This annual concert of new works by student composers, led by student conductors, and played by student musicians is often one of the most inspiring concerts of the year. This program provides an important and singular opportunity for composers and conductors to learn through working with one another and the musicians of the USO in a collaborative process while being mentored by their principal composition and conducting teachers. An exciting opportunity for listeners to be among the first to hear these creative works and to witness the collaboration which has often become the launching pad for U-M student composers and long lasting creative partnerships with the conductors of their music.

PROGRAM: Nelson Gast- Caldera, Diego Piedra, conductor; Maxwell Karmazyn- Le Voyage d’une Vile, Todd Craven, conductor; Mayumi Kimura Meguro- Hana o tobashite, Niklas Tamm, conductor; Tanner Porter- Propellers in the Sun, Victor Huls, conductor; Daniel Joseph Sottile- Orenda and Cosmos, Adrian Slywotzky, conductor; James Anderson- Places with Pillars, Roberto Kalb, conductor; Jung Yoon Wie- Water Prism, Mélisse Brunet, conductor; Tyler Arnold- Bridge of Fire, Rotem Weinberg, conductor