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MIZU -- Photo by Dan Silver

MIZU Maps Terra Incognita on “Forest Scenes”

MIZU is an artist who knows how to distill the mosaic process of defining oneself. On her debut reco…
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Yaz Lancaster
Ashley Jackson performs Daniel Temkin's

Video Premiere: Ashley Jackson Performs Daniel Temkin’s “Circles”

The music of Daniel Temkin is a reminder that aural and visual expressivity are a powerful combinati…
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Composer and producer Jlin. Photo by Lawrence Agyei.

On “Akoma,” Jlin Fuses Technical Precision with Boundless Imagination

Math and music are often said to be related, but for composer and producer Jlin, they’re inseparable…
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Tristan McKay
Ekmeles -- Photo courtesy of the artists

Ekmeles’ Sophomore Album is a Striking Display of Technique and Wild Experimentation

We Live the Opposite Daring, the sophomore album from the New York-based vocal sextet Ekmeles, is im…
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Sofía Rocha
Juhi Bansal on a hiking trip -- Photo courtesy of the artist

Where Do We Find Resilience? The Practice of Persevering

There are views you don’t forget: that first, perfect glimpse to the other side of a mountain pass;…
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Juhi Bansal
Val Jeanty -- Photo by Richard Louissaint

5 Questions to Val Jeanty (Afro-Electronica composer, turntablist, drummer)

The music of Afro-Electronica composer, turntablist, and drummer Val Jeanty (aka Val-Inc) blends Hai…
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Vanessa Ague
SHENSduo -- Photo by Paul Tumason

ListN Up Playlist: SHENSduo (March 7, 2024)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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TAK Ensemble and Jessie Cox at the Center for Performance Research -- Photo by Jeremy Shatan

TAK Ensemble and Jessie Cox Bring Earsplitting, Incisive Program to Brooklyn

Content warning: this review contains discussion of racial violence The Center for Performance Resea…
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Jennifer Jolley
Mary Kouyoumdjian -- Photo by Alik Barsoumian

Composer Mary Kouyoumdjian Meets Discomfort with Empathy

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. In one of my favorite photos of composer…
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Amanda Cook
Women From Space 2024

Women From Space Festival Fosters Encouraging Environments

Toronto’s new and experimental music scene is saturated with innovative and eccentric artists, so it…
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Yaz Lancaster
Alex Paxton -- Photo by Hannah Driscoll

5 Questions to Alex Paxton (composer, improvising trombonist)

As listeners, we often tend to organize artists into specific tropes and categorize their music as h…
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Michelle Hromin
Wu Man -- Photo by Sebastian Schutyser

In Du Yun’s New Pipa Concerto, Wu Man is a Mic’d Up Diva and Improvisatory Narrator

 This interview has been edited for clarity. Composer Du Yun recalls when she sat down to start wri…
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Lana Norris
Candice Hoyes -- Photo by Carolyne Lorée Teston

ListN Up Playlist: Candice Hoyes (February 22, 2024)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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William Brittelle -- Photo by David A. Gray

On William Brittelle’s “Alive in the Electric Snow Dream,” Nostalgia Meets Sci-Fi Dystopia

There are no overt samples or references to other works in William Brittelle’s Alive in the Electric…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Pauline Kim Harris -- Photo by Matt Dine

5 Questions to Pauline Kim Harris (Executive Director, MATA)

MATA opened their exciting 2023-24 season with a new executive director at the helm. Pauline Kim Har…
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Lauren Ishida
Nathalie Joachim -- Photo by Erin Patrice O'Brien

Nathalie Joachim Delves into Heritage and Cultural Memory on “Ki moun ou ye”

On Ki moun ou ye, Grammy-nominated musician and composer Nathalie Joachim chronicles the beauty of s…
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Dalanie Harris
Nkeiru Okoye's

Nkeiru Okoye Celebrates the Transformative Power of Black Women in “When the Caged Bird Sings”

The stage at the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium was jam-packed with an assembly of celebri…
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Tristan McKay
Essay authors Amanda Cook, Forrest Howell, Jenn Jolley, Julia Kuhlman, Tim Igel, and Yaz Lancaster

Should Artists Have a Website? Thoughts from Around the Artistic Community

In the ever-evolving music industry, artists frequently find themselves at the crossroads of traditi…
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Former ACF | create awardees

ACF | create 2024 Applications Now Open

American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2024 ACF |…
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Kristin Norderval and Friends present

Kristin Norderval and Friends Consider Sound and Memory in Multi-Disciplinary Premiere

A heap of ceramics sat in the middle of the floor at Roulette on Feb. 7, jumbled like a pile of jagg…
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Vanessa Ague
Odeya Nini -- Photo by Elena Ray

ListN Up Playlist: Odeya Nini (February 8, 2024)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora…
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Wild Up performs at Darkness Sounding 2024 -- Photo by Sam Lee

At Darkness Sounding, Wild Up Embraces Introspection and Collaboration

I’m not a nature person, so it was with trepidation that I trekked up the Santa Monica Mountains for…
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Chrysanthe Tan
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Anatomy of a Commission: Understanding the Institutional Perspective

Designed for both music creators and their collaborators, “Anatomy of a Commission” is a digital res…
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Sarah Williams
Alyssa Weinberg -- Photo by Zoe Prinds-Flash

Alyssa Weinberg Finds Inspiration in Bold Imagery and Deep Collaborations

This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. “I’m…
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Christine S. Escobar
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