The Gilmore & Kalamazoo Symhony Orchestra Team Up for ‘American Sputnik’ World Premiere in 2026
The Gilmore is teaming up with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra to co-commission Evan Mack and Mark Campbell’s “American Sputnik.” The new work for baritone, piano, and orchestra will explore Van Cliburn’s famed victory at the first Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1958 at the height of the Cold War. The work will feature baritone Joseph Lattanzi as the iconic pianist with {…}