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When John Schaefer started broadcasting his WNYC show New Sounds in 1981, he was just playing music…
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Vanessa Ague
Two organizations centered on achieving equity and justice are joining together to lift up the stori…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
In Our Softening, the sophomore piano album by Sophia Subbayya Vastek, is a journey that moves beyon…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Garrett McQueen stays busy. A performer; radio producer and host; lecturer on race, administration,…
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A. Kori Hill
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
Crafting an album that is juxtaposed with whimsey and contemplation while considering the moon is no…
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Ciyadh Wells
Shelley Washington is a self-described composer, performer, collaborator, and educator from Kansas C…
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Jennifer Jolley
The history of rope and string is one of composer Liza Lim’s obsessions. It’s a ubiquitous technolog…
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Lana Norris
Listening to the swirling, terraced vocals of Odeya Nini is like having raw human emotion hurled at…
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Esteban Meneses
Tús, the debut album by Irish composer Finola Merivale, engages listeners with an experimental langu…
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Julia Kuhlman
This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. This fall has seen the yearslong struggle…
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Yaz Lancaster
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
Most times, concerts are presented as something to be observed. Rarely are they as immersive as JOJO…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Sound artist and composer Fay Victor’s powerful voice cut through the din of chatter at Joe’s Pub, m…
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Vanessa Ague
New Music Detroit’s multi-day new music marathon Strange Beautiful Music celebrated its 15th anniver…
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Tristan McKay
Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O22, running from September 21 to October 2, offers a diverse and exci…
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Lauren Ishida
On September 22-24, the Pacific Symphony and the endlessly musical and adventurous Sandbox Percussio…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
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
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
As listeners, we’re familiar with the combination of spoken word and music in popular genres such as…
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Forrest Howell
This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Trevor Weston grew up as a choirboy at Sa…
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Yaz Lancaster
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
Before I started my role as Executive Director at American Composers Forum (ACF) in January 2019, th…
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Vanessa Rose
