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Baltimore’s High Zero Festival is “institution-adjacent, but willfully not the Institution”
Sep 25, 2024
High Zero saw its 26th iteration nestled between the mid-autumn harvest moon and the autumnal equino…
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Connie Li
This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Composer Ga…
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Vanessa Ague
Standing on the side of a yellow-lit stage, Laura Ortman drew a quiet, grainy hum out of her Apache…
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Vanessa Ague
Peni Candra Rini Weaves History, Legend, and Memory in a Stunning Performance at Roulette
Sep 20, 2024
With a journal in her lap, sitting on the stage floor at Roulette Intermedium on Sep. 16 — legs cros…
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Donna Lee Davidson
In Miller Theatre’s Composer Portraits Opener, Courtney Bryan Curates a Program Rooted in Hope
Sep 18, 2024
Miller Theatre’s convivial, panoramic Composer Portraits concert series turns 25 this year, and the…
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Stephanie Boyd
Some words from Carolina Heredia, ACF Director of Programs: The abrupt announcement by MakeMusic to…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Viola duo Tallā Rouge has it all – a dynamic and diverse repertoire, killer technique, and enough he…
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Tristan McKay
For many musicians, it can be intimidating to figure out how to use digital platforms in ways that b…
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Christina Jensen, Maya Cassady
On “Bamako*Chicago Sound System,” Music is a Tool to Remember, Invent, and Sustain Community
Sep 5, 2024
The story of Bamako*Chicago Sound System (Aug. 23, FPE Records) begins in 2014: flutist-composer Nic…
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A. Kori Hill
Listen to an audio version of this article (7-minute listen) The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker is a…
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Yaz Lancaster
American Composers Forum (ACF) has announced the opening of applications for the 2025 McKnight Visit…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
This fall, the Detroit-based Akropolis Reed Quintet will enter into its 16th season with all five of…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
I’ve never understood what I’m supposed to do at the beach. Should I swim and embrace frivolity? Sho…
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Thulasi Seshan
As a conductor who can often be found in the pit of an opera house, many hours of Kazem Abdullah’s l…
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Stephanie Boyd
In discussions of art music, it’s impossible to escape talking about “the canon” and how it colors o…
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Kathleen McGowan
Since 2018, The Merian Ensemble has garnered accolades in Atlanta for evocative thematic programming…
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Jacob Kopcienski
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 sound of the trumpet has long indicated we’re on the precipice of something – announcements of a…
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Connie Li
The Covid-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020 was a time of solitude and silence for most. But amidst…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Bang on a Can began with a fabled marathon concert in May 1987; lasting over 12 hours, the event fea…
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Gemma Peacocke
At Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music, Tania León and Steven Mackey Model Generous Collaboration
Aug 7, 2024
Tanglewood, one of the world’s most famous music festivals, convenes in western Massachusetts every…
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Lana Norris
