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Symphony Number One - Inaugural Season

Stunning and substantial works by emerging composers.

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Symphony Number One - Inaugural Season

Symphony Number One - Inaugural Season

Symphony Number One - Inaugural Season

Symphony Number One - Inaugural Season

Symphony Number One - Inaugural Season

Stunning and substantial works by emerging composers.

Stunning and substantial works by emerging composers.

Stunning and substantial works by emerging composers.

Stunning and substantial works by emerging composers.

Symphony Number One
Symphony Number One
Symphony Number One
Symphony Number One
2 Campaigns |
Baltimore, United States
$5,762 USD 157 backers
88% of $6,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Symphony Number One is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Symphony Number One must be made payable to Fractured Atlas only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Symphony Number One is also incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the State of Maryland and a member of Maryland Nonprofits.

About Us

Baltimore-based Symphony Number One was founded in 2014 as the East Coast’s newest chamber orchestra. Made up of 15 core members with training from some of the nation's top institutions and conservatories, Symphony Number One  aims to unite the great composers of the past with virtuoso performers of the present and the leading compositional voices of the future.

Symphony Number One seeks to:

·  Support young and emerging performers and composers,

·  Give new works multiple performances,

·  Produce quality recordings of chamber orchestra works, and

·  Create unique concert experiences for the public by juxtaposing new music with standards of the classical canon.

This group was founded with a passion to uphold and grow a great tradition of chamber orchestra music. We want to push boundaries; to introduce people to a bigger and broader world of classical music; to share the stories of new voices and new ideas. And we want you to join us in our cause!


Support our Season

After a successful debut concert earlier this year, Symphony Number One, led by music director Jordan Randall Smith, is slated to bring you a year full of innovative programming, including:


The Music of Mahler and Boss

Thursday, September 24, 2015 | 7:30pm 

Sunday, September 27, 2015 | 3:00pm

Emmanuel Episcopal Church (map)

Come hear Mahler's Symphony No.4 arranged for chamber orchestra by Erwin Stein, featuring mezzo-soprano Amanda Williams. You’ll also hear the world premiere of Andrew Boss's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra, featuring saxophonist Sean Meyers.


Music for Strings: Dvořák, Schoenberg, Murphy

Saturday, October 17, 2015 | 8:00pm

Sunday, October 18, 2015 | 8:00pm

Grace and St. Peter's Church (map)

Join us for an evening of sensational music for strings! Featuring works by Dvorak, Schoenberg, and the world premiere of a new work by Australian composer Nicole Murphy, this is one concert that string orchestra fans will not want to miss.


Play of Light: Boulez, Russell

Friday, March 25, 2016 | 8:00pm

Saturday, March 26, 2016 | 8:00pm

Maryland Science Center  (map)

This March will roar like a lion with Pierre Boulez's formidable Dérive 2, a kaleidoscopic 20th century work for small orchestra, and a world premiere by 2015 Call for Scores winner, Jonathan Russell.

Season Finale: Adams, Posner, Omiccioli

Friday, May 6, 2016 | 8:00pm

Saturday, May 7, 2016 | 8:00pm

Baltimore War Memorial (map)

Symphony Number One closes its inaugural season with John Adams's Son of Chamber Symphony. Adams puts a new spin on some of his earlier music in this rambunctious, high-octane work for chamber orchestra.

Also on the program is a World Premiere by our Call for Score winner Andrew Posner and our Honorable Mention work, Nick Omiccioli's [fuse].


How Can You Help?

Donate through this campaign, come to our performances, and help make our first season a success by sharing with your friends! Your support will have a lasting impact on not only the lives of our featured composers and performers, but also the chamber orchestra catalog!


Where Your Money Goes

Symphony Number One is a conduit in service of modern composers and diverse audiences. The funds you provide will directly underwrite the costs of producing our concerts, enabling us to: 

  Pay our core ensemble as well as any substitutes we may need to hire


  Book the best concert venues

  Produce high-quality, commercial recordings

  Commission amazing works by great and emerging composers

  Publicize our concerts through print and electronic media

  Cover production costs such as lighting and sound

  Pay municipal and state fees, and music rental


Meet Symphony Number One

Jordan Randall Smith, music director

Award-winning conductor Jordan Randall Smith was a Bruno Walter Conducting Fellow at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and Artistic Director of the Dallas Festival of Modern Music. According to the Ft. Worth Music Examiner, Jordan, "drove an intensity in the air," leading the festival’s ensemble in residence, Ars Nova Dallas, in a series of performances of Schoenberg's landmark Pierrot Lunaire. New York Philharmonic Music Director Allen Gilbert called Jordan’s conducting of Boulez’ Le Marteau sans Maître, “impressive.” 

