Announcement 2023 ACF | create Awards Announced American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF | create award, made possible with.. 26 Jul 0
Concert Raquel Acevedo Klein Brings Immersive Surround-Sound Experimentation to the Sonic Sphere I’m in the center of a dome. Fragmented vocalizations pop from somewhere in the space — it’s hard to pinpoint.. 25 Jul 0
Album Nite Bjuti Documents the Breadth of Black Womanhood on Fully Improvised Debut Album In 1945, a letter from Zora Neale Hurston to W.E.B. DuBois called for a new cemetery for notable Black artists.. 24 Jul 1
Concert Bravo! Vail Festival Blends New Music with the Classics at its Lavish Colorado Rockies Home It wasn’t until I’d taken the gondola down from Eagle’s Nest, perched 10,350 feet up on Vail Mountain, that I.. 20 Jul 1
Essay Failure is Inevitable in Classical Music — How Do We Prepare Young Musicians? Classical music has given me a lot: I’ve found an important and sacred part of my identity in being a.. 19 Jul 2
Album Track Premiere: ShoutHouse Performs “Shiny Objects” by Will Healy The strumming acoustic guitar and swelling strings that open “Shiny Objects” establish a clear sonic mood that is instantly subverted.. 17 Jul 3
Playlist ListN Up Playlist: Megumi Saruhashi (July 13, 2023) ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contemporary artists by showcasing the diverse.. 13 Jul 0
Announcement 2023 ACF McKnight Composer Fellows and McKnight Visiting Composers Announced American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF McKnight Composer Fellowships and ACF McKnight.. 12 Jul 0
Interview 5 Questions to Nick DiBerardino (composer) This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Composer Nick DiBerardino writes music.. 11 Jul 0
Album “Reconnaissance” Illuminates the Alluring Vocal Music of Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023) When news of the untimely death of Kaija Saariaho broke on June 2, a family statement revealed that the Finnish.. 7 Jul 2
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