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Rhiannon Giddens, Will Liverman, Karen Slack, and Reginald Mobley in Shawn Okpebholo's

From African Diaspora, New Song Cycle by Shawn Okpebholo Takes Flight

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
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PROTOTYPE 2023 Probes the Dark Corners of Humanity and Imagines a World Beyond Civilization

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
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ListN Up: Alex Temple (January 13, 2023)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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5 Questions to the 2022 Hildegard Commission Winners

As composition competitions have come under closer scrutiny for their age biases and even exploitati…
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Julia Kuhlman
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Mark Tewarson Creates Scenic Moments on New Album “Coastal”

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
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Applications Now Open for 2023 American Composers Forum Funding Programs

American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2023 McKni…
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Augusta Read Thomas--Dream Catcher

Venturesome Soloist’s Debut ‘Dream Catcher’ Compiles Violin Works by Augusta Read Thomas

For violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua, the first-prize winner of the 14th International Mozart Competiti…
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Esteban Meneses
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Follow Through: Why Living Composers are Key

This article was first published in Chamber Music magazine’s Winter 2023 issue and has been reprinte…
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Vanessa Rose
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5 Questions to TAK Ensemble for their 10th anniversary

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

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
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Dismantling Philanthropy’s White Savior Complex with Community-Centric Fundraising

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

The Crossing Shares Pandemic Stories on “Carols After a Plague”

The Philadelphia-based chamber choir The Crossing has long supported musical works that tackle socia…
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Clover Nahabedian
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ListN Up: Grace Parisi (December 16, 2022)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Editor’s Picks: 2022 New Music Albums

For me, 2022 was a paradoxical year filled with confusing contradictions. I attended significantly m…
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Amanda Cook
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Tonality Explores America’s Healthcare System in “The Right to Heal”

What do we do with a healthcare system that doesn’t prioritize care and frequently strips away…
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Seth Parker Woods and Roderick George in Difficult Grace--Photo by Bailey Holiver

Seth Parker Woods’ “Difficult Grace” is a Multidisciplinary Exploration of Identity

Through striking multimedia performance, cellist Seth Parker Woods is highlighting the synergistic p…
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Dalanie Harris
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Deep and Low: Australian Ensembles Meet in London Tunnel Shaft

London has a seemingly inexhaustible supply of quirky venues. On 2 December a pair of Australian ens…
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Caroline Potter
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5 Questions to Juan Pablo Contreras (composer)

Composer-conductor Juan Pablo Contreras is a young artist to watch. His compositions are rooted in M…
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Lauren Ishida
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Reflecting on 12 Years of I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

It’s hard to believe that I CARE IF YOU LISTEN (ICIYL) recently marked the two-year anniversary of o…
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Amanda Cook
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ListN Up: Holland Andrews (December 2, 2022)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Ben LaMar Gay--Photo by Chelsea Ross

5 Questions to Ben LaMar Gay (composer, cornetist)

Ben LaMar Gay, a composer and cornetist from Chicago’s South Side, sculpts electro-acoustic co…
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Jillian DeGroot
Varun Rangaswamy REINHERITANCE

On ‘REINHERITANCE,’ Varun Rangaswamy Reconciles Distant Musical Legacies

Improviser-composer, scholar, bassoonist, and Karnāṭak musician Varun Rangaswamy believes that chang…
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Padideh Aghanoury
Isabel Crespo Pardo--Photo courtesy of Roulette Intermedium

Isabel Crespo Pardo presents 6. at Roulette

The Brooklyn institution Roulette is known as one of New York City’s stalwart experimental music ven…
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Lana Norris
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Lakota Music Project

Lakota Music Project Finds Beauty in Blending Musical Traditions

Released October 28, 2022 on innova Recordings, Lakota Music Project works to bridge cultural and ra…
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Sofía Rocha
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