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Interview
Through the late 90s and early aughts, composer Sokio wrote several operas in quick succession. But...
Author
Julia Kuhlman
This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. José Halac is seemingly full of contradic...
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Amanda Cook
In the early 2000s, several American composers came to define a style of post-Minimalism that defies...
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Esteban Meneses
Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir creates music with immersive and dreamlike qualities. In orc...
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Tristan McKay
Award-winning composer and pianist Courtney Bryan is one of the most sought-after musicians of our t...
Author
Ciyadh Wells
I first heard music by Ahmed Alabaca at the premiere of their Ode to Liberty, a 10-minute tone poem...
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Esteban Meneses
This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Dai Wei was...
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Chrysanthe Tan
This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. “Nobody needs me,” composer Alex Shapiro...
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Amanda Cook
In the United States, the concept of “Americanism” is frequently tied to imperialism, patriarchy, an...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Danielle Jagelski is a prime example of socially responsive artistry in the 21st century. Based in N...
Author
Forrest Howell
Pianist Mina Miller is the founder, president, and artistic director of Music of Remembrance, a non-...
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Sofía Rocha
Juantio Becenti (Diné/Navajo) composes music that defies easy description. With an organic and intui...
Author
Tristan McKay
Palestine-born Firas Zreik is a creator and collaborator based in New York City. He is an advocate f...
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Jennifer Jolley
As soon as I revealed to Brooklyn-based cello player and composer Issei Herr that I was calling in t...
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Christian Kriegeskotte
A massive bronze head, with loops jutting out from every crevice of its face, sits amongst the orche...
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Vanessa Ague
As our realities remain uncertain, leaning into the supportive communities around us can be one of t...
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Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Content warning: suicide Known as the father of modern computing, Alan Turing was an English scienti...
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Christine S. Escobar
This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. “I like to joke that some people grew up...
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Amanda Cook
Renowned composer Judith Shatin has been coaxing new sounds from familiar and unexpected places sinc...
Author
Chrysanthe Tan
Credited as one of the first women to direct film in post-(2001) Taliban Afghanistan, Roya Sadat cen...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
“This feels so formal!” Amadeus Julian Regucera exclaims. We’re supposed to meet in a minimalist off...
Author
Lana Norris
This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Since childhood, composer Masatora Goya h...
Author
Amanda Cook
Acclaimed composer and violinist Curtis Stewart has spent his career taking contemporary music to ne...
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Dalanie Harris
