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Portia Dunkley--Photo by Gasen M. Pierre

Portia Dunkley in Miami and Beyond

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Accomplished music educator Portia Dunkle…
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Sun Yung Shin
Sugar Vendil--Photo by Elizabeth Haynes

ListN Up: Sugar Vendil (October 2, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing…
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Michael Begay--Photo courtesy Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project (NACAP)

5 Questions to Michael Begay (Host, Original Score podcast)

In 2000, the Grand Canyon Music Festival (GCMF) began the Native American Composers Apprentice Proje…
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Jacob Kopcienski
Composer Brent Michael Davids with Master-of-Ceremonies Sammy Tone-kei White, Phoenix Symphony Hall. Photo courtesy of the composer.

Out of Context #9: A Model for Classical Music’s Future

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it inters…
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Brent Michael Davids
Queen Drea--Photo by David Glasgow, DLG Images

5 Questions to Queen Drea (interdisciplinary sound alchemist)

A true sound alchemist, Queen Drea uses no recipe. A Twin Cities-based vocalist, electronic artist,…
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Jillian DeGroot
How to Turn the Moon

How to Turn the Moon: Sanchez and Crispell Converse in Sound and Texture

How to Turn the Moon is a new collection of improvisations and cellular compositions by New York-bas…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Kamala Sankaram--Photo by Dario Acosta

ListN Up: Kamala Sankaram (September 25, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing…
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From Our World to Yours

From Our World to Yours: Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Improvise Vibrant Soundworlds

As a duo, Gao Hong and Issam Rafea plan only two things about their performances: when and where. Th…
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Julia Kuhlman
Elena Moon Park--Photo by Gala Narezo

5 Questions to Elena Moon Park (musician, educator, producer)

Elena Moon Park is a true Renaissance woman. A freelance violinist, a multi-instrumentalist, a music…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK--Photo by Lana Norris

Ellen Reid’s Immersive SOUNDWALK Premieres in Central Park

Central Park, New York City, 96th Street. Curling violins, Young People’s Chorus of New York City, s…
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Lana Norris
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Galya Bisengalieva’s Aralkum is an Energizing and Haunting Escape

Kazakh-British composer Galya Bisengalieva creates a dynamic and immersive ambient world with her la…
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Tristan McKay
Du Yun--Photo by Zhen Qin, Makeup by Nina Carelli, Art Direction by SpaTheory

ListN Up: Du Yun (September 18, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN Joins American Composers Forum

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, the award-winning multimedia hub for living music creators, has officially bec…
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Mari Esabel Valverde--Photo by Vero Kherian

5 Questions to Mari Esabel Valverde (composer, singer)

Mari Esabel Valverde is a composer and singer whose music is full and rich, with texts that delve in…
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Stephanie Boyd
Kaze and Ikue Mori Sand Storm

Sand Storm: Kaze and Ikue Mori Traverse Experimental Soundscapes

Sand Storm, a collaboration between Kaze and Ikue Mori on Circum-Libra Records, opens like a sensory…
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Kevin Baldwin
Alex Waterman

This week: live streamed concerts (September 14, 2020 – September 20, 2020)

Amy Hall Garner | Works & Process Created at home by artists familiar to Works & Process aud…
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Sam Reising
Katie Brown and Dalanie Harris of Classically Black Podcast--Photo by Richard Desinord

ListN Up: Classically Black Podcast (September 11, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing…
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Shaw Chang and Diana Golden--Photo by Pierre Lidar

Track Premiere: Diana Golden and Shawn Chang Perform DBR’s Femiel

Today’s track premiere features cellist Diana Golden and pianist Shawn Chang performing Femiel…
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Vanessa Reed--Photo by Ruth Kilpatrick

5 Questions to Vanessa Reed (President and CEO, New Music USA)

In August 2019, Vanessa Reed was appointed President and CEO of New Music USA following a decade at…
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Lauren Ishida
Tenth Intervention

This week: live streamed concerts (September 7, 2020 – September 13, 2020)

Songs for the Resistance | Tenth Intervention “Songs for the Resistance” is a two-night event featur…
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Sam Reising
Sarah Kirkland Snider--Photo by Anja Schütz

ListN Up: Sarah Kirkland Snider (September 4, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sha…
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Grex Everything You Said Was Wrong

Everything You Said Was Wrong: Grex Pushes Experimental Multi-Genre Boundaries

Grex is the Oakland-based duo of Karl Evangelista and Rei Scampavia whose music blends free jazz, no…
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Clover Nahabedian
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5 Questions to Jennifer Jolley (composer)

When you visit Jennifer Jolley’s website, the tagline says, “Composer. Blogger. Professo…
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Brianna Matzke
Sarah Hennies

This week: live streamed concerts (August 31, 2020 – September 6, 2020)

Carson Murphy and Nicholas Van Young | Works & Process Created at home by artists familiar to Wo…
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Sam Reising
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