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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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From Church to the Concert Hall: My Educational Journey Bridging Gospel and Classical

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
Asking for a Friend

Asking for a Friend: What to do when you’re no longer ‘emerging’?

Welcome to “Asking for a Friend,” a new music advice column where arts administrators Rachel Sokolow…
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Roya Sadat--Photo by Farzana Wahidy

5 Questions to Roya Sadat (film and opera director)

Credited as one of the first women to direct film in post-(2001) Taliban Afghanistan, Roya Sadat cen…
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Yaz Lancaster
Amadeus Julian Regucera -- Photo by Walker Olesen

Amadeus Julian Regucera: Realizing Artists’ Dreams at EMPAC

“This feels so formal!” Amadeus Julian Regucera exclaims. We’re supposed to meet in a minimalist off…
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Lana Norris
James Díaz -- Photo courtesy of the artist

ListN Up: James Díaz (February 9, 2023)

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Masatora Goya--Photo by Sanae Ono

Masatora Goya Follows the Elusive Pathways of Human Emotion

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Since childhood, composer Masatora Goya h…
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Amanda Cook
George Crumb and Margaret Leng Tan -- Photo by Anne de Fornel

George Crumb: A Remembrance – Reflections on an Idyllic Friendship

One year ago, the remaining star in the 20th century’s firmament of indisputably sui generis compose…
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Margaret Leng Tan
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Adrianne Munden-Dixon Commissions Solo Violin Works with a Splash of Electronics for Debut Album

In her debut album Lung, violinist-composer Adrianne Munden-Dixon and a cohort of five composers unv…
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Esteban Meneses
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I Don’t Want The Badge – Addressing Classical Music’s Burnout Addiction

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
Curtis Stewart--Photo by Lelanie Foster

5 Questions to Curtis Stewart (ACO Artistic Director)

Acclaimed composer and violinist Curtis Stewart has spent his career taking contemporary music to ne…
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Dalanie Harris
Chris Williams--Photo by Katherine Pekala

ListN Up: Chris Williams (January 26, 2023)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Margaret Bonds -- Public domain image via the Library of Congress

Opera Philadelphia Presents “CREDO,” Embracing Composer Margaret Bonds’ Artistic Ideals

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--Photo by Kate L Photography

5 Questions to Kati Agócs (composer)

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