Congratulations to Karena Ingram '16, music composition, on receiving a commission from the Virginia B. Toulmin Orchestral Commissions Program! Her work RAINN will be premiered by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and music director Robert Moody on May 17 and 18, 2025. Additional performances in the 2025-2026 season will be announced by the Asheville Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra Nova Northwest. You can find out more about Karena's commission here.
The League of American Orchestras’ Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program, a partnership with American Composers Orchestra, is comprised of a national commissioning initiative featuring multiple orchestra consortiums and a separate nationwide repeat performance initiative. In existence for more than a decade, the program seeks to increase the programming of works by women and nonbinary composers on orchestra stages.