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Playlist (November 4, 2020): Post-Election Day Healing Vibes

Platforms like I CARE IF YOU LISTEN have a responsibility to reflect and respond to the world around…
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Jenny Bilfield, Michelle Ramos, Chrysanthe Tan, brin solomon, Tania León, X. Lee, Anne LeBaron, Kristy Edmunds, Stephanie Lamprea, and Stacy Garrop

What Does the 19th Amendment Mean to You? (Part 2)

This week, we conclude our UNEVEN MEASURES series the same way we began on August 18th by asking a n…
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Roberta Gumbel in dwb (Driving While Black)--Screenshot courtesy of BPAC

Reimagined for Streaming, dwb (Driving While Black) Examines Black Motherhood

Mamie Till altered history by insisting that the world see her murdered child. We are accustomed, an…
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Lana Norris
Sarah Hennies--Photo by Mara Baldwin

ListN Up: Sarah Hennies (October 30, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing…
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Krishna Thiagarajan--Photo by Brandon Patoc

5 Questions to Krishna Thiagarajan (President & CEO, Seattle Symphony)

It’s a feel-good situation: Krishna Thiagarajan, President and CEO of the Seattle Symphony, has foun…
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Stephanie Boyd
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Out of Context #10: A Reflection and Call to Action

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters…
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A. Kori Hill
Kris Davis--Photo by Caroline Mardok

5 Questions to Kris Davis (pianist, composer)

Pianist and composer Kris Davis is the Associate Program Director of Creative Development for the In…
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Lana Norris
Cris Derksen, Isidora Nojkovic, Olivia Shortt, and Aliayta Foon-Dancoes--Screenshot courtesy of the artists

Cross-Continental “Orbit” Features New Works by Indigenous Composers

On October 18, 2020, audiences across multiple time zones gathered to watch cellist Isidora Nojkovic…
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Julia Kuhlman
Susie Ibarra--Photo by Tony Cenicola

ListN Up: Susie Ibarra (October 23, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing…
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Third Coast Percussion performs Resounding Earth, mvt. 2 by Augusta Read Thomas--Screenshot courtesy Third Coast Percussion

Two World Premieres by Third Coast Percussion at BGSU New Music Festival

On October 16, 2020, the Chicago-based performing group Third Coast Percussion presented an evening…
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Tracy Monaghan
Terri Winston--Photo courtesy of Women's Audio Mission

5 Questions to Terri Winston (Founder & Executive Director, Women’s Audio Mission)

Terri Winston is the Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), a San Francisco/…
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Tristan McKay
Reinaldo Moya Hearing it Getting Dark

Hearing it Getting Dark: Composer Reinaldo Moya’s Debut Album

Composer Reinaldo Moya’s debut album Hearing it Getting Dark (Furious Artisans) highlights the growt…
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Kevin Baldwin
Tyshawn Sorey--Photo by John Rogers

5 Questions to Tyshawn Sorey (composer, multi-instrumentalist)

Tyshawn Sorey is an acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist from Newark, New Jersey. A virtuosi…
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Gemma Peacocke
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Call for New Contributors–Join Our Team!

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN (ICIYL)–powered by American Composers Forum–is thrilled to announce…
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American Wild Ensemble performs Takuma Itoh's Adaptation Variations

Video Premiere: American Wild Ensemble Performs Adaptation Variations by Takuma Itoh

Today’s video premiere features American Wild Ensemble performing Takuma Itoh’s Adaptati…
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Nia Imani Franklin--Photo by Jessielyn Palumbo

5 Questions to Nia Imani Franklin (Founder, Compose Her)

American composer and soprano Nia Imani Franklin is the founder and operator of Compose Her, an init…
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Tracy Monaghan
Consortium Works: Solo Saxophone

Innovation at Work – Consortium Works: Solo Saxophone

In 2018, Canadian saxophonist Samantha Etchegary and composer Andrew Noseworthy launched a Solo Saxo…
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Lauren Ishida
Transient Canvas--Photo by Robert Torres

Track Premiere: Transient Canvas Performs Emily Koh’s \very/ specifically vague

Today’s track premiere features Transient Canvas (Amy Advocat, bass clarinet; Matt Sharrock, m…
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ListN Up: Yvette Janine Jackson (October 9, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing…
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Lucas Yasunaga performs at High Zero 2020--Screenshot provided by Christian Kriegeskotte with permission from High Zero

Baltimore’s High Zero 2020 Brings Spontaneous Music Making Online

“No, no, no, NO, NO!” began M. C. Schmidt, acting president of Baltimore’s High Zero Foundation. “Th…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Eun Lee--Photo by Carmen Rubio

5 Questions to Eun Lee (Executive Director and Founder, The Dream Unfinished)

Eun Lee is the Executive Director and Founder of The Dream Unfinished, an activist orchestra based i…
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Clover Nahabedian
UNEVEN MEASURES Panelists

UNEVEN MEASURES Roundtable Discussion Series

This month, I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and American Composers Forum will host a series of Zoom roundtable…
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Grossman Ensemble Fountain of Time

Fountain of Time: The Grossman Ensemble Provides Space for Creative Incubation

On August 21, 2020, the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition’s Grossman Ensemble released its…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Tête à Tête presents Persephone's Dream--Photo by Clare Shovelton

Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2020, in London and Online

What is an opera? Take your preconceptions and throw them in the recycling bin. Founded in 1997, the…
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Caroline Potter
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