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Donna Weng Friedman performs Quiet Poems

Video Premiere: Donna Weng Friedman Performs Sherman’s Quiet Poems

For composer Kim D. Sherman’s newest collection of solo piano works, necessity was the mother…
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Nicolás Jaar’s “Weavings” is a Fascinating Triumph of Technology

Since its inception in 2003, Unsound Festival has become well known for its carefully curated, genre…
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Clover Nahabedian
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5 Questions to Raquel Acevedo Klein (conductor, vocalist, composer, instrumentalist)

Raquel Acevedo Klein is a conductor, vocalist, producer, curator, illustrator, and composer based in…
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Gemma Peacocke
Adeliia Faizullina--Photo by Leisan Giliazova

ListN Up: Adeliia Faizullina (March 11, 2022)

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Video Premiere: GM Sidestick by Lady Circon

As a band, Lady Circon’s influences are wide-ranging and complex, drawing inspiration from ele…
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The Understanding of All Things by Kate Soper featuring Sam Pluta

Kate Soper and Sam Pluta Fracture What is Known on “The Understanding of All Things”

In many of her works, composer and vocalist Kate Soper negotiates and defies genre. She lets us cons…
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Tracy Monaghan
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5 Questions to Theresa Wong (composer, cellist, vocalist)

The music of composer, cellist, and vocalist Theresa Wong bridges the disciplines of classical music…
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Lauren Ishida
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The Rhythm Method Questions the Stories Told by our Inherited History

You may know The Rhythm Method from Hidden Mothers, their initiative that brings the music of histor…
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Tristan McKay
Kennedy Taylor Dixon--Photo by Quinn Kirby Photography

ListN Up: Kennedy Taylor Dixon (March 4, 2022)

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LYNX Project's beautiful small things

“beautiful small things” Shares the Words of Autistic Youth Through Song

The breadth of LYNX Project’s beautiful small things (out March 10, 2022 via ArtistShare) is i…
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Sofía Rocha
Bird's Eye (Lesly Mok, David Leon, and DoYeon Kim)--Photo by Glenn Cornett for Spectrum

Spectrum Reopens at The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition

The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) sits on the Red Hook waterfront under the Statue of…
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Lana Norris
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Introducing “Asking for a Friend” — A New Music Advice Column

Hi! This is Rachel and Carol Ann, and welcome to our advice column, “Asking for a Friend”— a forum f…
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innova Bay Area Pilot Projects Beth Schenck and SHENSDuo

innova Recordings’ Bay Area Pilot Helps Artists in the Creation and Promotion of their Music

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. In one of the most cutthroat entertainmen…
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Tehillah Alphonso--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Tehillah Alphonso (vocalist, arranger)

Vocalist and arranger Tehillah Alphonso has forged a multifaceted career by working on several films…
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Dalanie Harris
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Embracing Accessibility and Getting ADA-Excited (Casting Light #10)

“Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary art…
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Socks Whitmore
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5 Questions to Orlando Jacinto García (composer)

Orlando Jacinto García is a prolific composer whose works range from concert works with and without…
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Jennifer Jolley
fivebyfive Of and Between

Of and Between: fivebyfive Draws Connections Between Music and Visual Art

In the world of visual art, perspective is what shows us how objects in a piece are related; it’s th…
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Julia Kuhlman
Julian Terrell Otis--Photo by Elias Rios

ListN Up: Julian Terrell Otis (February 18, 2022)

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Nyokabi Kariūki pece places: kenyan memories

Geography, ancestry, and language: Nyokabi Kariuki’s “peace places: kenyan memories”

Used to call, invoke, and speak to ancestral spirits, the instruments on Nyokabi Kariuki’s peace pla…
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Donna Lee Davidson
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Am I Going to Kill my Career if I’m Not on Social Media Anymore?

This is the question I asked myself in January 2022 after I decided to quit social media. The social…
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Sugar Vendil
Laura Cocks field anatomies

field anatomies: Laura Cocks Hyperextends the Flute-Body Relationship

Laura Cocks, flutist and Executive Director of TAK Ensemble, chamber and solo performer, and advocat…
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Jillian DeGroot
Colin Alexander--Photo by Emma Werner

5 Questions to Colin Alexander (founder, October House Records)

Recorded music has never been more accessible. Streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube are at…
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Nebal Maysaud
Shruthi Rajasekar--Photo by Alia Rose Photography

ListN Up: Shruthi Rajasekar (February 11, 2022)

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PaviElle French--Photo by Sharolyn B. Hagen Photography

Artist PaviElle French Launches Residency in St. Paul

American Composers Forum (ACF) is excited to announce “Liberation! Lifting up our Youth:&#8221…
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