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We’ve had the great privilege of working closely with the awesome force that is Anne-Marie McDermott for years with Bravo! Vail Music Festival but now it gives us immense joy to ALSO be working directly with Annie as she joins our 8VA roster. We’re superfans of this incredible artist and human!

Happy Thursday, Dover Quartet!! #ChickasawComposer

A wonderful evening at the annual Orpheus Chamber Orch gala celebrating Anne Akiko Meyers and her incredible commissioning legacy!

We’ve been fans of Kazem Abdullah’s artistry for some time so it gives us enormous pleasure to welcome Kazem Abdullah to the 8VA family! Kazem Abdullah

What an amazing evening at Disney Hall last night! With 21 composers represented, including 10 world premieres, this program honoring artist Bob Peak was indeed special. I was presented with a lifetime achievement award from the sponsors, the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival.

In the August 2024 issue of Gramophone: ‘I’m leaving it to the younger generation to figure out what’s important’ gramophone.co.uk/features/artic…

We're proud to announce the newest addition to our family, the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO Canada 🇨🇦) - a world-class ensemble of outstanding musicians from across Canada and around the world, under the inspiring leadership of Music Director Alexander Shelley! 🇨🇦

8VA is (at least 3 octaves) over the moon to announce the newest addition to the fam - GRAMMY-nominated composer, The Kennedy Center composer-in-residence, Boston Symphony Composer Chair, and busiest man in showbiz, Carlos Simon!

.Rachel Barton Pine is The Strad’s cover-star for their November issue - on newsstands and available digitally now! 🤩🤩 thestrad.com/news/november-…

“I’m here so other composers can have the opportunity and there won’t be such a thing as ‘You’re a Black composer and you should have this opportunity,’” he said. “No, your music is good. That’s why it is getting commissioned.” - Carlos Simon nytimes.com/2024/10/15/art… New York Philharmonic

8VA is proud to announce TWO exciting developments today: First, that Alexander Shelley has joined the 8VA family as a client, and second, that he has been named the incoming Artistic and Music Director of Pacific Symphony, beginning in the 2026-27 season. Bravo, Maestro!

🥳🥳 “Fandango” sweeps the The Latin Recording Academy / Latin GRAMMYs with wins for “Best Classical Album” and “Best Classical Contemporary Composition”. Huge congrats to Anne Akiko Meyers, Arturo Márquez, Gustavo Dudamel, LA Phil & Platoon!! #LatinGrammys

'Do not play the Beethoven or Mendelssohn concertos. The first is too risky, and the second can disqualify you from the second bar.' Leonard Slatkin shares his perspectives on how string players should best approach a blind orchestral audition. trib.al/M68gftv

Conductor Leonard Slatkin shares what to expect following the first round of an orchestral audition, and how to navigate the next stage via The Strad thestrad.com/playing-hub/fl…

The National Children’s Chorus made its (now) annual return to the TODAY in NYC this morning. What a memory for these kids!

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Welcome to the 8VA fam, SeattleChamberMusic! What an honor & privilege to work w/ Artistic Director James Ehnes & team to help spread the word about this fantastic organization. 8vamusicconsultancy.com/seattlechamber…

Wishing Marin Alsop a triumphant Toi Toi Toi as she takes the podium for her debut this week with the Berliner Philharmoniker, breaking barriers (yet again) as the first American woman to conduct the esteemed orchestra!

REVIEW ✍️ "Heart-stopping... Exuberant performance... The music zips along, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra letting rip." 📝 theartsdesk.com/classical-musi… #NACOrchCNA | Outhere Music

📣 A major 8VAnnouncement! We’re proud to announce Caroline Finane as 8VA’s new Director of Publicity - and first European hire! Based in Berlin, Caroline comes to 8VA having worked in classical music PR for over a decade, most recently at the New York Philharmonic Willkommen, Caroline!