Conductors and Composers
In 2016, according to the most recent data available from the League of American Orchestras, only 20.5% percent of U.S orchestra conductors at all levels — including youth and pop orchestras and choruses — were women. Only 21% were non-white.
NCO is committed to changing the landscape.
NCO Guest Conductors
Composers
^Ali, Austin - The Beginner's Guide to Space Travel
Barber, Samuel - School for Scandal Overture
Beethoven, Ludwig van - Symphony No. 4
Bernstein, Leonard - Overture to Candide, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Brahms, Johannes - Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Copland, Aaron - Quiet City
Diamond, David - Symphony No. 1
Dvorak, Antonin - Symphony No. 9
Elgar, Edward - Enigma Variations No. IX (Nimrod)
Gershwin, George - An American in Paris
^Godsil, Daniel - “Cathedral Grove”
Górecki, Henryk - Symphony No. 3, Mvt. II
Hanson, Howard - Symphony No. 2
^Herten , Joris van der - A Rabid Rose
+ Higdon, Jennifer - blue cathedral
Hindemith, Paul - Symphony in Eb
^*Holland, Jonathan Bailey - “Halcyon Sun”
Ives, Charles - Symphony No. 3 in B-flat Major, "The Camp Meeting"
Kabalevsky, Dmitry - Overture to Colas Breugnon
^Kurtág, György - Stele, Op. 33
^Longworth, Peter - “Manhattan Matins”
Mahler, Gustav - Symphony No. 1 “Titan”
+Musgrave, Thea - Aurora
^*Mason, Burt - For the Brotherhood from Symphony of Brotherhood
^+Purrington, Hilary - Daylights
Ravel, Maurice - Ma mère l’Oye
^+Read Thomas, Augusta - Jubilee
^Rosin, Michael - “Stellarium”
^+Saxon, Katherine - Nunatak
Schumann, Robert - Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
Schuman, William - George Washington Bridge
Shostakovich, Dmitri - Festive Overture
Sibelius, Jean - Symphony No. 5
Sibelius, Jean - Symphony No. 7
Smetana, Bedřich - The Moldau from “Ma Vlast”
Strauss, Richard - Suite in B-flat Major
^Theofanidis, Christopher - Rainbow Body
^Ticheli, Frank - Sanctuary
^+Tower, Joan - Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1
^*Tse, Roydon - Jest
Walton, William - Johannesburg Festival Overture
Vaughan Williams, Ralph - Symphony No. 8
Vaughan Williams, Ralph - The Wasps Overture
^Williams, John - Theme from “The Mission”
^Williams, John - Jurassic Park Suite
^*Wu, Sam - “Aria”
^ Living Composer
+ Female/NonBinary Composer
* Composer of Under-represented Heritage