Sentence examples for appointed composer from inspiring English sources

Missy Mazzoli's latest big project is an opera, and she has just been appointed composer in residence at the Opera Company of Philadelphia.

Opportunities like the one John Adams had two decades ago, when, still in his early 30's, he was appointed composer in residence at the San Francisco Symphony, are unlikely to recur soon.

In September Alan Gilbert made a statement about his artistic priorities by opening his first program as music director of the New York Philharmonic with the premiere of a work by the Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg, the orchestra's newly appointed composer in residence.

The Italian composer Cesare Pugni was appointed Composer of the Ballet Music to the theatre in 1843, a position created for him by Lumley.

Following graduation in 1983, he was appointed composer-in-residence with the National Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra of China.

In 1995, as a newly appointed composer-in-residence at Birmingham's Symphony Orchestra and Contemporary Music Group, Judith Weir's calling-card piece was commissioned under a scheme whereby 20 members of the audience clubbed together to pay for it.

Last fall, Mr. Grill, 52, was appointed composer-in-residence by the One World Symphony, a turning point in a musical career that includes a detour that was more than a decade long.

Most would love to have their works performed by major orchestras, and some get lucky: Anna Clyne and Mason Bates were appointed composers in residence at the Chicago Symphony; Nico Muhly will have a work performed at the Metropolitan Opera.

In 1962, he was appointed composer-in-residence at the University of Hawaii; four years later, he took up the same position with the Seattle Symphony.

Is there a ghost inside you?" Little is a composer and the newly appointed composer-in-residence at Opera Philadelphia.

In 2004 the BBC appointed him composer in residence.