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Patricia Martinez--Photo by Bárbara Scotto

In Remembrance of Patricia Martinez

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. I first encountered the music of Patricia…
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Carolina Heredia
2024 McKnight Foundation Awardees

Announcing the 2024 ACF McKnight Composer Fellowship and Residency Awardees

American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF McKnight Com…
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Jasmine Barnes -- Photo by Paul Green Photography

ListN Up Playlist: Jasmine Arielle Barnes (May 2, 2024)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Augusta Read Thomas -- Photo by Anthony Barlich

5 Questions to Augusta Read Thomas (composer)

As we approach Augusta Read Thomas’ 60th birthday, my memories of her visit to our undergrad composi…
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Stephanie Boyd
Zosha Warpeha -- Photo by artist

5 Question to Zosha Warpeha (composer-performer)

Over the past decade, Zosha Warpeha’s work as a composer, performer, and improviser has traversed th…
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Jacob Kopcienski
Vulva Voce -- Photo by Rec Productions

5 Questions to Vulva Voce

You read that right: Vulva Voce. V.U.L.V.A. Voce. Say it out loud! There are so many fine string qua…
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Caroline Potter
Apply Triangle -- Photo by Marisa Tornello

5 Questions to Apply Triangle

Apply Triangle is an electroacoustic trio based in New York comprised of flutist Yoshi Weinberg, cla…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Sun Ra, image still from Space is the Place (1974) -- Courtesy of Criterion Collection / Janus Films

At the Sun Ra/El Saturn Archive, the Iconic Bandleader’s Legacy is Living Inspiration

In 2000, writer, curator, and collector John Corbett found himself on his hands and knees digging th…
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Vanessa Ague
Lauren McCall -- Photo by David and Jess Photography

ListN Up Playlist: Lauren McCall (April 18, 2024)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Eve Egoyan -- Photo by David Rokeby

5 Questions to Eve Egoyan (pianist)

As a prominent figure in contemporary classical music, pianist Eve Egoyan has spent the last 30 year…
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Forrest Howell
James Díaz -- Photo by artist

In Enigmatic Debut Album, Composer James Díaz Recasts Violin as Electronic Instrument

Picture an electrically charged violin that buzzes and swells as it rotates inside a compressed magn…
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Esteban Meneses
Samatha Rose Williams -- Photo by Shawn F. Blair

5 Questions to Samantha Rose Williams (singer and creative producer, “American Patriots”)

Samantha Rose Williams is the creative producer of American Patriots, a new song-cycle that probes A…
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Gemma Peacocke
Pamela Z and D-Composed -- Photo by Point of Origin Productions

Pamela Z and D-Composed Foreground the Breadth of Black Artistry at Merkin Hall

Pamela Z is generous as both an artist and a teacher. The first time I saw her perform live was in 2…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Sarah Hennies -- Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre

Sarah Hennies Trusts the Unknown in Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre

For Sarah Hennies’ Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre, Yarn/Wire and the Mivos Quartet joined force…
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Lana Norris
Vivian Fung--Photo courtesy of the artist

Are Music Videos Worth the Time and Money Investment for Artists?

For better or worse, video content has become the number one way to satisfy algorithms and encourage…
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Vivian Fung
Natalia Merlano Gómez -- Photo by Juan Merlano

ListN Up Playlist: Natalia Merlano Gómez (April 4, 2024)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Katie Brown with the 2019 Gateways Music Festival orchestra --Photo courtesy Katie Brown

It’s Not Just an Access Problem – Orchestras Aren’t Creating Safe Environments for Black Musicians

For decades, American orchestras have struggled to increase the number of Black musicians on their r…
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Katie Brown
Anna Dennis performs at eavesdropping 2024 -- Photo by Dimitri Djuric

eavesdropping 2024 Provides an Intimate Space for Artists to Experiment

While there are many great things about my recent move to Dalston, East London, one thing that tops…
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Michelle Hromin
Phong Tran -- Photo by Alex SK Brown

Anatomy of a Commission: Rethinking Composer-Ensemble Commissions from a Visual Artist Perspective

Designed for both music creators and their collaborators, “Anatomy of a Commission” is a digital res…
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Phong Tran
Jessie Marino and Antonia Barnett McIntosh -- Photo by Ryan Jenkins and Michael Valiquette

5 Questions to Jessie Marino and Antonia Barnett McIntosh

Hidden in a small port on our smartphone. Nestled on lapels. Disappearing on booms just out of frame…
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Jacob Kopcienski
Jess Rowland -- Photo by Max Lee

In “Plastiglomerates,” Jess Rowland Tries to Break AI with Unexpected Musical Fusions

In her website bio, sound artist, musician, and composer Jess Rowland describes her music as being c…
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Clover Nahabedian
The Black Opera Porject creative team: Kevin Day, Tifara Brown, and Kimille Howard

The Black Opera Project Reminds Us That Opera is a Tool to Tell New Stories

In July 2022, I reviewed Fierce for I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. The commission by Cincinnati Opera feature…
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A. Kori Hill
innova Recordings' Fall Call 2023 Recording Projects

innova Recordings Announces Eight New Projects from Fall 2023 National Call

innova Recordings is pleased to announce the fourth collection of recording projects selected throug…
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Cowrie shells placed on glass platforms for Corie Rose Soumah’s

Columbia Composers Overload the DiMenna Center, Reminding us the Venue Matters

The floor of Benzaquen Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York was buzzing as aud…
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Donna Lee Davidson
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