LA Opera & Beth Morrison Projects Give West Coast Premiere of Mary Kouyoumdjian’s ‘Adoration’

(Photo Credit: Maria Baranova) Armenian-American composer and documentarian Mary Kouyoumdjian’s opera, “Adoration,” is set to makes its west coast premiere in a co-presentation by LA Opera and Beth Morrison Projects. Kouyoumdjian was awarded an OPERA America commissioning grant to create an opera adaptation of Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s “Adoration.” Written in collaboration with librettist Royce Vavrek, the operatic version touches {…}

Beth Morrison Projects Unveils Semifinalists for Third BMP NEXTGEN. 

Beth Morrison Projects has announced the semifinalists for BMP NEXTGEN 3. Semifinalists include Bobby Ge, Sepehr Pirasteh, Felipe Hoyos-González, Rachel Jenna Epperly, Adeliia Faizullina, Harriet Steinke, Paul Gabriel L. Cosme, Anuj Bhutani, Julia Moss, and Sam Wu. During the weekend of Nov. 23 and 24, 2024, the semifinalists will see their pieces performed at National Sawdust in New York City. The performances {…}

Beth Morrison Projects Unveils 2024 Cohort for Producer Academy

Beth Morrison Projects has announced its participants for the 2024 BMP: Producer Academy. Among those engaging with the 8-week course are Socks Whitmore, Kamna Gupta, Kevaughn Harvey, Katrina Fasulo, Jordan Rutter-Covatto, Anna Pidgorna, Anita Gonzalez, Brenda L. Huggins, Cameron Sczempka, Justin Werner, Jacqui Sutton, Erica Ferguson, Haui Tm, Roberto Di Donato, Charles Jackson Jr., Jasmine Galante, Alara Magritte, Marie Bland, {…}

New Music USA Announces 2024 Organization Fund Awardees

New Music USA has named 85 awardees for the New Music Organization Fund’s 2024 grant cycle. This year, 702 applications were submitted. Grant seekers included music organizations, performance groups, dance organizations, festivals, presenters, and venues spanning 17 states. Applicants chose their preferred funding strand from one of the following categories: General Operating Support, Creation of New Work, or Live Music {…}

Beth Morrison Projects 2024 Review: Jodie Landau’s ‘Performance of Self’

Photo credit: Maria Baranova The world premiere of Grammy Award-nominated vocalist, composer, and percussionist, Jodie Landau’s “Performance of Self” on March 15, 2024 at National Sawdust draws attention to improvisation’s empathic heartbeat that is still very much alive. Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects (BMP), Landau’s solo debut show upholds BMP’s midas touch. It showcases Landau as the artist he is {…}

National Sawdust & The Met Opera Present ‘Opera Evolved: Genre Fluidity’

(Photo: Jill Steinberg) National Sawdust and The Met Opera presented “Opera Evolved: Genre Fluidity” on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024. This was the second installment of this three-part series that, according to the program, celebrates artistic convergence by investigating the intersection of innovation and tradition at National Sawdust. The evening included composer and co-founder of National Sawdust, Paola Prestini, and theater {…}