KALEIDOSCOPE
Kaleidoscope Initiative
Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra is back with the next iteration of the Kaleidoscope Initiative.
Kaleidoscope exists to shift what orchestral music looks like, sounds like, and who gets heard. We spotlight voices that are too often left out of the canon—and then we put them exactly where they belong: front and center.
We’re calling for composers who don’t wait their turn—and don’t sound like anyone else.
Three composers will be selected. Three works will be performed live in Philadelphia and professionally recorded and handed back to you—ready to travel further than the stage.
Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Announces
Winners for the Kaleidoscope Initiative Call for Scores
As they dance in the wind
Kevin Arthur Jr. (b. 2004) is an emerging composer and instrumentalist from Philadelphia. Influenced profoundly by his father, a versatile touring bassist, and his mother, a dedicated worship leader and choir director, Kevin grew up immersed in a diverse musical environment that deeply shaped his artistic sensibilities and commitment to music.
Cloud Sprawl
Born in Los Angeles, California, Courtney Evans began studying both music and computer graphics at an early age. In high school and at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, he composed concert works, incidental music for plays, and a ballet in collaboration with Donald Byrd. His recent orchestral and chamber works reflect a wide variety of influences, including minimalism, medieval music, film soundtracks, Sondheim, and sludge metal.
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Joshua is a Los Angeles based composer and pianist. As a pianist he has worked with composers such as Derek Bermel and Mark Trayle and performed at various venues such as REDCAT located at Walt Disney Concert Hall. He has written music in a variety of genres including film scores to films like Mamitas, Jewsus, The Newest Pledge, and (Romance) in the Digital Age.
