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The National Symphony Orchestra has a strong commitment to the development of America’sartistic resources. Through the John and June Hechinger CommissioningFund for New Orchestral Works, the Orchestra has commissioned more than50 works, including cycles of fanfares and encores, which, taken as awhole, are representative of the diverse influences in Americancomposition today. The National Symphony has long been distinguishedfor its nurturing of young American conductors; a commitment whichescalated with the creation of the National Conducting Institute in2000, of which Music Director Leonard Slatkin is founder and director.Established in 1992, the National Symphony Orchestra AmericanResidencies for the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts encompasses sharing all elementsof classical symphonic music with a specific region of the UnitedStates, exploring the diversity of musical influences, and giving theregion a musical voice in the nation’s center for the performing artsthrough exchanges, training programs, and commissions. Since itsinception, the program has taken the Orchestra to 17 states across thecountry.

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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Founded in 1931, the US National Symphony Orchestra has risen to prominence among world orchestras. The orchestra performs for the first time in Beijing.