NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND NADJA SALERNO-SONNENBERG

ANNOUNCE MAY 21 RELEASE OF

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CENTURY CONCERTOS

San Francisco, CA Ma! 1", 2#1$ The New Century Chamber
Orchestra and Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg are pleased
to announce their seventh recording and third on the NSS Music
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Century Concertos! scheduled "or release
May #$% The recording "eatures "our world premiere wor&s by
'illiam (olcom! )llen Taa""e *wilich! Clarice +ssad and Michael
Daugherty "or solo violin and string orchestra% +ll "our wor&s were
commissioned as part o" New Century,s -eatured Composer
program and recorded live in San -rancisco (ay +rea per"ormances
with Ms% Salerno-Sonnenberg as soloist%

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Century Concertos opens with Dreamscapes by Clarice +ssad .-eatured
Composer #//01/23 praised by 4e"" 5aliss o" San Francisco Classical Voice as 6an e7citing and
worthy addition to the repertoire%%% showcasing the NCCO,s individual and collective s&ills%8 The
second wor& on the album is Romanza by 'illiam (olcom .-eatured Composer #//21$/3 which
has seen multiple per"ormances "eaturing on both o" the orchestra9s highly acclaimed #/$$ )ast
Coast and #/$: National tours% ;egarding New Century,s per"ormance o" this wor& in their New
<or& debut! 4ames Oestreich o" the New York imes said that 6Ms% Salerno-Sonnenberg traced
these wildly varied moods with consummate s&ill and panache%8 The "inal two wor&s include
Comme!ia !ell"Arte by =ulit>er =ri>ewinner )llen Taa""e *wilich .-eatured Composer #/$$1$#3
and Fallin#water by Michael Daugherty .-eatured Composer #/$:1$?3! the latter receiving its
world premiere this past season%

New Century Chamber Orchestra,s -eatured Composer ;esidency =rogram! launched through
the vision o" Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg during her #//01/2 inaugural season!
was established to give structure to the organi>ation,s longstanding commitment to the creation
and per"ormance o" new music% )ach season! New Century wor&s with a di""erent composer!
who creates at least one new wor& "or the orchestra with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg as
concertmaster! soloist and muse% New Century also per"orms at least one e7isting piece by the
-eatured Composer to both represent a wider range o" his or her wor& and to help ensure the
longevity o" past compositions%

6One o" the "irst actions @ too& in my new post! and one which @ am most proud o"! was to create
New Century9s -eatured Composer program! which centers around new music by some o" the
world9s most established composers! promising and talented young composers and even
composers who reach outside the realm o" classical music!8 says Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg% 6@t
has been an honor to wor& with these incredible musical minds and to learn "rom them as well%
My admiration and respect "or the combined talents o" these composers is endless and my
gratitude is heart"elt% Their wor&s add not only to the violin repertoire but to the chamber music
canon and string chamber orchestra repertoire in particular%8

New Century Chamber Orchestra has released si7 compact discs% The two latest albums!
o#et$er .released +ugust #//23 and %&V': (ar)er* Strauss* +a$ler .released November #/$/3!
were recorded with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg on the NSS Music label% Other recordings include
a $22A collaborative project with 5ent Nagano and (er&eley Symphony Orchestra "eaturing the
wor& o" #/th century Swiss composer -ran& Martin! and ,ritten ,it$ t$e -eart"s (loo!! a $22B
Crammy +ward "inalist! both on the New +lbion label% @n $220 the orchestra recorded and
released wor&s o" +rgentine composers +lberto 'illiams and +lberto Cinastera on the d,Note
label! and! in #//?! the orchestra recorded and released .culus! a CD o" 5urt ;ohde,s
compositions on the Mondovibe label% +ll o" the recordings have been distributed both
internationally and in the Dnited States% The orchestra9s "irst concert DED! "ilmed by =aola di
-lorio! director o" the $222 +cademy +ward-nominated "ilm Speakin# in Strin#s! was released
May 0! #/$#% The DED weaves together documentary "ootage and a live tour concert "rom a
-ebruary #/$$ per"ormance at the (road Stage in Santa Monica%
-or more in"ormation on New Century Chamber Orchestra! please visit httpF11www%ncco%org

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