Get the autographs now. Michael Tilson Thomas sends the country’s finest young classical musicians in chamber ensembles from the premier professional training orchestra in the United States!

NWS alumni include members of several of the nation’s top symphonies, such as the San Francisco, Montreal, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Boston Symphonies, as well as William Eddins, resident conductor of the Chicago Symphony and Anthony DiLorenzo, Emmy-award winning composer.

About the program

Do you ever wonder where artists in the really great orchestras come from?  While many teaching institutions are responsible for developing talent all over the world, perhaps none does so as innovatively as the New World Symphony in Miami, FL.  Begun in 1988, the New World was founded by Michael Tilson Thomas, one of the world’s most sought-after conductors and a student of Leonard Bernstein, making the artistic leadership of this organization one of the most impressive in the country!  A teaching orchestra whose main purpose is to develop young artists for orchestral work here in the United States, the New World Symphony sees educational outreach to communities, and young people in particular, as a major part of its mission.  That makes Kentucky, with the energy of KERA in our schools, a great place for these young artists to be. The artists with the New World are the cream of their generation, and we’re privileged to bring ensembles here to work with students in Kentucky.  Due to the New World’s own audition and recruitment calendar, we’ll need to wait until late summer to know what type of ensemble is available – but when we do, you can bet it will be one of our best! 

Availability:	November 2003
Costs for programming:	$840/day, $420/half-day*
Program format:	Assembly
Audience limit:	250/elementary 300/MS & HS
* Prices above reflect significant subsidy from New Performing Arts' fundraising with arts education supporters statewide and nationally.

About the Artists

The New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy, trains the most gifted graduates of distinguished music programs for leadership positions in orchestras and ensembles around the world. Established in 1987, the symphony is structured as an intensive three-year fellowship program, drawing its 85 members through highly competitive national auditions.

New World’s ultimate success may be measured in part by the more than 400 alumni who have gone on to positions with professional orchestras and ensembles. During the past year alone, 43 NWS alumni have joined professional symphonies, nearly half in principal or assistant principal positions.

 

This is the fifth year since NWS started collaborating with NPA; over that time they have reached more than 5,000 students.