Commissioned by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Het Concertgebouw N.V., Orchestre de Paris, Carnegie Hall and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Body Cosmic is a new work for orchestra by American composer Ellen Reid. Klaus Makela will conduct the world premiere with Royal Concertgebouw orchestra on November 13 2024. Co-commissioner Carnegie Hall welcomes the orchestra to give the US premiere in New York on November 22, followed by a performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington on November 24.
Reid says of the work: This piece was written in response to my own experience with pregnancy and childbirth, a period of time that coincided with my dual residency at the Concertgebouw concert hall and with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Spending time in Amsterdam, working in the Concertgebouw’s storied halls, activated over a hundred and forty years of music-making, is a looming presence in this work. Thank you to the incredible musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, whose generous artistic contributions rang loudly in my mind’s ear as I wrote this piece.
Find out more and get tickets for the World premiere here.
