No Wasted Time

When we met Mr. Michael Geller (executive director for ACO and staff for EarShot) after the long flight, this was the first thing he said.
"If anybody wants to go to the restroom you should do now, because you won't have time... for two days!"
He was right. Everything moved so quickly with consistent learning and inspiration. It was not just the reading, but the whole thing was a full course. Since I have to sacrifice my family whenever I travel, I like to make most of it when I am there. Indeed the sacrifice was worth it!
I thank everyone I met sincerely from the bottom of my heart.

-Jean Ahn

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1. Jean Ahn with Mentor Composer Michael Gandolfi while conductor David Loebel conducts the initial read-through of her work Salt.

EarShot readings - behind the scenes with four emerging composers

Today begins the first day of the EarShot / Memphis Symphony New Music readings. Selected from a pool of hundreds of submissions, four emerging composers (Jean Ahn, Christian Baldini, Andreia Pinto-Correia, and Patricio DaSilva) have been selected to participate in an intensive two-day reading session with the Memphis Symphony and its music director David Loebel. Mentor composers Michael Gandolfi and Melinda Wagner will provide insight and guidance to the young composers. Check in here to get a behind-the-scenes view of what's on the participants minds as they live through the process of hearing their works realized.

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1. Memphis Symphony Orchestra preparing to read the first work. The readings were held at the Clark Memphis Opera Center