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ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Viola duo Tallā Rouge has it all – a dynamic and diverse repertoire, killer technique, and enough he…
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Tristan McKay

For many musicians, it can be intimidating to figure out how to use digital platforms in ways that b…
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Christina Jensen, Maya Cassady

On “Bamako*Chicago Sound System,” Music is a Tool to Remember, Invent, and Sustain Community
Sep 5, 2024
The story of Bamako*Chicago Sound System (Aug. 23, FPE Records) begins in 2014: flutist-composer Nic…
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A. Kori Hill

Listen to an audio version of this article (7-minute listen) The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker is a…
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Yaz Lancaster

American Composers Forum (ACF) has announced the opening of applications for the 2025 McKnight Visit…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

This fall, the Detroit-based Akropolis Reed Quintet will enter into its 16th season with all five of…
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Christian Kriegeskotte

I’ve never understood what I’m supposed to do at the beach. Should I swim and embrace frivolity? Sho…
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Thulasi Seshan

As a conductor who can often be found in the pit of an opera house, many hours of Kazem Abdullah’s l…
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Stephanie Boyd

In discussions of art music, it’s impossible to escape talking about “the canon” and how it colors o…
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Kathleen McGowan

Since 2018, The Merian Ensemble has garnered accolades in Atlanta for evocative thematic programming…
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Jacob Kopcienski

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

The sound of the trumpet has long indicated we’re on the precipice of something – announcements of a…
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Connie Li

The Covid-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020 was a time of solitude and silence for most. But amidst…
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Anne Goldberg-Baldwin

Bang on a Can began with a fabled marathon concert in May 1987; lasting over 12 hours, the event fea…
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Gemma Peacocke

At Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music, Tania León and Steven Mackey Model Generous Collaboration
Aug 7, 2024
Tanglewood, one of the world’s most famous music festivals, convenes in western Massachusetts every…
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Lana Norris

In his debut album, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and interdisciplinary artist Darian Donovan Tho…
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Michelle Hromin

ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Gabriela Lena Frank Draws on Peruvian Ancestry in World Premiere at Colorado Music Festival
Jul 24, 2024
On July 21, in the foothills of the Boulder Flatirons, excited concertgoers socialized outside Chaut…
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Forrest Howell

Susie Ibarra’s “Sky Islands” is an Evocative Sonification of Fragile Rainforest Ecosystems
Jul 23, 2024
On the mountaintops of Luzon, Philippines are a collection of unique, high-altitude rainforest ecosy…
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Gemma Peacocke

American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF | create awa…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

When singer and sound artist Bora Yoon started work on The Wind of Two Koreas — her first piece for…
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Esteban Meneses

With Her Syncretic Music, Reena Esmail Invites Listeners to Engage Through Their Own Cultural Lens
Jul 17, 2024
Reena Esmail’s sweeping, passionate compositions take elements of Hindustani music, elements o…
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Thulasi Seshan