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Acclaimed composer and violinist Curtis Stewart has spent his career taking contemporary music to ne…
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Dalanie Harris
ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Opera Philadelphia Presents “CREDO,” Embracing Composer Margaret Bonds’ Artistic Ideals
Jan 25, 2023
In Margaret Bonds’ 1965 cantata CREDO, her creative choices speak to the political, artistic, and sp…
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A. Kori Hill
Kati Agócs is an award-winning composer from Ontario, Canada, who currently serves on the compositio…
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Clover Nahabedian
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
PROTOTYPE 2023 Probes the Dark Corners of Humanity and Imagines a World Beyond Civilization
Jan 18, 2023
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
ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
As composition competitions have come under closer scrutiny for their age biases and even exploitati…
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Julia Kuhlman
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
American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2023 McKni…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Venturesome Soloist’s Debut ‘Dream Catcher’ Compiles Violin Works by Augusta Read Thomas
Jan 6, 2023
For violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua, the first-prize winner of the 14th International Mozart Competiti…
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Esteban Meneses
This article was first published in Chamber Music magazine’s Winter 2023 issue and has been reprinte…
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Vanessa Rose
TAK ensemble has reached a milestone; the 2022-23 season marks their 10th anniversary as one of the…
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Kevin Baldwin
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
This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. People often view fundraising as a “neces…
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Elise Peterson
The Philadelphia-based chamber choir The Crossing has long supported musical works that tackle socia…
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Clover Nahabedian
ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
For me, 2022 was a paradoxical year filled with confusing contradictions. I attended significantly m…
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Amanda Cook
What do we do with a healthcare system that doesn’t prioritize care and frequently strips away…
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Through striking multimedia performance, cellist Seth Parker Woods is highlighting the synergistic p…
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Dalanie Harris
London has a seemingly inexhaustible supply of quirky venues. On 2 December a pair of Australian ens…
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Caroline Potter
Composer-conductor Juan Pablo Contreras is a young artist to watch. His compositions are rooted in M…
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Lauren Ishida
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