“This is an extraordinary time to be a young composer, in large part because institutions like Carnegie Hall have become much more adventurous and open-minded in their conception of what constitutes ‘new music.’ As someone who is first and foremost a songwriter coming out of a folk tradition, albeit one infused with elements of modernism, I am quite certain that in no other era would I have as many opportunities as I’m blessed to have.”— GabrielKahane #125CommissionsProject #blessed #CH125 📷: stephaniebergerphoto