July 17, 2026

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) and Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal have announced the release of the album Body in Motion, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. Body in Motion includes Beal’s violin concerto of the same name, written for violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, and Four Score, composed in honor of Leonard Slatkin’s 80th birthday. The works were recorded in Dolby Atmos at the Sony Pictures soundstage in Los Angeles in 2025. Distributed by Platoon, Body in Motion will be released globally on all streaming platforms on August 7.

The first single, “Running,” from Body in Motion, is now available. Please click here to listen.
The second single, “The Lovers,” from Four Score, will be available on July 24.
The third single, “The Jester,” from Four Score, will be available on July 31.

In September 2025, LACO and Beal presented Music + The Body, a free community day of music and wellness that featured Beal performing his own The New York Études, Leonard Slatkin leading Body in Motion, again with Hall-Tompkins, and Slatkin leading the world premiere of Beal’s Four Score, composed in honor of the conductor’s 80th birthday.

“This project is deeply personal to me. My collaboration with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has been very meaningful and creatively rewarding, and there is a real sense of trust and musical understanding between us,” said Beal. “Body in Motion also brings together friends and collaborators I deeply admire, Leonard Slatkin and Kelly Hall-Tompkins, and I’m thrilled to share these works in a recording that captures the energy, intimacy and spirit of performing together.”