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  • NARRATOR: Season 2 of project 19.

  • The New York Philharmonic celebration

  • of the centennial of the 19th Amendment through commissions

  • of new works by 19 women.

  • We'll feature 8 premieres by composers,

  • including Caroline Shaw, the youngest recipient

  • of the Pulitzer Prize for music, and Joan Tower, the first woman

  • to win the Grawemeyer award.

  • DEBORAH BORDA: Project 19 is something,

  • the entire New York Philharmonic family is proud of.

  • So we have commissioned 19 spectacular and very diverse

  • composers.

  • JAAP VAN ZWEDEN: That variety in the composers

  • is extremely important because that's

  • where the New York Philharmonic part of its great DNA

  • is coming from.

  • We always champions, new composers,

  • from the early days on 'till today,

  • and I'm proud to be part of that.

  • NARRATOR: The 2021 season will open with the world premieres

  • of the project 19 commissions by Joan Tower and Jessie

  • Montgomery, conducted by Jaap van Zweden.

  • JESSIE MONTGOMERY: I commend the New York

  • Philharmonic for taking this on and for also making

  • the effort to--

  • honestly trying to participate in the social dialogue.

  • I think that's an incredible feat of the orchestra,

  • and I think it's a timely project.

  • NARRATOR: The orchestra will also perform the project 19

  • commissions by Caroline Shaw and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

  • ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR: It's very fascinating

  • to see orchestra supporting young composers

  • and writing for the orchestra.

  • And the New York Philharmonic has

  • been very supportive with both commissioning and programming

  • contemporary music.

  • CAROLINE SHAW: The orchestra has an incredibly important role

  • in terms of supporting the work and the lives of living

  • composers.

  • I'm very honored to be a part of some of that change.

  • And I feel very lucky to get to write for the New York

  • Philharmonic.

  • NARRATOR: The project 19 commissions by Melinda Wagner,

  • Mary Kouyoumdjian, Angelica Negron, and Du Yun

  • will be performed as part of the Grow at Annenberg Sound

  • On series.

  • Jessie Montgomery and Caroline Shaw

  • will curate two late night events,

  • as part of the Kravis Nightcap series.

  • Kravis creative partner, Nadia Sirota,

  • is the host of both series.

  • NADIA SIROTA: The composer Caroline Shaw is just

  • one of the most sort of genuine and communicative musicians

  • that I have ever observed.

  • You just get the feeling that music is kind

  • of pouring out from her heart.

  • Jesse Montgomery is an extremely talented composer.

  • I love her work.

  • I'm really excited to talk to her

  • and hear about the music that influenced her and drives her.

  • NARRATOR: The New York Philharmonic

  • has partnered with institutions through out the city

  • to extend the reach of project 19

  • and further conversations about representation

  • in classical music and beyond.

  • DEBORAH BORDA: One of the hopes for project 19,

  • that it sparks conversation.

  • It sparks thought.

  • How can we generate excitement and electricity around music

  • and around our city?

  • Change is only the beginning.

  • What we look for a long term is what this

  • will mean for our community.

  • [MUSIC PLAYING]

NARRATOR: Season 2 of project 19.

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