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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
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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On July 21, in the foothills of the Boulder Flatirons, excited concertgoers socialized outside Chaut…
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Forrest Howell
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
Reena Esmail’s sweeping, passionate compositions take elements of Hindustani music, elements o…
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Thulasi Seshan
Ask a few industry veterans about why diversity in classical music has been largely stagnant for dec…
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Dalanie Harris
Composer Evan Williams often juxtaposes multiple themes and emotions in his works, seamlessly thread…
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Ciyadh Wells
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (…
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The Southbank Centre has been a major performing arts venue in London since it opened in 1951, but i…
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Caroline Potter
The music world is changing. AI is here, and it’s powerful. With the rapid evolution of AI mus…
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Christopher Wieduwilt
Adolescence and middle age are infamously seen as periods of upheaval – emotional, physical, and oth…
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Lauren Ishida
An angelic hum pierced through the din of a crowd huddled on the third floor of the Whitney Museum o…
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Vanessa Ague
Percussionist Dániel Matei is sitting at a table, looking like a spelunker traversing a cave. His he…
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Many musicians have a recording that changed their fervor — an album that they studied, trapped in i…
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Donna Lee Davidson
