• February 2026

    New Composers, New Conductors: 2026

    February 21 & 22, 2026

    Tōru Takemitsu Rain Coming (1982)
    Benedikt Brydern Night Train (NY premiere) (2018)
    Robin Haigh Concerto for Orchestra (US premiere) (2023)
    Tomos Owen Jones Flow: Journey of a River (US premiere) (2022)
    David Vess Perpetual Dream Machine (World premiere) (2024)
    Igor Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite (1922)

    Conducted by Andrew Hill, Daniel Black, Tengku Irfan, and Mark Powell

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    Uncharted Journey

    Conducted on October 25 & 26, 2025

    Thank you for attending New Conductors Orchestra’s fall concerts this year! The complete photo album for “Uncharted Journey” is coming soon. Stay tuned for future updates from New Conductors Orchestra.

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    NCO's 2025-26 Season is here!

    We are back with three exciting concerts featuring emerging composers and conductors.

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  • An Orchestra Unlike Any Other

    Learn about the New Conductors Orchestra’s mission: nurturing the future of classical music through collaboration with emerging conductors, composers, and musicians from diverse backgrounds.

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View fullsize TOMORROW and SUNDAY: 🥁 Experience two world premieres and two renowned works from the late 19th and mid-20th centuries. Don't forget to bring your friends with you! Tickets are still available via the link in bio, but
View fullsize Meet Pierre Fontaine (@pierrefontaine_music) 🎹: teacher, pianist, and composer of "Three Dances for Orchestra." An homage to the composers of La belle epoque, "Three Dances for Orchestra" mixes baroque European dances and modern
View fullsize #BTS at our orchestra rehearsals 🎺 Excitement is building as we prepare for our upcoming concerts with guest conductors Eric R. Stewart (@erstewartmusic) and Sara Jobin (@sara.jobin). Head to the link in bio to get your tickets to "Uncharted Jo
View fullsize Meet Matt Curlee (@mattcurleemusic) – Eisenhart awardee and composer of "Decay No. 3," a piece commissioned for NCO and primiering at this weekend's concerts. He is among the talented winners of our last Calls For Scores program, and
View fullsize That's right! We will now be uploading complete concert audio and video recordings to YouTube, for your entertainment 🎧. Link in bio to subscribe. #orchestra #classicalmusic #classicalmusiclovers #orchestralife #orchestralmusic #orchestralconcert
View fullsize Meet Eric R. Stewart (@erstewartmusic) – a man masterfully skilled at both conducting and composing, who will be leading our orchestra in Claude Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" at the Uncharted Journey concerts this Oct
View fullsize 🥂 We're hosting a social gathering at our concert venue after the Sunday 10/26 performance, where we'll enjoy bubbles and conversation. It's a great chance to connect directly with the incredible artists whom you heard perform: our inspiring conduct
View fullsize Meet Sara Jobin (@sara.jobin), former Music Director for the Center for Contemporary Opera, and guest conductor at "Uncharted Journey" on October 25 and 26. She will be leading the enigmatic Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6. Sara

The New Conductors Orchestra's concerts are made possible in part by public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by private funds from generous individuals.