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I can count on one hand how many times I missed church during the first 18 years of my life, excludi…
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Katie Brown

Welcome to “Asking for a Friend,” a new music advice column where arts administrators Rachel Sokolow…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Credited as one of the first women to direct film in post-(2001) Taliban Afghanistan, Roya Sadat cen…
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Yaz Lancaster

“This feels so formal!” Amadeus Julian Regucera exclaims. We’re supposed to meet in a minimalist off…
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Lana Norris

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

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Since childhood, composer Masatora Goya h…
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Amanda Cook

One year ago, the remaining star in the 20th century’s firmament of indisputably sui generis compose…
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Margaret Leng Tan

Adrianne Munden-Dixon Commissions Solo Violin Works with a Splash of Electronics for Debut Album
Feb 2, 2023
In her debut album Lung, violinist-composer Adrianne Munden-Dixon and a cohort of five composers unv…
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Esteban Meneses

I don’t think anyone has ever assumed that pursuing a degree in classical music would be easy. Despi…
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Michelle Hromin

Acclaimed composer and violinist Curtis Stewart has spent his career taking contemporary music to ne…
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Dalanie Harris

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

Opera Philadelphia Presents “CREDO,” Embracing Composer Margaret Bonds’ Artistic Ideals
Jan 25, 2023
In Margaret Bonds’ 1965 cantata CREDO, her creative choices speak to the political, artistic, and sp…
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A. Kori Hill

Kati Agócs is an award-winning composer from Ontario, Canada, who currently serves on the compositio…
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Clover Nahabedian

Quiet as it’s kept, the banjo is an instrument of the African diaspora. In a performance at the Metr…
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Donna Lee Davidson

PROTOTYPE 2023 Probes the Dark Corners of Humanity and Imagines a World Beyond Civilization
Jan 18, 2023
Content warning: suicide The future of Earth has a lot of people concerned. But what if nature can t…
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Lana Norris

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 composition competitions have come under closer scrutiny for their age biases and even exploitati…
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Julia Kuhlman

Mark Tewarson’s Coastal is filled with the things that make up our favorite songs, tunes, and jams.
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Donna Lee Davidson

American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2023 McKni…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Venturesome Soloist’s Debut ‘Dream Catcher’ Compiles Violin Works by Augusta Read Thomas
Jan 6, 2023
For violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua, the first-prize winner of the 14th International Mozart Competiti…
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Esteban Meneses

This article was first published in Chamber Music magazine’s Winter 2023 issue and has been reprinte…
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Vanessa Rose

TAK ensemble has reached a milestone; the 2022-23 season marks their 10th anniversary as one of the…
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Kevin Baldwin

Every December, when it’s time for me to put up my Christmas tree or bake Christmas treats, the firs…
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Katie Brown

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. People often view fundraising as a “neces…
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Elise Peterson