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Letters to America Project 2026

Letters to America was composed for soprano Karen Slack and features text composed by Traci Neal, A Memi Sei, and Brittany J. Green. Letters to America was co-commissioned by American Composers Orchestra, Durham Symphony Orchestra, and New Jersey Symphony.

YEAR of 2026​

1. Visit the website of the American Composers Orchestra (ACO)​

DISCLAIMER: Writers were not listed during Neal's

1st media coverage. Writers are now on the website.

Read about Letters to America & writers listed- Brittany J. Green

Event Details- Hello, America: Letters To Us, from Us

Concert at Carnegie Hall (March 11, 2026)

2. Visit the website of South Carolina Arts- The Hub​

Read Hub Quick Hits:

Midlands poet chosen for new composition

3. Visit the website of Black Girls Bond​

Read the article (Features- News):

Midlands Poet Traci Neal to See Her Words

Brought to Life at Carnegie Hall in a National

Project Honoring Black Women

4. Visit the website of All News Black Women​

Read the article (Inspiration)

Midlands Poet Traci Neal for 

National Project With Her Words Set for

Musical Performance at Carnegie Hall

5. Visit the website of MusicalAmerica Worldwide​

Press Release- Hello, America: Letters To Us, from Us

Additional info (ACO)- Katy Saloman- Primo Artists

6. Visit the website of Broadway World​

Read article: Carnegie Hall to Feature American Composers in Hello, America

Visit the website of A.A. Cristi

7. Visit the website of Operawire​

Read article- Karen Slack Among Headlines of 'Hello, America:

Letters to Us, From Us' at Carnegie Hall by David Salazar

Visit the website of Soprano Karen Slack

8. Click on individual names for personal website (ACO)​

Amanda Gookin- cello

Cynthia Yeh- percussionist

Carolyn Yuan- conductor

Shelley Washington- composer and saxophonist

Joseph C. Phillips Jr- composer

Dr. Suzanne Kite- composer, performance artist & visual artist

Jessie Montgomery- composer, violinist, & educator

Alisha B. Wormsley- interdisciplinary artist 

9. Visit the website of Carnegie Hall​

(ACO)- Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us

10. Visit the website of Live Music Project

Carnegie Hall presents American Composers Orchestra|

Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us

11. Visit the website of Classical Voice North America

New York: ACO Marks American Declaration's 250th

12. Visit the website of Real South/West Magazine

Press Release: South Carolina poet Traci Neal's words to be featured in Carnegie Hall project honoring Black women

13. Visit the website of WNYC (New York Public Radio)

American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall Zankel Hall

14. Visit the website of Sequenza21

American Composers Orchestra Performs a New Work

Crowd-Sourced by Dreams

15. Visit the website of Women's Philharmonic Advocacy (WPA)

Scroll down for Hello, America: Letters to us, from Us 

16. Visit the website of New York Magazine

25 Best New TV, Movies, Music, Books March 11-25

#6- (Classical) Hear Hello, America

17. Visit the website of the Cultural Attache'

Best Bets: March 9th - March 15, 2026

#4- HELLO, AMERICA: LETTERS TO US, FROM US

18. Visit the website of ODEA: Classical Music (Substack)

March: The 21 Best Concerts in New York City

#11 (Orchestral)- American Composers Orchestra:

Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us

19. Visit the website of WWFM- The Classical Network

A Tempo with Rachel Katz

Listen to the interview:

Orchestra Shares 'Letters to Us' in Celebration of

American 250th Anniversary

20. Visit the website of Seen and Heard International

Read the article by Daniele Sahr

American Composers Orchestra and guest soloists display depth and range in timely message

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