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ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has been aptly lauded for their commitment to innovation in classical m…
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Katie Brown
Dorian Wood was planning a major cross-country move when she received an out-of-the-blue phone call…
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Vanessa Ague
For saxophonist, flutist, and composer Anna Webber, her choice in collaborators is a key indicator o…
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Julia Kuhlman
There is little stopping classical music programmers from making innovative choices, except maybe co…
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A. Kori Hill
With The Sea (Notice Recordings), composer Francisco del Pino and soprano Charlotte Mundy make a com…
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Lauren Ishida
The gargantuan, stunning Church of Ascension in Greenwich Village gave audience members a profound s…
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Stephanie Boyd
In celebration of the ensemble’s 20th anniversary, Third Coast Percussion’s Standard Stoppages (Cedi…
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Michelle Hromin
During the weekend of Big Ears, music is everywhere in Knoxville, Tennessee. Market Square, a centra…
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Vanessa Ague
It’s not easy to write something new about composer, violinist, and educator Jessie Montgomery – to…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Transdisciplinary artist and director Amy Beth Kirsten is motivated by curiosity. Whether she is com…
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Yaz Lancaster
The celebrated Kronos Quartet are beloved because of the five decades they have dedicated to uplifti…
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Thulasi Seshan
With four composers – three living, all women – Philippe Quint’s Milestones is a refreshing and much…
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A. Kori Hill
When Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim and Joey Chang joined forces to create the Muzosyth Orchestra (TMO) in…
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Dalanie Harris
The vernal equinox has shepherded us into an air of newness and return. This was clear on March 20,…
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Yaz Lancaster
Very few musicians find equal footing in the worlds of music and words. Some might think of Sir Step…
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Forrest Howell
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
“An angel isn’t necessarily a mythical being: it’s someone who’s bringing a message, and…
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Christine S. Escobar
Macie Stewart is one of those artists who is seemingly everywhere. As a multi-instrumentalist, compo…
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Tristan McKay
The economic barriers to art making have been getting increasingly frustrating for years; getting a…
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Clover Nahabedian
Composer Saad Haddad’s music is energetic, full of life and vitality, and quite inventive – twisting…
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Sofía Rocha
For her Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre on March 6, Miya Masaoka presented a substantial, cohesi…
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Lana Norris
Under the leadership of CEO Melissa Ngan and Artistic Director Curtis Stewart, the American Composer…
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Stephanie Boyd
