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United States of America

American Composers Orchestra

Top Songs By American Composers Orchestra

Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": II. Abdul MajidAmerican Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": V. Neu Köln by American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": V. Neu KölnAmerican Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": I. Heroes by American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": I. HeroesAmerican Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": III. Sense of Doubt by American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": III. Sense of DoubtAmerican Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": IV. Sons of the Silent Age by American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": IV. Sons of the Silent AgeAmerican Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": VI. V2 Schneider by American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 4, "Heroes": VI. V2 SchneiderAmerican Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to The Seasons (Ballet in One Act): III. Prelude, Summer by Dennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Seasons (Ballet in One Act): III. Prelude, SummerDennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra

Listen to Black, Brown and Beige Suite: Work Song, Come Sunday, Light by American Composers Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Black, Brown and Beige Suite: Work Song, Come Sunday, LightAmerican Composers Orchestra

Listen to Seventy-Four (1) by Dennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Seventy-Four (1)Dennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra

Listen to The Seasons (Ballet in One Act): I. Prelude, Winter by Dennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Seasons (Ballet in One Act): I. Prelude, WinterDennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra

Upcoming Concerts for American Composers Orchestra

American Composers Orchestra currently has 2 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, , United States.

Latest Release

Listen to Huang Ruo: An American Soldier by American Composers Orchestra & Carolyn Kuan

ALBUMHuang Ruo: An American SoldierAmerican Composers Orchestra & Carolyn Kuan

More albums from American Composers Orchestra

Listen to Orchestra Undergorund: Tech and Techno by American Composers Orchestra, Steven Sloane & Jeffrey Milarsky

ALBUMOrchestra Undergorund: Tech and TechnoAmerican Composers Orchestra, Steven Sloane & Jeffrey Milarsky

Listen to Philip Glass & Robert Wilson: The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down by Dennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra

ALBUMPhilip Glass & Robert Wilson: The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is DownDennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra

Listen to Orchestra Underground: X10D by American Composers Orchestra, Jeffrey Milarsky, Brad Lubman, Steven Sloane, Seth Josel, Evan Ziporyn, Fred Ho, Ned McGowan & Todd Reynolds

ALBUMOrchestra Underground: X10DAmerican Composers Orchestra, Jeffrey Milarsky, Brad Lubman, Steven Sloane, Seth Josel, Evan Ziporyn, Fred Ho, Ned McGowan & Todd Reynolds

Listen to Emerging Composers by American Composers Orchestra, George Manahan, Jeffrey Milarsky & Brad Lubman

ALBUMEmerging ComposersAmerican Composers Orchestra, George Manahan, Jeffrey Milarsky & Brad Lubman

Listen to Harbison: Piano Concerto & Stock: Inner Space by American Composers Orchestra & St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMHarbison: Piano Concerto & Stock: Inner SpaceAmerican Composers Orchestra & St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Playing It UNsafe by American Composers Orchestra & Jeffrey Milarsky

ALBUMPlaying It UNsafeAmerican Composers Orchestra & Jeffrey Milarsky

Listen to Cage / Wuorinen by American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

ALBUMCage / WuorinenAmerican Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to McPhee: Tabuh-tabuhan - Ung: Inner Voices - Harrison: Suite for Symphonic Strings by American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

ALBUMMcPhee: Tabuh-tabuhan - Ung: Inner Voices - Harrison: Suite for Symphonic StringsAmerican Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Sessions: Symphonies Nos. 6, 7 & 9 by American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

ALBUMSessions: Symphonies Nos. 6, 7 & 9American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Cage: The Seasons by American Composers Orchestra, Margaret Leng Tan & Dennis Russell Davies

ALBUMCage: The SeasonsAmerican Composers Orchestra, Margaret Leng Tan & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Philip Glass: Heroes Symphony by American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

ALBUMPhilip Glass: Heroes SymphonyAmerican Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Ung: Inner Voices / McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan / Harrison: Suite for Symphonic Strings by Dennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra

ALBUMUng: Inner Voices / McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan / Harrison: Suite for Symphonic StringsDennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra

ALBUMSessions: Symphonies Nos. 6, 7 & 9American Composers Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies

Listen to Robert Beaser: Chorale Variations, The Seven Deadly Sins & Piano Concerto by Dennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra

ALBUMRobert Beaser: Chorale Variations, The Seven Deadly Sins & Piano ConcertoDennis Russell Davies & American Composers Orchestra

Listen to Beaser: Concerto for Piano, The Seven Deadly Sins, Chorale Variations by American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies, Jan Opalach & Pamela Mia Paul

ALBUMBeaser: Concerto for Piano, The Seven Deadly Sins, Chorale VariationsAmerican Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies, Jan Opalach & Pamela Mia Paul

Listen to Milton Babbitt: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra/The Head of the Bed by Parnassus & American Composers Orchestra

ALBUMMilton Babbitt: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra/The Head of the BedParnassus & American Composers Orchestra

Listen to Music of Elliott Carter by American Composers Orchestra & Paul Lustig Dunkel

ALBUMMusic of Elliott CarterAmerican Composers Orchestra & Paul Lustig Dunkel

About American Composers Orchestra

Hometown

United States of America

Formed

1977

Genre

Classical

The American Composers Orchestra dedicates itself to the performance and creation of music by American composers, and it may be the only ensemble in the world to do so. The group has offered more than 100 world premieres, many of them commissioned by the group. The American Composers Orchestra has a substantial recording catalog that is devoted to American music exclusively, but within that category, offers a wide range of music, from Duke Ellington to Milton Babbitt. In 2025, the orchestra released the album Huang Ruo: An American Soldier.

Members of American Composers Orchestra include, or have included, Liuh-Wen Ting, James Preiss, Edward W. Hardy, and Sarah Fazendin.