LeFrak sat down with Stephanie Simon for more on what to expect at the concert, and her creative process.

Karen LeFrak’s work “American Promise” will be performed by the New York Philharmonic on July 3 as part of America’s 250th Anniversary Celebration.

Now, with 21 albums, 60 million streams and a major orchestral commission tied to America's 250th anniversary, the 78-year-old composer proves it's never too late.

American composer Karen LeFrak chatted about her new musical project “American Promise.”

“These effective and affecting pieces display LeFrak’s method in its most essential form,” writes Jon Sobel (Blogcritics). “She combines vernacular rhythms, harmonic borrowings from jazz and other genres, and her gift for melody to create soundscapes that at their best coalesce into deep meditations on music’s emotional power.”