On March 11, 2026 at Carnegie Hall, the American Composers Orchestra will perform the world premiere of Cosmologyscape by the composer and violinist Kite. The work was commissioned by the ACO.

An essential aspect of the work is crowd-sourced: the audience is invited to submit descriptions of their dreams ahead of time via the Cosmologyscape website. These dreams will be translated by an AI app into a visual language of Lakota symbols, which will be projected on stage at the performance.

The composition is a concerto grosso of sorts, as the Cosmology Ensemble (Marilu Donovan, harp; Nava Dunkelman, percussion; JJJJJerome Ellis, saxophone; Kite, violin) joins the ACO on stage. The quartet of soloists will translate the visual symbols in real time, improvising on what they see. It will be fascinating to see and hear the quartet interact with the orchestra as well as the visuals.

In addition to Cosmologyscape, the ACO performs the world premieres of three other works that it commissioned, by Shelley Washington, Joseph C. Phillips Jr., and Brittany J. Green. Also on the program is the New York premiere of Procession for solo percussionist and orchestra by Jessie Montgomery. Carolyn Kuan conducts. Details are on the ACO website and the Carnegie Hall website.