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Seth Parker Woods and The Next Festival Emerging Artists -- Photo by Jamie Benson

The Next Festival Presents a Radiant Concert of Works that Explore the Here and Now

When conductor and composer Peter Askim talks about the importance of aligning your values with your…
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Stephanie Boyd
OLEA -- Photos by John Neack

OLEA Centers Women and Black Composers in a Concert of American Folk-Inspired Music

I missed the “Yeehaw Agenda” era that dominated the socials a few years ago, so when the OLEA chambe…
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A. Kori Hill
Jessica Bailey -- Photo courtesy of the author

Earned, Not Learned: How Classical Music Notation is Not Built For Neurodivergent Students

At the drama school in London where I was a student from ages 11 to 15, there was an abundance of un…
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Jessica Bailey
Ayano Kataoka performing

Video Premiere: Ayano Kataoka Performs “Huancara” by Francisco del Pino

Whether highlighting his love of contrapuntal textures, his use of melodies and chords that magnify…
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Jhoely Garay -- Photo by Adrain Trevino

ListN Up Playlist: Jhoely Garay (June 6, 2024)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Talea Ensemble--Photo by Beowulf Sheehan

Talea Ensemble Celebrates 15 Years With Program of Immersive Solo Works

New York’s Talea Ensemble held its 15th anniversary concert – a set of four solo pieces – on May 30…
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Gemma Peacocke
Hub New Music and Kojiro Umezaki -- Courtesy of Soka Performing Arts Center

On New Album, Hub New Music and Kojiro Umezaki Connect through Distance

At the conceptual core of a distance, intertwined is the notion of storytelling, with traditional fo…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Scott McLaughlin -- Courtesy of artist

Scott McLaughlin’s “we are environments for each other” Centers the Beauty of Group Creativity

we are environments for each other is a breathtaking new release nearly 10 years in the making that…
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Michelle Hromin
Del Sol Quartet -- Photo by AFW Productions

5 Questions to Del Sol Quartet

For three decades, Del Sol Quartet has been committed to the music of our time. But with their Angel…
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Christine S. Escobar
Juri Seo -- Photo by Il Kwon Cho

Juri Seo’s “Toy Store” Plays Upon Memory, Nostalgia, and Childhood

When I was a kid in the 90s, my parents owned a toy store. It definitely had its perks (collecting P…
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Tristan McKay
Elijah J. Thomas -- Photo by Eldon Phillips

ListN Up Playlist: Elijah J. Thomas (May 23, 2024)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Decoda -- Photo by Kevin Kinzley Photography

On Debut Album, Decoda Shows That Expressions of Revelry Come in All Manifestations

On their self-titled debut album, Decoda brings attractive style and artistry to an eclectic mix of…
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Dalanie Harris
Mazz Swift -- Photo by Erika Kapin Photography

The Debut Album from Mazz Swift is a Full Circle Moment, Creatively and Personally

As a child, Mazz Swift would introduce themselves as a violinist – even though they had never touche…
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A. Kori Hill
2024 Toulmin Fellows -- Photo courtesy of The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU

Toulmin Fellowship Showcase at National Sawdust Provides an Exciting Peek Into the Creative Process

Since 2020, the Toulmin Fellowship, a partnership between National Sawdust and The Center for Ballet…
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Donna Lee Davidson
Julia Perry -- Talbott Music Library Special Collections and Westminster Choir College Archives (Julia Perry Collection), Rider University

In her Centenary Year, the Efforts to Preserve Julia Perry’s Legacy Reveal Issues that Persist Today

From Manchester, England to New York City, performers, scholars, and music lovers gathered through t…
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Samantha Ege, Garrett Schumann
Layale Chaker -- Photo by Anna Rakhvalova

Layale Chaker is “Rooted in Community and Collectivity” on New Albums with Sarafand and ETHEL

Layale Chaker’s music draws from multiple modalities — contemporary classical, Arabic maqam, jazz, a…
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Chrysanthe Tan
Arlene and Larry Dunn -- Photo by Tanya Rosen-Jones

5 Questions to Arlene and Larry Dunn about the Fund for Afrodiasporic Music

In a 2023 concert review of the International Contemporary Ensemble featuring composer-performer Dou…
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Julia Kuhlman
Gelsey Bell and Erin Rogers -- Photo by AnnAnn Puttithanasorn

With “Skylighght,” Gelsey Bell and Erin Rogers Embody the Joy of Experimental Research

In the wake of a recent solar eclipse, contemplating light, its path, and our place in it just feels…
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Connie Li
Countertenor Luke Paulino and pianist Daniel Schreiner -- Photo by Matt Josephson

InfraSound and ChamberQUEER Offer Multidisciplinary Expressions of Queer Artistry

Upon taking my program and entering the large room at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender C…
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Stephanie Boyd
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
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