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As one of the earliest genres of music to emerge from the United States, spirituals were once tools…
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Dalanie Harris
The return to live music after a long period of pandemic recovery has been marked by a myriad of new…
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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
High Zero saw its 26th iteration nestled between the mid-autumn harvest moon and the autumnal equino…
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Connie Li
This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Composer Ga…
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Vanessa Ague
Standing on the side of a yellow-lit stage, Laura Ortman drew a quiet, grainy hum out of her Apache…
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Vanessa Ague
With a journal in her lap, sitting on the stage floor at Roulette Intermedium on Sep. 16 — legs cros…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Miller Theatre’s convivial, panoramic Composer Portraits concert series turns 25 this year, and the…
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Stephanie Boyd
Some words from Carolina Heredia, ACF Director of Programs: The abrupt announcement by MakeMusic to…
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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
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
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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The sound of the trumpet has long indicated we’re on the precipice of something – announcements of a…
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Connie Li
