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Viet Cuong--Photo by Aaron Jay Young

5 Questions to Viet Cuong (composer)

On September 22-24, the Pacific Symphony and the endlessly musical and adventurous Sandbox Percussio…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Elizabeth A. Baker Chaotic Neutral

Elizabeth A. Baker’s Dreamworld Turns Mercurial in “Chaotic Neutral”

The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker does not want to tell you what it’s all about. In fact, she would…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Marti Epstein--Photo by Andrew Sherman

After Decades in Boston, Marti Epstein is Still Chasing the Psychic Beauty of the Plains

The music of Marti Epstein longs for wide open spaces – which might seem like a strange choice for a…
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Clover Nahabedian
Eunbi Kim It Feels Like

Spoken Word and Piano Soar on Eunbi Kim’s “It Feels Like”

As listeners, we’re familiar with the combination of spoken word and music in popular genres such as…
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Forrest Howell
Trevor Weston--Photo by Bill Cardoni

Trevor Weston Facilitates a New Way Forward with Composing Inclusion

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Trevor Weston grew up as a choirboy at Sa…
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Yaz Lancaster
EmmoLei Sankofa--Photo by John Dierre

ListN Up: EmmoLei Sankofa (September 2, 2022)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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ACF 2022 Artist Equity Summit

Composers Have the Stage at ACF’s Artist Equity Summit

Before I started my role as Executive Director at American Composers Forum (ACF) in January 2019, th…
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Vanessa Rose
Gil Rose--Photo by Kevin Condon

5 Questions to Gil Rose (conductor)

Conductor Gil Rose has spent his career championing contemporary music. From founding Boston Modern…
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Dalanie Harris
Tania León Teclas de mi piano

Piano Works by Tania León Span Four Decades on “Teclas de mi piano”

The music of Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León is intimately connected to memories of her formative y…
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Esteban Meneses
Jennifer Bellor's Oneira, Video animation by Christine Banna

Video Premiere: Clocks in Motion Performs Jennifer Bellor’s Oneira

Today’s video premiere comes to us from Clocks in Motion, a percussion ensemble comprised of J…
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Sky Macklay--Photo by Ramez Yousef

ListN Up: Sky Macklay (August 19, 2022)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir's strengur

Video Premiere: “strengur” by Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir

What if the creative relationship between composers and performers was more reciprocal? For her late…
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Raven Chacon--Photo by Adam Conte

Raven Chacon on For Zitkála–Šá, Graphic Notation, and Identity

There has been quite a buzz following Raven Chacon since he was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in M…
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Tristan McKay
Composing Inclusion Composers

Inaugural “Composing Inclusion” Composer Commissions Announced

Nine composers have been selected for Composing Inclusion, a new partnership between The Juilliard S…
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Carlos Simon--Photo by Terrance Ragland

Carlos Simon Sparks Conversations About Social Justice Through Music

For composer Carlos Simon, music is a place where communities can come together. “I want people to b…
Author
Vanessa Ague
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2022 ACF | create and Minnesota Music Creator Awards Announced

American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF | create and…
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Amino Belyamani

ListN Up: Amino Belyamani (August 5, 2022)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Gity Razaz The Strange Highway

Gity Razaz Releases Evocative and Profound Debut Album, The Strange Highway

Out August 5, 2022 on BIS Records, The Strange Highway is an album of works whose haunting, ethereal…
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Stephanie Boyd
Anne Hege--Photo courtesy of the artist

Anne Hege Breathes Life into Hacked Cassette Players and Singing Laptops

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. The Tape Machine came to her in a dream:…
Author
Esteban Meneses
Wang Jie--Photo by Kevin Hsu

5 Questions to Wang Jie (composer)

Award-winning composer Wang Jie grew up in Shanghai in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. A gifted…
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Gemma Peacocke
innova Spring National Call

Nine Projects Selected for innova Recordings’ Second National Call

Today American Composers Forum (ACF) announces the second collection of recording projects selected…
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“Castor and Patience” Examines the History of Black Land Ownership in the U.S.

What does it mean to experience history as something that isn’t in the past? In Castor and Patience,…
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Amanda Cook
John Daniel--Photo by Rob Miller

ListN Up: John Daniel (July 22, 2022)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Rose Hegele (Photo by Brandon Vick) and Sarah Cahill (Photo by Christine Alicino)

Rose Hegele and Sarah Cahill Double Bill at the Center for New Music

As the world eases back into participating in live music, we regain the chance to discover hidden mu…
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Tracy Monaghan
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