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Nick DiBerardino -- Photo by Nichole MCH Photography

5 Questions to Nick DiBerardino (composer)

This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Composer Ni…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
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“Reconnaissance” Illuminates the Alluring Vocal Music of Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023)

When news of the untimely death of Kaija Saariaho broke on June 2, a family statement revealed that…
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Esteban Meneses
Gemma Peacocke

Anatomy of a Commission: Transcending a Capitalist Valuation of Commissioning Fees

Designed for both music creators and their collaborators, “Anatomy of a Commission” is a digital res…
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Gemma Peacocke
Xavier Muzik -- Photo by JonJon Blunden

Xavier Muzik Channels Emotion, History, and Culture into his Compositions

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. “Anything you do is art,” my colleague Xa…
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Amanda Cook
Ann DuHamel -- Photo by Nina Francine Photography

Anxiety, Courage, Imagination, and Joy at the Crossroads: Music as a Response to the Climate Crisis

ANXIETY It’s a Sunday in June. After a record-breaking amount of snow this winter (which melted only…
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Ann DuHamel
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Announcing 15 New Projects from innova Recordings Spring National Call

Today innova Recordings, the in-house recordings label of American Composers Forum, announced the se…
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Explore Ensemble at Wigmore Hall -- Photo by Matthew Johnson

London’s Explore Ensemble Plugs in at Wigmore Hall for Heady Interplay of Live Instruments and Electronics

No contemporary music ensemble can ignore the impact of electronics and sound diffusion on new music…
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Caroline Potter
Ensemble Dal Niente -- Photo by Dan Nichols, Aphorism Studios

Ensemble Dal Niente Celebrates Latin America in Season-Closing Concert

Founded by a group of student composers at Northwestern University, Ensemble Dal Niente is now in it…
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Christine S. Escobar
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It’s Time to Drop the Word “Emerging” from Composer Opportunities

In their Feb. 16 advice column on I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, Asking for a Friend responded to a message f…
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Jessica Rudman
Annika Socolofsky -- Photo by Xuan

Annika Socolofsky Channels Queer Feminine Rage into Healing on “Don’t Say a Word”

Annika Socolofsky’s new album Don’t Say A Word (out June 23 via New Amsterdam) represents a journey…
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Clover Nahabedian
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With “We Refract” ChamberQUEER Inspires Active Listening and Queer Joy

“Experience the music on your own terms: stand, stretch, laugh, sing, cry — clap whenever you want t…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Celia Hollander -- Photo courtesy of the artist

ListN Up Playlist: Celia Hollander (June 14, 2023)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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New Morse Code -- Photo by Tatiana Daubek

Video Premiere: New Morse Code Performs Viet Cuong’s “Next Week’s Trees”

Today, we’re happy to bring you the exclusive premiere of a new video by New Morse Code (Hanna…
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Sokio -- Photo by Catalina Kulczar

5 Questions to Sokio (composer) about “Paraíso”

Through the late 90s and early aughts, composer Sokio wrote several operas in quick succession. But…
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Julia Kuhlman
Nadia Sirota and Mingjia Chen -- Photo by Angel Origgi

inti figgis-vizueta Curates Unbroken Dialogue of Convergent Discoveries at REDCAT

In a concert featuring music by five composers, one would normally expect to hear contrasting styles…
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Chrysanthe Tan

Found Sound Nation Presents Socially-Minded Music from Appalachia to Ramallah at MATA 2023

A gently glowing fabric cube radiated a campfire-like comfort from the center of Roulette. People ci…
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Lana Norris
Stephanie Ann Boyd -- Photo by Adam Solsburg

Anatomy of a Commission: A Composer’s Guide to Orchestra Commissions

Designed for both music creators and their collaborators, “Anatomy of a Commission” is a digital res…
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Stephanie Boyd
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Announcing “Anatomy of a Commission”: a 360-view Digital Resource

Today, American Composers Forum (ACF) announces the launch of a new digital resource titled “Anatomy…
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José Halac Transforms Dichotomies into Infinite, Liminal Spaces

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. José Halac is seemingly full of contradic…
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Amanda Cook
Missy Mazzoli -- Photo by Caroline Tompkins

5 Questions to Missy Mazzoli about Luna Composition Lab

In the early 2000s, several American composers came to define a style of post-Minimalism that defies…
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Esteban Meneses
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ListN Up Playlist: Michelle Lou (June 1, 2023)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Anna Thorvaldsdottir -- Photo by Kristinn Ingvarsson

5 Questions to Anna Thorvaldsdottir (composer)

Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir creates music with immersive and dreamlike qualities. In orc…
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Tristan McKay
Courtney Bryan -- Photo by Taylor Hunter

5 Questions to Courtney Bryan (composer, pianist)

Award-winning composer and pianist Courtney Bryan is one of the most sought-after musicians of our t…
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Ciyadh Wells
eddy kwon at Roulette Intermedium -- Photo by Todd Weinstein

SUN HAN GUILD Shakes Up Roulette with Vibrant, Cathartic Piece by eddy kwon

I shyly took a seat onstage at Roulette, in Brooklyn, on May 19. It was an unusual prospect for an a…
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Vanessa Ague
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