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In her Centenary Year, the Efforts to Preserve Julia Perry’s Legacy Reveal Issues that Persist Today
May 15, 2024
From Manchester, England to New York City, performers, scholars, and music lovers gathered through t…
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Samantha Ege, Garrett Schumann
Layale Chaker is “Rooted in Community and Collectivity” on New Albums with Sarafand and ETHEL
May 14, 2024
Layale Chaker’s music draws from multiple modalities — contemporary classical, Arabic maqam, jazz, a…
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Chrysanthe Tan
In a 2023 concert review of the International Contemporary Ensemble featuring composer-performer Dou…
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Julia Kuhlman
In the wake of a recent solar eclipse, contemplating light, its path, and our place in it just feels…
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Connie Li
Upon taking my program and entering the large room at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender C…
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Stephanie Boyd
This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. I first encountered the music of Patricia…
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Carolina Heredia
American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF McKnight Com…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
As we approach Augusta Read Thomas’ 60th birthday, my memories of her visit to our undergrad composi…
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Stephanie Boyd
Over the past decade, Zosha Warpeha’s work as a composer, performer, and improviser has traversed th…
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Jacob Kopcienski
You read that right: Vulva Voce. V.U.L.V.A. Voce. Say it out loud! There are so many fine string qua…
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Caroline Potter
Apply Triangle is an electroacoustic trio based in New York comprised of flutist Yoshi Weinberg, cla…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
In 2000, writer, curator, and collector John Corbett found himself on his hands and knees digging th…
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Vanessa Ague
ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
As a prominent figure in contemporary classical music, pianist Eve Egoyan has spent the last 30 year…
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Forrest Howell
Picture an electrically charged violin that buzzes and swells as it rotates inside a compressed magn…
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Esteban Meneses
5 Questions to Samantha Rose Williams (singer and creative producer, “American Patriots”)
Apr 11, 2024
Samantha Rose Williams is the creative producer of American Patriots, a new song-cycle that probes A…
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Gemma Peacocke
Pamela Z is generous as both an artist and a teacher. The first time I saw her perform live was in 2…
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Donna Lee Davidson
For Sarah Hennies’ Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre, Yarn/Wire and the Mivos Quartet joined force…
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Lana Norris
For better or worse, video content has become the number one way to satisfy algorithms and encourage…
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Vivian Fung
ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
It’s Not Just an Access Problem – Orchestras Aren’t Creating Safe Environments for Black Musicians
Apr 3, 2024
For decades, American orchestras have struggled to increase the number of Black musicians on their r…
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Katie Brown
While there are many great things about my recent move to Dalston, East London, one thing that tops…
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Michelle Hromin
Anatomy of a Commission: Rethinking Composer-Ensemble Commissions from a Visual Artist Perspective
Apr 1, 2024
Designed for both music creators and their collaborators, “Anatomy of a Commission” is a digital res…
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Phong Tran