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Angelica Olstad -- Photo courtesy of the artist

Angelica Olstad Chronicles Unwavering Search for Truth and Identity in New Album “American”

In the United States, the concept of “Americanism” is frequently tied to imperialism, patriarchy, an...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Danielle Jagelski -- Photo by Rachel Hadiashar

5 Questions to Danielle Jagelski (conductor, composer)

Danielle Jagelski is a prime example of socially responsive artistry in the 21st century. Based in N...
Author
Forrest Howell
Mina Miller -- Photo by Nick Klein

5 Questions to Mina Miller (Founder, Music of Remembrance)

Pianist Mina Miller is the founder, president, and artistic director of Music of Remembrance, a non-...
Author
Sofía Rocha
Juantio Becenti -- Photo by Eshyla Becenti

5 Questions to Juantio Becenti (composer)

Juantio Becenti (Diné/Navajo) composes music that defies easy description. With an organic and intui...
Author
Tristan McKay
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5 Questions to Firas Zreik (composer, Palestinian Kanun player)

Palestine-born Firas Zreik is a creator and collaborator based in New York City. He is an advocate f...
Author
Jennifer Jolley
Issei Herr -- Photo by Eileen Emond

Transforming through Queerness, Issei Herr Finds Magic within her Cello

As soon as I revealed to Brooklyn-based cello player and composer Issei Herr that I was calling in t...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Andy Akiho plays a sculpture by Jun Kaneko -- Photo by Casey Wood

Andy Akiho Wrings New Sounds out of Colossal Sculptures

A massive bronze head, with loops jutting out from every crevice of its face, sits amongst the orche...
Author
Vanessa Ague
Rupert Boyd and Laura Metcalf at a GatherNYC event -- Photo by Harold Levine

5 Questions to Rupert Boyd and Laura Metcalf about GatherNYC

As our realities remain uncertain, leaning into the supportive communities around us can be one of t...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Justine F. Chen -- Photo courtesy of Chicago Opera Theater

10 Years in the Making, New Alan Turing Opera by Justine F. Chen Arrives in Timely Retelling

Content warning: suicide Known as the father of modern computing, Alan Turing was an English scienti...
Author
Christine S. Escobar
Quinn Mason -- Photo by Allison Slomowitz

Quinn Mason Finds Joy in Community and Musical Conversations

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. “I like to joke that some people grew up...
Author
Amanda Cook
Judith Shatin--Photo by Sarah Cramer Shields

5 Questions to Judith Shatin (composer)

Renowned composer Judith Shatin has been coaxing new sounds from familiar and unexpected places sinc...
Author
Chrysanthe Tan
Roya Sadat--Photo by Farzana Wahidy

5 Questions to Roya Sadat (film and opera director)

Credited as one of the first women to direct film in post-(2001) Taliban Afghanistan, Roya Sadat cen...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Amadeus Julian Regucera -- Photo by Walker Olesen

Amadeus Julian Regucera: Realizing Artists’ Dreams at EMPAC

“This feels so formal!” Amadeus Julian Regucera exclaims. We’re supposed to meet in a minimalist off...
Author
Lana Norris
Masatora Goya--Photo by Sanae Ono

Masatora Goya Follows the Elusive Pathways of Human Emotion

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Since childhood, composer Masatora Goya h...
Author
Amanda Cook
Curtis Stewart--Photo by Lelanie Foster

5 Questions to Curtis Stewart (ACO Artistic Director)

Acclaimed composer and violinist Curtis Stewart has spent his career taking contemporary music to ne...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Kati Agócs--Photo by Kate L Photography

5 Questions to Kati Agócs (composer)

Kati Agócs is an award-winning composer from Ontario, Canada, who currently serves on the compositio...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
2022 Hildegard Commission Winners--Photo courtesy of National Sawdust

5 Questions to the 2022 Hildegard Commission Winners

As composition competitions have come under closer scrutiny for their age biases and even exploitati...
Author
Julia Kuhlman
TAK ensemble--Photo by Kaveh Kowsari

5 Questions to TAK Ensemble for their 10th anniversary

TAK ensemble has reached a milestone; the 2022-23 season marks their 10th anniversary as one of the...
Author
Kevin Baldwin
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5 Questions to Juan Pablo Contreras (composer)

Composer-conductor Juan Pablo Contreras is a young artist to watch. His compositions are rooted in M...
Author
Lauren Ishida
Ben LaMar Gay--Photo by Chelsea Ross

5 Questions to Ben LaMar Gay (composer, cornetist)

Ben LaMar Gay, a composer and cornetist from Chicago’s South Side, sculpts electro-acoustic co...
Author
Jillian DeGroot
Ayanna Witter-Johnson--photo by Misan Harriman

5 Questions to Ayanna Witter-Johnson (composer, singer, cellist)

Composer, singer and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson is one of the most multitalented musicians on the...
Author
Caroline Potter
Chelsea Randall--Photo courtesy of the artist

5 Questions to Chelsea Randall (pianist)

Pianist Chelsea Randall is known for her eclectic programming in which she explores the tensions and...
Author
Tristan McKay
Brian Harnetty--Photo by Kevin Davison

5 Questions to Brian Harnetty (sound artist)

Over the past 20 years, Brian Harnetty has worked extensively with sound archives to produce a wide...
Author
Jacob Kopcienski
John Schaefer--Photo by Daniel Randall

After 40 Years of New Sounds, John Schaefer is Still Actively Listening

When John Schaefer started broadcasting his WNYC show New Sounds in 1981, he was just playing music...
Author
Vanessa Ague
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