For the past decade, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has invited four emerging composers to bring one of their pieces to work on as part of its Edward T. Cone Composition Institute, held at Princeton University. The composers spent a week rehearsing their works with the orchestra, receiving feedback from musicians, this year's conductor Christopher Rountree, and Institute Director Steven Mackey. They also attended several career development sessions with professionals in the publishing, marketing and recording industries. Their works were performed in concert July 20 at the close of the institute program.
A Tempo host Rachel Katz shares her annual conversation with this year's participants about their experience and their compositions: Leigha Amick (Cascade), Santiago Beis (Spletna), Paul Cosme (A Stranger in a Festival of Spirits) and Jessie Leov (Speculations on a Rainbow).
