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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

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

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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“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 is one of those artists who is seemingly everywhere. As a multi-instrumentalist, compo…
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Tristan McKay

The economic barriers to art making have been getting increasingly frustrating for years; getting a…
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Clover Nahabedian

Composer Saad Haddad’s music is energetic, full of life and vitality, and quite inventive – twisting…
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Sofía Rocha

At Miller Theatre, Miya Masaoka’s Composer Portrait is a Deconstruction of Playful Chaos
Mar 12, 2025
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 Explores Latin American Music’s Transatlantic Roots at Carnegie Hall
Mar 11, 2025
Under the leadership of CEO Melissa Ngan and Artistic Director Curtis Stewart, the American Composer…
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Stephanie Boyd

As an artist, your digital presence is both a practical marketing tool and an opportunity for storyt…
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Amanda Cook

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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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 is a UK-based Ukrainian-Canadian composer and flutist whose textural music defies pre…
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Esteban Meneses

Will Mason’s “Hemlocks, Peacocks” Draws Upon Art and Poetry for a Transportive Listening Experience
Feb 27, 2025
Spending time with an album inspired by other artistic references feels akin to watching the bonus f…
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Connie Li

In Edgard Varèse’s Density 21.5, a solo flutist pushes and shoves through ever widening intervallic…
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Julia Kuhlman

As a classical trumpeter, Sarah Belle Reid felt that she was constantly being asked to emulate the s…
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Chrysanthe Tan

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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Julia Bullock’s “History’s Persistent Voice” Collapses the Past and the Present at Lincoln Center
Feb 19, 2025
The idea for soprano Julia Bullock’s project “History’s Persistent Voice” came eight years ago when…
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Donna Lee Davidson

Founded in 2004 by choreographer Miro Magloire, New Chamber Ballet is an organization dedicated to t…
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Stephanie Boyd

This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Philadelphi…
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Tristan McKay

In 2017, when Hannah Ishizaki was still in high school, the premiere of her work City of Bridges mad…
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Christian Kriegeskotte

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

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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standard issue Bring a Striking Performance of Modern Works to London’s St. Giles Camberwell
Feb 5, 2025
Formed at the Royal College of Music in 2022, standard issue describe themselves as ‘a London-based…
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Caroline Potter