, ▁including ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Shakespeare ▁in ▁the ▁Park ▁present ations . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁guest ▁composer ▁in ▁residence ▁for ▁the ▁Mar l bor o ▁Music ▁Festival ▁in ▁Verm ont . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Am ram , ▁along ▁with ▁Jack ▁Ker ou ac ▁and ▁po ets ▁Howard ▁Hart ▁and ▁Philip ▁Lam ant ia , ▁st aged ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁poetry ▁read ings ▁with ▁jazz ▁at ▁the ▁Br ata ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁on ▁East ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street , ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Leonard ▁Bern stein ▁chose ▁Am ram ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic ' s ▁first ▁composer - in - res idence . ▁He ▁has ▁performed ▁as ▁conduct or ▁and / or ▁solo ist ▁with ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra , ▁Toronto ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁Mil w au kee ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁Indian apolis ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁Montreal ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁Grant ▁Park ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Jewish ▁Arts ▁Festival . ▁He ▁has ▁conducted ▁at ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall ▁and ▁at ▁A very ▁Fish er ▁Hall , ▁among ▁other ▁pr estig ious ▁ven ues . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Information ▁Agency ▁spons ored ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Am ram ' s ▁international ▁musical ▁t ours , ▁including ▁vis its ▁to ▁Brazil ▁( 1 9 6 9 ); ▁Ken ya ▁( 1 9 7 5 ); ▁Cuba ▁( 1 9