Invited as Composer-in-Residence for the legendary Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Rodríguez’ A Metaphor for Power will be receiving its west coast premiere by the festival’s orchestra under the baton of world renowned and Grammy Award wining conductor Cristian Măcelaru.

The ASCAP Foundation will be present Rodríguez with the Leonard Bernstein Award, and the Morton Gould Young Composers Award honorable mention.

Ivan Enrique Rodríguez and his piece A Metaphor for Power were selected to be feature in this years’ 2019 Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. The NJSO, under the baton of conductor Cristian Măcelaru, will give the world premiere of Rodriguez’ piece.