ACO: Hello, America // Zankel Hall

Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us
American Composers Orchestra

Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall | New York City, NY‍
3.11.2026 7:30PM

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To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as part of Carnegie Hall's United in Sound festival, we invite written and musical open letters to America, which reflect narratives around the summer homes of turn-of-the-century Black folk, Lakota Dream Kit symbology, unspoken emotions, rituals of celebration, and the writings of historic and current Black American women.
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Karen Slack, soprano
Amanda Gookin, cello
Cynthia Yeh, percussion
Carolyn Kuan, conductor

SHELLEY WASHINGTON, Haymaker (World Premiere, ACO Commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

JOSEPH C. PHILLIPS JR., We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident (World Premiere, ACO Co-commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

BRITTANY J. GREEN, Letters to America (World Premiere, ACO Co-commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

KITE, Cosmologyscape for orchestra (World Premiere, ACO Commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory)

JESSIE MONTGOMERY, Procession for solo percussionist and orchestra (NY Premiere)