Composer Mary Kouyoumdjian Meets Discomfort with Empathy In one of my favorite photos of composer and documentarian Mary Kouyoumdjian, she is seated on a stool, leaning slightly.. ACF Artist Feature 5 Mar 1
ACF | create 2024 Applications Now Open American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2024 ACF | create program, which.. Announcement 12 Feb 0
Joel Thompson Brings Introspection and Imagination to New ACF-led Commission “I don’t know if you know, but I’m, like, allergic to the public eye,” composer Joel Thompson told me via.. ACF Artist Feature 4 Dec 1
ACF Artist FeatureAt ACF Leilehua Lanzilotti is Reconnecting with her Kanaka Maoli Heritage and Celebrating Hawaiian Stories Leilehua Lanzilotti often references visual artworks in her compositions, but it’s more than a source of inspiration — it’s infused.. 26 Oct 1
At ACF American Composers Forum Fall Applications Now Open American Composers Forum (ACF) has announced the opening of applications for the 2024 McKnight Visiting Composer Residencies, McKnight Composer Fellowships,.. 25 Sep 0
ACF Artist FeatureAt ACF Composer Oswald Huỳnh Centers the Vietnamese Diaspora in his Music For Oswald Huỳnh, composing for orchestra is like being “a kid in a big toybox.” He remembers watching Fantasia 2000.. 31 Jul 0
AnnouncementAt ACF 2023 ACF | create Awards Announced American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF | create award, made possible with.. 26 Jul 0
AnnouncementAt ACF 2023 ACF McKnight Composer Fellows and McKnight Visiting Composers Announced American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF McKnight Composer Fellowships and ACF McKnight.. 12 Jul 0
ACF Artist FeatureAt ACF Xavier Muzik Channels Emotion, History, and Culture into his Compositions “Anything you do is art,” my colleague Xavier Muzik told me in a recent video call from Los Angeles, where.. 5 Jul 0