NJ Symphony Showcases Works from Composition Institute

By David Osenberg

Published August 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM EDT

Edward T. Cone Composition Institute Director Steven Mackey (front left) and Conductor Christopher Roundtree (front right) with the four participants in the institute.

This broadcast Monday (9/1) features music by the four talented emerging composers who participated in this year's Cone Composition Institute - Max Eidinoff, Hannah Ishizaki, Nicola Knorr and Claire Cope.

This week's broadcast brings you the July 19 concert that wrapped up the 2025 Edward T. Cone Composition Institute, with the symphony presenting the participants' new works for symphony orchestra. Led by guest conductor Christopher Roundtree, the performance features Kairosclerosis by Max Eidinoff, Fractured Transformations by Hannah Ishizaki, as the garden bows by Nicole Knorr, and Agita by Claire Cope. Also on the concert program is Tonic by Institute Director and noted American composer Steven Mackey, who will also co-host this broadest with David Osenberg.