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Speaking Together: Rufus Isabel Elliot on the Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender-Diverse World of OVER / AT

Rufus uses it/its pronouns. Rufus Isabel Elliot is a composer, musician, and the creative force behi...
Author
Chrysanthe Tan
Tina Tallon--Photo by Rose Lincoln

5 Questions to Tina Tallon (creative technologist, sound artist)

Tina Tallon began her career as a researcher at MIT, where she developed computational tools to mode...
Author
Gemma Peacocke
The Soapbox Presents

The Soapbox Presents: Claiming Space for Black Joy

On July 3, 2021, all four corners of a busy Harlem intersection overflowed with funk. New York City...
Author
Lana Norris
Daniel Alexander Jones--Photo by Rafael Hernandez

On the Ground and in the Weeds with Daniel Alexander Jones 

To understand the blueprint of who Daniel Alexander Jones is as a multidisciplinary artist and thoug...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Lina Gonzalez-Granados--Photo by Toby Oft

5 Questions to Lina Gonzalez-Granados (conductor)

Colombian conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados is a beautiful example of the incredible level of musical...
Author
Natalie Calma
gabby fluke-mogul--Photo by Rachael Uhlir

5 Questions to gabby fluke-mogul (violinist, improviser, composer)

gabby fluke-mogul is a violinist, improviser, and composer whose music experiments with the boundari...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
Anna Clyne--Photo by Christina Kernohan

5 Questions to Anna Clyne (composer)

London-born Anna Clyne is a GRAMMY-nominated composer of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Since...
Author
Jennifer Jolley
Huda Asfour

5 Questions to Huda Asfour (composer, improviser, singer-songwriter)

Creatives all over the Arab world are using their talents to define themselves as a people and raise...
Author
Nebal Maysaud
TYGAPAW--Photo courtesy of the artist

TYGAPAW: Unapologetically Queer, Black, and Limitless

Culture can breed freedom, but it can also be the catalyst for shame and isolation, especially when...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
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...
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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
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