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Los Angeles Electroacoustic Ensemble

Los Angeles Electroacoustic Ensemble Places Electronics in a Chamber Music Lexicon

The Los Angeles Electroacoustic Ensemble’s debut self-titled album represents an exploration of elec…
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Padideh Aghanoury
Patricia Caicedo--Photo by Carlos Muñoz

5 Questions to Patricia Caicedo (soprano, musicologist)

Patricia Caicedo is a soprano and musicologist whose scholarship and performances center Latin Ameri…
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David Pearson
Joy Guidry -- Photo by Nykelle Devivo

ListN Up: Joy Guidry (February 26, 2021)

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Castle of our Skins'

Celebrity Series of Boston Streams Castle of our Skins’ “Remember King”

As part of their online “At Home” performances, the Celebrity Series of Boston premiered…
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Jennifer Jolley
TAK Ensemble--Photo by David Bird

Track Premiere: TAK Ensemble’s Star Maker Fragments

Microtonal electroacoustic experimentation meets sci-fi explorations of the universe and creation on…
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Damon Davis--Photo courtesy TED

5 Questions to Damon Davis (post-disciplinary artist)

Social commentary, elements of mythology, and the creation of Black joy are themes that are present…
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Ciyadh Wells
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George Lewis’ The Recombinant Trilogy Reimagines the Boundaries of Experimental Music

A renowned member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since 1971, le…
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Jillian DeGroot
Mary Prescott--Photo by Adela Wagner

ListN Up: Mary Prescott (February 19, 2021)

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Billy Lackey--Photo by Nancy Hauck

Reimagining Equitable Applications and Awardee Selection in ACF’s Funded Opportunities

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. As Vice President of Artist Services at A…
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Billy Lackey
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN Expands Perspectives with New Contributors

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN (ICIYL) and American Composers Forum (ACF) are proud to introduce the expanded…
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Susie Ibarra Talking Gong

Susie Ibarra Evokes Land and Community in Talking Gong

On composer-percussionist Susie Ibarra’s portrait album, Talking Gong, the dialogue between these re…
Author
Nebal Maysaud
William Robin--Photo by Emily Platt

5 Questions to William Robin (musicologist)

Musicologist William Robin is an assistant professor of music at University of Maryland and an advoc…
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Tracy Monaghan
Theo Baer--Photo by Kyna Marie

ListN Up: Theo Baer a.k.a. iT Boy (February 12, 2021)

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Joseph Bohigian--Photo by Raffi Paul

5 Questions to Joseph Bohigian (composer-performer)

Armenian-American composer and performer Joseph Bohigian often explores displacement, heritage, and…
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Mary Kouyoumdjian
Patricia Brennan Maquishti

Maquishti Illuminates the Carpentry and Blacksmithing of Patricia Brennan

On her newly released album, Maquishti (Valley of Search), percussionist-composer Patricia Brennan o…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Paola Prestini--Photo by Axel Dupeux

5 Questions to Paola Prestini (Co-Founder and Artistic Director, National Sawdust)

Though Google Maps currently marks Brooklyn’s National Sawdust venue as closed, this fertile g…
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Stephanie Boyd
Elif Yalvaç Mountains Become Stepping Stones

Elif Yalvaç Haunts Ears and Minds on Mountains Become Stepping Stones

Elif Yalvaç grew up in an area of Turkey where, according to her bio, guitars were hard to come by.
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Sunny Jain--Photo by Ebru Yildiz

ListN Up: Sunny Jain (February 5, 2021)

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They Will Take My Island--Photo by Ego Film Arts

They Will Take My Island: Collective Memory and Preservation

They Will Take My Island is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between Armenian-American composer Ma…
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Yaz Lancaster
Alexina Louie and Evie Mark

5 Questions to Alexina Louie (composer) and Evie Mark (throat singer)

Is it possible for Inuit-Western musical collaborations to be equitable and equal? The commission an…
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A. Kori Hill
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Meaghan Burke and The Rhythm Method Voice A Few Concerns

Meaghan Burke’s A Few Concerns (Gold Bolus Recordings) is the culmination of six years of work with…
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Tristan McKay
Walken Schweigert--Photo by Connie Chang

Walken Schweigert‘s Ritual Healing for Queer/Trans Lives

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. An opera must have drama, and what could…
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Sun Yung Shin
PUBLIQuartet--Photo by Lelanie Foster

ListN Up: PUBLIQuartet (January 29, 2021)

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John Holiday--Photo by Shervin Lainez

5 Questions to John Holiday (countertenor) about Save The Boys

John Holiday is countertenor whose advocacy for the Black presence in classical performing arts alig…
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Bill Doggett
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