Nicholas Bentz, executive director

Nicholas Bentz is quickly building a reputation as a rising star across the globe. As a composer, Bentz has been commissioned by the SONAR New Music Ensemble, the College of Charleston Contemporary Music Ensemble, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. As a violinist, Nicholas has soloed with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Philharmonic, Piccolo Spoleto Festival Orchestra, and has performed with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Nick won the 2014 Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy Concerto Competition. 

Sean Meyers, operations director

Saxophonist Sean Meyers is an active collaborator with young composers in writing new works for saxophone. His collaboration with Justin Porter, Watermill Portrait for soprano saxophone and electronics, was recently selected for performance at the 2014 International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) in Athens, Greece. Other premieres include works for saxophone quartet and mixed ensembles in the 2013-2014 Synesthesia Project, a multimedia concert series featuring collaborations between Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) interdisciplinary artists and Peabody composers and performers. In addition, Sean has premiered solo and chamber works by James Young, Sean William Calhoun, Benjamin Learish, Andrew Posner, and Nick Dulworth.

Melissa Lander, education director

Clarinetist Melissa Johnson Lander has performed with the Annapolis Symphony, U.S. Army Field Band, Pentagon Winds, Heidelberg Schlossfestspiel Opera Orchestra, Traverse Symphony, Bowdoin Summer Music Festival and Interlochen Center for the Arts. She gave her solo recital debut at age 21 with a LIVE radio broadcast on NPR. She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the University of Michigan and is currently pursing a graduate degree at Peabody Conservatory studying with Anthony McGill.

Maitreyi Muralidharan, dev. dir.

Maitreyi is a violinist at the Peabody Conservatory and studies under Herbert Greenberg. She has attended Summit Music Festival, Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy, Aspen Music Festival, and Brevard Music Festival, to name a few. She was an intern for the Brussels Chamber Orchestra and managed the student side of the ensemble. She has sat concertmaster in many groups in North Carolina. She is Development Director at Symphony Number One and is completing her studies at Peabody.


Risks & Challenges

With a team of people who have launched many successful funding campaigns for projects in the past, we walk in with our eyes open to the challenges that young organizations face. Hidden venue or rental costs, last-minute changes, and even the weather can conspire to make projects like these challenging to complete. But that is also the thrill of live performances: With our experience, these beautiful and fragile performances are in steady hands from beginning to end.



Other Ways You Can Help

Money isn't the only form of support. We'd love for you to tell your friends about SYMPHONY NUMBER ONE! Share via your favorite platform:


Official Website: http://symphno1.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SymphNo1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SymphNo1
Google+: https://google.com/+SymphNo1
Instagram: https://instagram.com/symphno1
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/symphno1
Tumblr: http://symphno1.tumblr.com
YouTube: https://youtube.comSymphNo1


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Mention

$5 USD
Shout-out over Symphony Number One's Facebook and Twitter accounts thanking you for your support! You will also be listed on the website as a patron.
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E-mail

$12 USD
The Symphony Number One creative team will send you a personalized e-mail or private message thanking you for your support! After the concert, we’ll make sure to keep you updated on our progress.
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Tickets

$20 USD
Pre-pay for your tickets! As a thank-you, your ticket purchase will extend to ALL FOUR 2015 performances! Out-of-town sponsors at this level will receive a special "e-ticket" giving access to special digital content.
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Comp Pass

$25 USD
Composer's toolkit: we want to thank composers everywhere for their generous support of our project to support them. Composers receive an all-access pass to all rehearsals, concerts, workshops, and composition competitions (call for scores) through the end of 2016!
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Debut Album - Digital

$40 USD
Best Value! We'll send you a digital copy of our upcoming first album from Symphony Number One's concert debut, featuring Mozart's Harp and Flute Concerto as well as the world premiere of Mark Fromm's Symphony #1.
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Pre-Release

$60 USD
Access to an exclusive pre-release digital recording of Symphony Number One’s upcoming concert cycle! This will include tracks which will not be available to the general public. We will also include your name on the website and in the concert program as a Sponsor.
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Sketches

