Opinion Asking for a Friend: Is this Record Deal Shady? Welcome to “Asking for a Friend,” a new music advice column where arts administrators Rachel Sokolow and Carol Ann Cheung.. 20 Jul 0
Announcement 2022 McKnight Composer Fellows and McKnight Visiting Composers Announced American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s McKnight Composer Fellowships and McKnight Visiting Composer.. 19 Jul 0
Concert “The Blue Woman” Empathetically Centers the Stories of Sexual Assault Survivors Content warning: sexual assault How should opera deal with sensitive subject matter? Recently, the Royal Opera House (ROH) director of.. 14 Jul 0
Album JoVia Armstrong’s “The Antidote Suite” Releases Grief and Embraces Change Black music is the art of storytelling. It encompasses the pain, the grief, the joy, and the triumph of Blackness.. 13 Jul 0
Concert Cincinnati Opera Stages Vibrant and Heartfelt New Opera, “Fierce” There’s a common lament amongst animation heads: animation is a medium, not a genre. In some ways, opera is obscured.. 12 Jul 0
Interview 5 Questions to JIJI (guitarist, composer, arranger) Guitarist, composer, and arranger JIJI is most known for her striking performances on both the classical and electric guitar. Her.. 7 Jul 0
Essay We Need to Talk About Money: Musicians Without Financial Privilege are Being Pushed Out In our field of Western classical music, we often set the expectation with young musicians that if they are just.. 6 Jul 7
Interview PaviElle French Pushes for Social Justice Through Genre-Crossing Music This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. The music of PaviElle French — a soulful amalgam of R&B, gospel,.. 5 Jul 0
Video Video Premiere: Wild Rumpus Performs Jenny Olivia Johnson’s Reflect Reflect Respond Respond With predecessors including György Ligeti, Olivier Messiaen, and Alexander Scriabin, Jenny Olivia Johnson is the latest synesthete composer to attempt.. 30 Jun 2
Interview 5 Questions to Tracy K. Smith (librettist, Castor and Patience) Originally commissioned for Cincinnati Opera’s centennial season in 2020, the much anticipated Castor and Patience is finally receiving its world.. 29 Jun 2
Piano Spheres' “30 for 30” Project Honors the Magic of New Music and Sarah Gibson's Creative Spirit 5