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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Receives $2 Million Gift for New Orchestral Works by Media Composers
'House of Cards' composer Jeff Beal and his wife donated $2 million to the L.A. Chamber Orchestra for original works by film, TV and game composers.
“This is an effort to give back, to support a wonderful orchestra of folks who’ve played on our scores for years, and try and influence the conversation around the concert stage and the deep pool of brilliant composers in Los Angeles and beyond.” Cadwallader pointed out that most of LACO’s musicians primarily earn their living playing on film and TV scores in the L.A. studios, and that this initiative — having their usual employers, the composers, create new works for the concert stage — will help to bring these two worlds together. The initial three composers commissioned by the “Joan and Jeff Beal Fund for Living Composers” are Michael Abels (“Get Out”), who is expected to write a concerto for orchestra for the 2025-26 season; Irish conductor-composer Eímear Noone (“World of Warcraft” video game), a flute concerto for the 2026-27 season; and Austin Wintory (“Journey” video game), a new work still to be determined.
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