$80 USD
You will receive a pdf version of a page of our featured composer’s sketches along with a personal note of thanks. Great for framing and mounting as wall art! Your "first album-digital" will also get upgraded to a physical CD signed by members of Symphony Number One!
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Video

$100 USD
Digital video recording of Symphony Number One’s season opener!
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Score

$160 USD
The music itself: we will send you a spiral-bound, final-draft copy of Andrew Boss's Saxophone Concerto, hot off the press after the premiere and signed by the composer, conductor, and/or soloist!
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Photo

$250 USD
You will receive a personalized, signed, and framed photo of Symphony Number One’s musicians and featured composer. You’ll also receive a personal thank you phone call (non-US calls via Skype or Facetime) from a member of the creative team.
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Primo

$280 USD
This level is an extension of the “Photo” level, but with the exclusive naming rights to a principal musician chair (e.g. “James Duncan - Enoch Pratt Principal Clarinet”).
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All-Access+DVD

$400 USD
You will receive an all-access pass to Symphony Number One’s rehearsals for the 2015-2016 seasons and a DVD of our debut concert. You will be listed online and in the program as a member of the Symphony Circle, and we will run a small banner on our sponsor page which links to your business or organization. (All web links and banners will run through May 2016.)
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Virtuoso

$450 USD
This level is an extension of the "All-Access+DVD" level, but with the exclusive naming rights to the concertmaster chair and soloist chairs (e.g. "Nicholas Bentz - Paul Laurence Dunbar Concertmaster”).
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Private Dinner

$650 USD
We will join you in a private dinner in Baltimore or Washington, DC with you, your guests, and 2-3 musicians from Symphony Number One and we will personally present your other rewards. In addition, you’ll receive your score in an artisanal, hand-bound edition courtesy of Pierrot Plus along with your composer sketch printed on fine paper and signed and personalized by the composer. (Dinner only available in Baltimore, MD or Washington, DC.)
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Maestro

$750 USD
This giving level is identical to "Private Dinner" but with the exclusive naming rights to the Music Director chair (e.g. "Jordan Randall Smith - Milton Eisenhower Music Director”). As a special thank you, our conductor will give you a one-hour conducting lesson at your home and you will have a chance to lead the orchestra during a Symphony Number One rehearsal for 5 minutes in a portion of our concert repertoire selected by you. (Local perks available in the Baltimore-Washington Metro area.)
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House Concert

$1,000 USD
Symphony Number One will provide you with a private, in-home chamber music concert featuring 1-3 of our musicians. You will be listed as a member of the Composer's Circle online and in the program and we will run up to two small banners on our sponsor page (web and concert program) which link to your business or organization. (Concert, dinner only available within a 45-mile radius of Baltimore, MD.)
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Compositore

$1,300 USD
This level is an extension of the "House Concert" level, but with the exclusive naming rights to the composer-in-residence chair (e.g. "Mark Fromm - Johns Hopkins Composer-in-Residence”). As a special thank you gift, the composer will give you an original handwritten page from the sketchbook for his Symphony No. 1 and you will also receive the “Maestro”-level conducting lesson and time with the orchestra. (Local perks only available in the Baltimore-Washington Metro Area),
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Private Chamber Concert

$2,100 USD
Symphony Number One will come to you and provide a private, in-home performance of a chamber music version of our debut concert featuring members of our orchestra playing great works by the same composers. You will be listed as a member of the Composer's Circle and we will run up to two small banners on our sponsor page (website and concert program) which link to your business or organization. We will also run one link or small banner on our website home page.
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Impresario (Underwriter)

$3,900 USD
This level is an extension of the "Private Chamber Concert" level, but with the exclusive naming rights to the concert (e.g. "Symphony Number One - underwritten with the generous support of Joseph Meyerhoff"). It also includes a guarantee that the music director, concertmaster, soloists, and composer-in-residence will be in attendance for your private dinner, and that the complete orchestra will assemble to perform our complete concert in the venue of your choosing (you provide the venue).
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Season Underwriter

$6,000 USD
We are looking for one very special season sponsor who will receive special front-cover recognition on all programs, front-page recognition on the website and all social media coverage, and a suite of additional services in recognition of your supremely generous support. Please get in touch with us so we can set up your ideal package!
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