Founded in 1977, the New York Chamber Symphony earned a distinguished reputation, presenting programs and recordings of both Baroque and Classical repertoire with an emphasis on contemporary work and American music. The orchestra, under founding music director Gerard Schwarz, played at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall and disbanded in 2001. The orchestra’s discography consists of over 20 recordings and includes works by Paul Creston, David Diamond, Howard Hanson and Walter Piston. The orchestra received three GRAMMY^® Award nominations for works by Copland and Hanson. In 1993 the New York Chamber Symphony received an ASCAP Award for its commitment to new music programmes and in 1994 Gerard Schwarz was named conductor of the year by Musical America.