Applications Open Now for 2024/25 Chicago Symphony Young Composer’s Initiative
With Jessie Montgomery’s mentorship, selected composers will workshop new chamber pieces, culminating in a performance by musicians of the Civic Orchestra on May 23, 2025
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‘Loudmouth,’ with Original Score by Jessie Montgomery and Joel Goodman, Nominated for Emmy Award
LOUDMOUTH follows the life and battles of Reverend Al Sharpton through his six-decade journey from pastoral prodigy to racial justice firebrand to elder media statesman.
Blacknificent 7 Merch, Available Now at the Chicago Symphony Store!
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Jessie Montgomery’s “Divided” Cello Concerto Recently out of Exclusivity
Click “Read More” to learn about Jessie Montgomery’s Cello Concerto, now available to program!
Jessie Takes Up Two-Year Residency at the Virginia Arts Festival
May 16th, VA Arts Festival celebrates her appointment with a program of duo performances, including three of Jessie’s own works complimented by works of her contemporaries, Andrea Casarrubios and James Lee III
Experience Chicago Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Jessie Montgomery’s tenure as Mead Composer-in-Residence
“I have a new sort of family at the CSO,” Montgomery said. “I’ve become part of the CSO fabric, and I’m grateful for that.”
May 16 at Carnegie Hall, The Knights perform the World Premiere of “Rhapsody No. 2” Orchestration
Conductor Eric Jacobsen leads violinist Colin Jacobsen and The Knights in the World Premiere of Montgomery’s work arranged in collaboration with Michi Wiancko
May 3rd at DePaul University, Jessie Montgomery + Third Coast Percussion
TCP presents a new collaborative program with acclaimed composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery, featuring the Chicago premiere of Montgomery’s first-ever work for percussion ensemble.
March 12 Big Dog Little Dog Pop-up Concert at Miller Theatre
“With incredible technique and charming rapport, the pair create lush soundscapes that The Strad describes as ‘deeply beautiful’ and ‘intensely intimate, but also shared and communal.’” Free admission.
Jessie Montgomery Mentors Select Composers for ACO Earshot Readings
In a program presented by the American Composers Orchestra, Earshot alumnus Jessie Montgomery mentors composers recording new works with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra.