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TAK Ensemble’s SWOONFEST is a true community initiative, emphasizing the ethos of an experimental me…
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Lana Norris
“The CheckOut is Chicago’s only venue in a former 7-Eleven,” composer Seth Boustead says to me, half…
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Thulasi Seshan
Jess Tsang is a percussionist, cultural organizer, and researcher dedicated to the creation of new i…
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How do you craft queer joy, kinship, and homes in music? Mainstream culture is filled with ready-mad…
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Jacob Kopcienski
Amidst the many impressive accolades cited in composer Natacha Diels’ bio, one line stands out to me…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
In the Baltic capital city of Tallinn, Estonia, history is deeply felt in contemporary life. At the…
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Amanda Cook
“A little boy is looking for his voice in a drop of water. The voice has been taken by the kin…
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Over the past 80 years, Gaudeamus Festival has established itself as a place for pioneering composer…
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Vanessa Ague
In a country fraught with massive power imbalances that favor the white and uber wealthy, it’s easy…
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Dalanie Harris
Money Matters is a NewMusicBox x I CARE IF YOU LISTEN collaboration, supported by New Music USA…
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Hilary Purrington
Looking at the career of Nora Barton, one sees a creative individual living collaboratively. As a ce…
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A. Kori Hill
Marta Sofia Honer is a viola and violin performer, session player, arranger, composer and educa…
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PARALLEL 03 is a living network of sounds, texts, and abstraction. Led by Endlings – the duo of Puli…
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Yaz Lancaster
For 63 years, the Cabrillo Festival has been a bold champion of new music; composers from all stages…
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Forrest Howell
The work of Canadian composer and scholar Corie Rose Soumah is as vast as the natural world. Guided…
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Donna Lee Davidson
New York City’s DIY underground is home to some of the most innovative artists around. Veterans and…
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Yaz Lancaster
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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Bone fragments of each of the twelve Apostles lie in a sealed reliquary at St. Patrick’s Cathedral i…
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Chrysanthe Tan
Before she became a professional conductor, Australian-born Ingrid Martin was a doctor of emergency…
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Gemma Peacocke
Known for her distinctive voice as an improviser and composer, UK guitarist Tara Cunningham’s new so…
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Michelle Hromin
Money Matters is a NewMusicBox x I CARE IF YOU LISTEN collaboration, supported by New Music USA In o…
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John Dante Prevedini
In mid-July, London is in festival mood. Overlapping with the famous Proms at the Royal Albert Hall,…
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Caroline Potter
Kaleidoscopic images of a pianist’s hands are interspersed with exaggerated shots of empty int…
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