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Yaz Lancaster AmethYst

In Audiovisual Debut Album “AmethYst,” Yaz Lancaster Curates Internal Dialogues with Collaborators

Yaz Lancaster is a transdisciplinary artist, composer, and violinist whose work combines various tec…
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Clover Nahabedian
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5 Questions to Firas Zreik (composer, Palestinian Kanun player)

Palestine-born Firas Zreik is a creator and collaborator based in New York City. He is an advocate f…
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Jennifer Jolley
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Spektral Quartet Journeys into the Inner Unknown with “Behind the Wallpaper”

Spektral Quartet and singer Julia Holter’s new album, Behind the Wallpaper (released March 3 on New…
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Lauren Ishida
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ListN Up: Erika Dohi (April 6, 2023)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Nicole Mitchell -- Photo by Caitlin Ochs for Miller Theatre

With Mechanical Toys and Feverish Improvisation, Nicole Mitchell Invites a Communal Exploration of her Music

Flutist and composer Nicole Mitchell says she isn’t used to hearing an entire program of her work, b…
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Donna Lee Davidson
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Reflections on “Immigration, Identity, and the Arts”

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Image caption: Artists featured in &#8220…
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Carolina Heredia
Issei Herr -- Photo by Eileen Emond

Transforming through Queerness, Issei Herr Finds Magic within her Cello

As soon as I revealed to Brooklyn-based cello player and composer Issei Herr that I was calling in t…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
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Video Premiere: Chromic Duo performs “Fluorescent Oceans”

The entrancing “Fluorescent Oceans” — the lead single from Chromic Duo’s upcoming EP, Ro…
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Andrew Yee -- Screenshot courtesy of Roulette

In Moving Performance at Roulette, Cellist Andrew Yee Ponders Identity and Conflicting Emotions

Andrew Yee took a seat onstage and swept the bow across their cello’s open strings without missing a…
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Vanessa Ague
Andy Akiho plays a sculpture by Jun Kaneko -- Photo by Casey Wood

Andy Akiho Wrings New Sounds out of Colossal Sculptures

A massive bronze head, with loops jutting out from every crevice of its face, sits amongst the orche…
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Vanessa Ague
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Video Premiere: Goldfeather performs “Who Am I”

“I need you to tell me who I am supposed to be,” Sarah Goldfeather sings in the quirky, jump-cut new…
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ListN Up: Maria Kaoutzani (March 23, 2023)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Rupert Boyd and Laura Metcalf at a GatherNYC event -- Photo by Harold Levine

5 Questions to Rupert Boyd and Laura Metcalf about GatherNYC

As our realities remain uncertain, leaning into the supportive communities around us can be one of t…
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Justine F. Chen -- Photo courtesy of Chicago Opera Theater

10 Years in the Making, New Alan Turing Opera by Justine F. Chen Arrives in Timely Retelling

Content warning: suicide Known as the father of modern computing, Alan Turing was an English scienti…
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Christine S. Escobar
Nonclassical presents The Greenhouse Effect--Photo by Mark Allan/Barbican

London’s Nonclassical Responds to Climate Crisis with Music in Makeshift Green Spaces

London has more green space than many would assume, but its oldest part, now known as the City of Lo…
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Caroline Potter
innova Recordings Spring National Call 2023

Applications Now Open for innova Recordings’ 2023 Spring National Call

innova Recordings, the in-house recording label of American Composers Forum, invites artists to subm…
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Khosrow and Kian Soltani perform on the ney and kamancheh -- Photo courtesy Reza Vali

The Dust of Colonialism: Eurocentrism in Art Music

This article is derived from Chapter 2 of Reza Vali’s Return to the Origins, published in Nov.
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Reza Vali
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ListN Up: Jordyn Davis (March 9, 2023)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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ACF Partners with GLFCAM on First Satellite Program

American Composers Forum (ACF) and the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music (GLFCAM) today…
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Quinn Mason -- Photo by Allison Slomowitz

Quinn Mason Finds Joy in Community and Musical Conversations

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. “I like to joke that some people grew up…
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Amanda Cook
Lyric Fest presents Damien Geter's COTTON -- Photo courtesy of Lyric Fest

Damien Geter’s COTTON Captures John Dowell’s Photography Through Song

Entering the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral on Feb. 25 for the world premiere of COTTON is like wa…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Judith Shatin--Photo by Sarah Cramer Shields

5 Questions to Judith Shatin (composer)

Renowned composer Judith Shatin has been coaxing new sounds from familiar and unexpected places sinc…
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Chrysanthe Tan
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Embracing Imperfection: How Composers can Overcome Writer’s Block

The lives of contemporary composers can take many forms, but few people enjoy a lifestyle like Bach,…
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Megumi Saruhashi
Uniting Voices Chicago -- Photo by Kyle Flubacker

Uniting Voices Chicago Connects to the African Diaspora in Black History Month Concerts

Modern-day traditions such as Black History Month and Juneteenth center the cultural roots of the Af…
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Dalanie Harris
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