; Dr. Janet Galván, professor of music  at Ithaca College, and Philip Brunelle, artistic director and founder of VocalEssence.  Concerts hosted by WNYC’s John Schaefer featuring these works will be held at Le Poisson Rouge, the 92nd Street Y, and Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall over the three nights of the symposium.

The Transient Glory Symposium title compositions and composers are:

A Child's War by Derek Bermel
One Sweet Morning by John Corigliano
Fortune by Douglas J. Cuomo
Four Heartfelt Anthems by David Del Tredici
Tembandumba by Paquita D'Rivera
Exalted by Michael Gordon
The Boatman's Song by Bright Sheng
Can I by Joan Tower
 
The concerts are scheduled for the following dates:
- Thursday, February 16 - Le Poisson Rouge
- Friday, February 17 - Kauffman Concert Hall at 92nd Street Y
- Saturday, February 18 - Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall

 

Thank You

Transient Glory® is made possible in part with public support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development’s Council Discretionary Fund, and the Fund for Creative Communities supported by New York State Council on the Arts and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, with additional support from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund, and the Hunter Fund of the American Composers Forum. We would also like to acknowledge major organizational support from the Green Fund, the Fund for the City of New York through the Open Society Foundations’ Performing Arts Recovery Initiative, the Surdna Foundation,  the Travelers Foundation, Coca Cola, E.T. Browne Drug Co., Ltd./Palmer’s, Millennium Partners, Centerview Partners, Jazz at Lincoln Center, our endowment support received from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and our media partners, American Public Media and WNYC, New York Public Radio.