Announcement Join ACF for our next Artist Equity Summit on “Follow Through” When I say “composer,” who do you think of? Are they alive? Are they male, white, of European descent? I.. 1 Sep 0
Album BLACK BROWN GRAY GREEN: Healing in Post-Industrial Communities Sitting at the crossroads of the industrial and the natural, Norman W. Long’s BLACK BROWN GRAY GREEN (Hausu Mountain Records).. 31 Aug 0
Interview 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 Videmus, a nonprofit organization where.. 30 Aug 0
Playlist ListN Up: Jacquelyn Deshchidn (August 27, 2021) ListN Up is a weekly series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contemporary artists by showcasing the diverse.. 27 Aug 25
Announcement 2021 ACF | create and Minnesota Music Creator Awards Announced American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ACF | create and Minnesota Music Creator.. 26 Aug 0
Essay Dismantling Arts Journalism — and Why We’d All Benefit (Casting Light #4) “Casting Light” is a 10-part series that explores the often invisible inequities in contemporary arts spaces. Commissioned by ACF and I.. 25 Aug 1
Album Molly Herron’s “Through Lines” Inspects the Viol with a Contemporary Eye Composer Molly Herron explores a vast landscape of musical and temporal intersections in Through Lines, her latest album out August.. 23 Aug 0
Playlist ListN Up: Emily Koh (August 20, 2021) ListN Up is a weekly series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contemporary artists by showcasing the diverse.. 20 Aug 1
Announcement Valerie Coleman Selected for ACF BandQuest Residency with Juilliard MAP American Composers Forum (ACF) is thrilled to announce its next BandQuest commission and residency partnership with flutist and composer Valerie Coleman.. 18 Aug 1
Album Anna Thorvaldsdóttir and Spektral Upend the String Quartet on Enigma Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdóttir is known for creating soundscapes that unfold at a glacial pace and evoke the volcanic grandeur.. 17 Aug 0