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Yasuaki Shimizu -- Photo by Ryan Muir, courtesy of AdHoc

Yasuaki Shimizu Re-Introduces Himself at National Sawdust

The vernal equinox has shepherded us into an air of newness and return. This was clear on March 20,…
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Yaz Lancaster
Samantha Ege -- Photo by Jason Dodd

5 Questions to Samantha Ege (pianist, scholar)

Very few musicians find equal footing in the worlds of music and words. Some might think of Sir Step…
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Forrest Howell
Lemon Guo -- Photo by Calvin Van Zytveld

ListN Up Playlist: Lemon Guo (March 20, 2025)

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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Angel Bat Dawid -- Photo by Daria Miasoedova

For Angel Bat Dawid, Music is Community, Protection, and Staying True to Herself

“An angel isn’t necessarily a mythical being: it’s someone who’s bringing a message, and…
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Christine S. Escobar
Macie Stewart -- Photo by Shannon Marks

5 Questions to Macie Stewart (multi-instrumentalist, composer)

Macie Stewart is one of those artists who is seemingly everywhere. As a multi-instrumentalist, compo…
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Tristan McKay
Dem -- Members: Jeff Snyder, Cenk Ergün, and Jason Treuting

Dem’s New Album, “Absolutely,” is a Testament to Creating Within Community

The economic barriers to art making have been getting increasingly frustrating for years; getting a…
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Clover Nahabedian
Saad Haddad -- Photo by Bess Adler

5 Questions to Saad Haddad (composer)

Composer Saad Haddad’s music is energetic, full of life and vitality, and quite inventive – twisting…
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Sofía Rocha
Miya Masaoka and Melissa Smey -- Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre at Columbia University

At Miller Theatre, Miya Masaoka’s Composer Portrait is a Deconstruction of Playful Chaos

For her Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre on March 6, Miya Masaoka presented a substantial, cohesi…
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Lana Norris
American Composers Orchestra with Tito Muñoz -- Photo by Alfred Kan

American Composers Orchestra Explores Latin American Music’s Transatlantic Roots at Carnegie Hall

Under the leadership of CEO Melissa Ngan and Artistic Director Curtis Stewart, the American Composer…
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Stephanie Boyd
John Schaefer, Loki Karuna, Hannah Edgar, and Amanda Cook

Media Professionals Rely On Your Digital Footprint — Here’s What We Wish Artists Knew

As an artist, your digital presence is both a practical marketing tool and an opportunity for storyt…
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Amanda Cook
Amanda Ekery -- Photo by Chelcie Parry

ListN Up Playlist: Amanda Ekery (March 6, 2025)

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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Sugar Vendil -- Photo by Titilayo Ayangade

Framing the Artist: Photography, Music, and the Power of Being Seen

I’ve spent years on both sides of the camera. As a musician, I know what it feels like to stand in f…
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Titilayo Monique Ayangade
Solomiya Moroz -- Photo by Natalia Rainyk

5 Questions to Solomiya Moroz (composer)

Solomiya Moroz is a UK-based Ukrainian-Canadian composer and flutist whose textural music defies pre…
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Esteban Meneses
Will Mason -- Photo by Erin Lobb Mason

Will Mason’s “Hemlocks, Peacocks” Draws Upon Art and Poetry for a Transportive Listening Experience

Spending time with an album inspired by other artistic references feels akin to watching the bonus f…
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Connie Li
Claire Chase -- Photo by Karen Chester

Claire Chase Explores Minutiae and Ubiquity in Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s “UBIQUE”

In Edgard Varèse’s Density 21.5, a solo flutist pushes and shoves through ever widening intervallic…
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Julia Kuhlman
Sarah Belle Reid -- Photo by Etta Gerdes

5 Questions to Sarah Belle Reid (performer-composer)

As a classical trumpeter, Sarah Belle Reid felt that she was constantly being asked to emulate the s…
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Chrysanthe Tan
María Valencia -- Photo by Darja Stravs Tis

ListN Up Playlist: María Valencia (February 20, 2025)

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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Julia Bullock, Christian Reif, and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra -- Photo by Lawrence Sumulong, courtesy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Julia Bullock’s “History’s Persistent Voice” Collapses the Past and the Present at Lincoln Center

The idea for soprano Julia Bullock’s project “History’s Persistent Voice” came eight years ago when…
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Donna Lee Davidson
VOX -- Photo by Steven Pisano

New Chamber Ballet Debuts Two New Works of Stunning Athleticism and Intimacy

Founded in 2004 by choreographer Miro Magloire, New Chamber Ballet is an organization dedicated to t…
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Stephanie Boyd
Delfin Demiray -- Photo by Nichole MC Photography

5 Questions to Delfin Demiray (composer, pianist)

This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Philadelphi…
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Tristan McKay
Hannah Ishizaki -- Photo by Fred R. Conrad

Hannah Ishizaki Takes Pittsburgh Symphony for a Spin with New World Premiere

In 2017, when Hannah Ishizaki was still in high school, the premiere of her work City of Bridges mad…
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Omar Thomas -- Photo by Remi McQuen

5 Questions to Omar Thomas (composer)

Omar Thomas is an award-winning composer and jazz artist based in Austin, TX. Raised in a Guyanese f…
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Gemma Peacocke
Shinjoo Cho -- Photo by Nah Seung Yuli

ListN Up Playlist: Shinjoo Cho (February 6, 2025)

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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standard issue -- Photo by Lakruwan Rajapaksha

standard issue Bring a Striking Performance of Modern Works to London’s St. Giles Camberwell

Formed at the Royal College of Music in 2022, standard issue describe themselves as ‘a London-based…
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Caroline Potter
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