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Mobéy Lola Irizarry -- Photo by Christopher Rivera

ListN Up Playlist: Mobéy Lola Irizarry (July 25, 2024)

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2024 ACF | create Awardees

Announcing the 2024 ACF | create Awardees

American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF | create awa...
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Eliza Bagg (Lisel) -- Photo by Tonje Thilesen

ListN Up Playlist: Eliza Bagg (Lisel) (July 11, 2024)

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Compare the Way we Move performed by Dániel Matei

Video Premiere: Dániel Matei Performs “Compare the Way We Move” by Molly Herron

Percussionist Dániel Matei is sitting at a table, looking like a spelunker traversing a cave. His he...
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Gillian Rae Perry -- Photo by Joe Mazza

ListN Up Playlist: Gillian Rae Perry (June 20, 2024)

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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)

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Elijah J. Thomas -- Photo by Eldon Phillips

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

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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)

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Lauren McCall -- Photo by David and Jess Photography

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

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Natalia Merlano Gómez -- Photo by Juan Merlano

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

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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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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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SHENSduo -- Photo by Paul Tumason

ListN Up Playlist: SHENSduo (March 7, 2024)

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Candice Hoyes -- Photo by Carolyne Lorée Teston

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

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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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Odeya Nini -- Photo by Elena Ray

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

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Johanny Navarro -- Photo by Ricardo Acevedo

ListN Up Playlist: Johanny Navarro (January 25, 2024)

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Booker Stardrum -- Photo courtesy of Dennison Hill

ListN Up Playlist: Booker Stardrum (January 11, 2024)

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Daijana Wallace -- Photo by Julian Kincaid

ListN Up Playlist: Daijana Wallace (December 21, 2023)

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Shi-An Costello performs

Video Premiere: Shi-An Costello Performs “Opening (like you’re high on opium)” from The Orient

“Opening (like you’re high on opium)” begins with washes of gently pulsating chord...
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Lesley Mok -- Photo by Tarishi Gupta

ListN Up Playlist: Lesley Mok (December 7, 2023)

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