ACO & JALC Join Forces

Pictured (l-r) Conductor of the American Composers Orchestra, Steven Sloane; JALC's Wynton Marsalis; Bermel; ASCAP's Frances Richard; composer and ACO Board member Alvin Singleton; and ASCAP's Cia Toscanini

American Composers Orchestra and the Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis explored the intersection of jazz and the symphony from Gershwin to the present day with three sold out concerts held November 16-18, 2006. Highlights included Rhapsody in Blue with virtuoso pianist Marcus Roberts and The Migration Series, a major new piece by ACO's Music Alive Composer in Residence, Derek Bermel. In Bermel's position at the ACO, he composes, performs and plays a lead role in their innovative programming and educational activities. Bermel's The Migration Series was inspired by the stunning series of paintings by Jacob Lawrence.