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Composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell collaborate on an original opera based on the life of one of the greatest innovators of our time in a new production SANTA FE, NM – General Director Charles MacKay announced today Santa Fe Opera’s next commission, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, which will have its world premiere […] Read more »
One of today’s most innovative and in-demand composers, Mason Bates will join the Kennedy Center in the 2015-2016 Season as its first Composer-In-Residence. During his three-year residency, Bates will compose music across artistic genres and curate a new music series. He will also advance initiatives that use technology to educate audiences and will encourage the […] Read more »
Joshua Roman, the former 22-year-old principal of the Seattle Symphony, returned as soloist in December to give the premiere of Mason Bates’ new Cello Concerto. The Seattle Times writes “Bates’ history in techno music is evident in the strong rhythmic pulse of the concerto, which culminate in a fast-moving ‘Leger’ finale that starts off as […] Read more »
The Baltimore Symphony surveyed the 2014/15 season and prepared some fascinating statistics on programming. Mason Bates soars to the top as the second most performed living composer. Among the information they collected is the news that works by living composers amount to 11.4% of all works performed. You can view the complete statistics here. Beethoven […] Read more »
For a limited time, watch a video of the Bates Violin Concerto with soloist Anne Akiko Meyers and the Detroit Symphony, Leonard Slatkin, conducting. Detroit Symphony Website Read more »
The University of British Columbia performed Mothership in the wind ensemble version, conducted by Robert Taylor, with solos for clarinet, ukulele, violin and cello. Read more »
Michael Tilson Thomas leads the London Symphony in Mason Bates’ Mothership Read more »
Leonard Slatkin conducts the world premiere of the Composer of the year Mason Bates’ Violin Concerto, with the mesmerizing Anne Akiko Meyers as soloist. In order to give a truly idiomatic presentation of this challenging work, Meyer is working closely with a young consultant. Click here to learn more about the Composer of the Year […] Read more »
At the age of 35, Mason Bates is one of the youngest recipients to ever receive the prestigious Heinz Award, announced in September by Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation. The award recognizes Bates’ unique talent for expanding the range of concert music, blending a brilliant gift at orchestral writing with tasteful use of […] Read more »
