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November 25-26, 2015 in Berlin, Germany, was the premiere of the 2013 version of Kaija Saariaho’s La…
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Kelsey Walsh
When American Composers Forum was invited by festival director Guido López-Gavilán to bring an arti…
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
As the old saying goes, “if you want something done right, do it yourself.” From Septemb…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
On Saturday, December 12 at Spotify’s New York City offices, 150 musicians, computer programme…
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
On November 4, 2015, the string quartet ETHEL presented a concert at National Sawdust in New York Ci…
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Sam Reising
Nobody should like this record and neither should I. This collection of string quartet music by Bach…
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Kurt Gottschalk
“Is this the real life?” “If you’re happy and you know it…” “Is this just…” “CLAP YOUR HANDS!” “Carr…
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Kevin Baldwin
Today, we’re releasing the Fall 2015 Mixtape publicly. Of course, if you’re a newsletter…
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Thomas Deneuville
It’s a dramatic moment when the doors open at National Sawdust. After standing in a slim black lobby…
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Lana Norris
Nothing quite compares to the American Composers Orchestra. It is the only orchestra that exists wit…
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Sam Reising
Although TIGUE is a trio of percussionists on paper, their work truly defies categorization. A Brook…
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Danny Clay
In the life of an artist, there is often a defining moment that serves as a crucial point on their c…
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Amanda Cook
In mid-November 2015, The American Composers Forum will lead an artist delegation of 15 composers an…
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
In Lars von Trier’s film Breaking the Waves, the heroine, after traumatic emotional turmoil, stands…
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Jackson Cooper
Another percussion video premiere on I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. This time it is Variations on a Balkan Rh…
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Thomas Deneuville
We featured Alarmist’s music on our Summer 2014 Mixtape and they are now back with a new full-…
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Thomas Deneuville
Inspired by the imagery of the Tarot system of spiritual divination, Christian Kriegeskotte’s album…
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Justin Rito
As music enthusiasts, every once in awhile we need an album that challenges our perception of contem…
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Angelina Panozzo
“For many years now, I’ve been obsessed with the notion of music as place, and place as…
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Rebecca Lentjes
September 25-27 was the 2015 Kontakte Festival of new classical electronic, electro-acoustic, and so…
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Kelsey Walsh
Singer/songwriter Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Penelope, David Lang’s…
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
According to their statistics, Augusta Read Thomas had more of her music performed in 2013-14 than a…
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Aaron Holloway-Nahum
As in much of Morton Feldman’s late music, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello (1987) repeats and varies a s…
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Jason Charney
