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Zosha Di Castri--Photo by David Adamcyk

5 Questions to Zosha Di Castri about The Dream Feed

Canadian composer Zosha di Castri is a prolific and wonderfully inventive creator who is currently t...
Author
Lauren Ishida
Louise Toppin--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Dr. Louise Toppin about the African Diaspora Music Project

The African Diaspora Music Project (ADMP) was established by Dr. Louise Toppin in conjunction with V...
Author
A. Kori Hill
(Nicole Rampersaud, Parmela Attariwala, Germaine Liu)

5 Questions to Understory (Nicole Rampersaud, Parmela Attariwala, Germaine Liu)

Understory is the new monthly series of virtual improvisatory collaborations curated by trumpet play...
Author
Padideh Aghanoury
Nina Eidsheim--Photo by fotomanLA

5 Questions to Nina Eidsheim (Founder and Director, PEER Lab)

Academia is being held to account. Institutionally, tenure battles are being fought, with high-profi...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Melissa Ngan--Photo by Karjaka Studios

5 Questions to Melissa Ngan (President and CEO, American Composers Orchestra)

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is about to emerge from the pandemic with verve and vision. Not o...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
M. Lamar--Photo by Johnny Q

M. Lamar on Defining Negrogothic and the Liberated Black Man

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. M. Lamar embodies a gorgeous Afro Gothic...
Author
Dameun Strange
Sultana Isham--Photo by Nadia Sumac

5 Questions to Sultana Isham (composer, violinist, ethnomusicologist)

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, nearly 200 confederate monuments have been removed i...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Gillian Friedman Fox--Photo by Meghan Sepe

5 Questions to Gillian Friedman Fox (Executive Director, Newport Music Festival)

Since its founding in 1969, the Newport Music Festival has presented over 2,000 concerts at Rhode Is...
Author
Amanda Cook
Adrian Dunn

5 Questions to Adrian Dunn (singer, songwriter, producer)

Adrian Dunn is a healer. Through his work, the Cleveland, OH native, creates a space for worship, vu...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Adolphus Hailstork

5 Questions to Adolphus Hailstork (composer) about Tulsa 1921

With an extensive catalogue of works for orchestra, chorus, opera, chamber music, and solo instrumen...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Anaïs Maviel--Photo by Cameron Kelly Courtesy Issue Project Room

Vocalist and Composer Anaïs Maviel Finds Peace Through Translation

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. When I spoke with Anaïs Maviel, she was j...
Author
Dameun Strange
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5 Questions to Saphy Vong (Founder, Chinabot)

People often have a monolithic idea of “Asian music,” and London-based sound artist and conceptual c...
Author
Chrysanthe Tan
Seth Parker Woods--Photo by James Napoli

5 Questions to Seth Parker Woods about Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine

Wild Up’s premiere studio recording of Julius Eastman’s Femenine on New Amsterdam Records is the beg...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Daniel Bernard Roumain

5 Questions to Daniel Bernard Roumain about They Still Want To Kill Us

Daniel Bernard Roumain is a prolific composer, acclaimed violinist, and social activist known for hi...
Author
Bill Doggett
Sergio Barer--Photo courtesy of the artist

Sergio Barer Tells the Stories of Twin Cities Immigrant Communities

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Before he was born, Sergio Barer’s...
Author
Dameun Strange
Donna Weng Friedman--Photo by Michael Ian

5 Questions to Donna Weng Friedman (pianist)

Award-winning pianist and music producer Donna Weng Friedman enjoys a varied career as a soloist, ch...
Author
Jennifer Jolley
Jessica Meyer--Photo by Dario Acosta

5 Questions to Jessica Meyer (composer, performer)

Seven years ago, violist Jessica Meyer heard someone else perform her music for the first time. In n...
Author
Amanda Cook
Laura Strickling--Photo by Patria Alexander

5 Questions to Laura Strickling (soprano) about The 40@40 Project

Soprano Laura Strickling is an exceptional performer, leaving her mark in virtually every genre of v...
Author
Lauren Ishida
Mendi + Keith Obadike--Photo courtesy of the artists

5 Questions to Mendi + Keith Obadike (lull: a sleep temple)

For the 2021 edition of the Look + Listen Festival, four multimedia artists created work to be exper...
Author
Tristan McKay
Raven Chacon--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Raven Chacon about Radio Coyote

Raven Chacon, born in Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation, lives today in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Clarice Assad--Photo by Marcelo Macaue

5 Questions to Clarice Assad (composer, performer)

Clarice Assad is a GRAMMY-nominated Brazilian-American composer, performer, and educator. Her prolif...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Joseph Jones--Photo courtesy of the artist

The Power in the Absolute: Joseph Jones’ Renaissance in Isolation

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Composer/conductor Joseph Jones’ journey...
Author
Dameun Strange
Reylon Yount--Photo by Benjamin Ealovega

5 Questions to Reylon Yount (yangqin player, Tangram Co-Director)

Chinese-American yangqin player Reylon Yount, currently residing in London, combines performance wit...
Author
Caroline Potter
Asuka Kakitani--Photo by Jaime Kahn

Jazz Musician Asuka Kakitani Follows the Story and the Color

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. The first recording of jazz music was mad...
Author
Sun Yung Shin
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