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ACF Artist Equity Summit September 10-11 2021

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 descen...
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Vanessa Rose
2021 ACF | create and Minnesota Music Creator Award recipients

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...
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Composer-Performer Speed Dating was bigger and better than ever at NMG2018 (photo by Austin Eamnarangkool)

New Music Gathering 2021: “Money?”, Ethics, and Sustaining a Creative Life

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Since 2015, New Music Gathering has taken...
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Jennifer Jolley
McKnight Awardees 2021

2021 McKnight Composer Fellows and McKnight Visiting Composers Announced

American Composers Forum (ACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s McKnight Fellows...
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New Music Gathering 2018--Photo by Austin Eamnarangkool

The 6th Annual New Music Gathering: Full Schedule, Keynote Speaker, Headliners

Hailed as “more than just another new music festival” (Wall Street Journal) and “a joyous celebratio...
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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...
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Dameun Strange
ACF Artist Equity Summit

ACF Artist Equity Summit: Twin Cities Arts Leaders

On May 20-21, 2021, join American Composers Forum (ACF) for our virtual Artist Equity Summit, where...
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Dameun Strange
Photo by Mark Fletcher Brown on Unsplash

Introducing the ACF Help Desk: a Resource for Artists and Collaborators

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Inspired by the conversations that we hav...
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Haley Olson
Photo by Trevin Rudy on Unsplash

Call for Articles: New Series on “Invisible Inequities” in Arts Spaces

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and American Composers Forum are launching a new 10-month initiative entitled “...
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Tony the Scribe--Photo by Trista McGovern

Tony the Scribe on the Serious Work of Play

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. Tony Williams, professionally known as To...
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Sun Yung Shin
Billy Lackey--Photo by Nancy Hauck

Reimagining Equitable Applications and Awardee Selection in ACF’s Funded Opportunities

This article was commissioned by American Composers Forum. As Vice President of Artist Services at A...
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Billy Lackey
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN Expands Perspectives with New Contributors

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN (ICIYL) and American Composers Forum (ACF) are proud to introduce the expanded...
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UNEVEN MEASURES

Announcing UNEVEN MEASURES: Artists Reflect on the 19th Amendment

The centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving white women the right t...
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NextNotes 2020

Spotlight On: 2020 American Composers Forum NextNotes Creators

American Composers Forum’s NextNotes program honors talented young artists from across the cou...
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Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh
Afro Yaqui Music Collective--Photo by Renee Rosensteel, provided courtesy of the New Hazlett Theater

ListN Up: Afro Yaqui Music Collective (April 3, 2020)

ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing...
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Third Sound Heard in Havana

Third Sound’s Heard in Havana Celebrates a Diversity of Sound

Albums resulting from calls-for-scores tend to be a mixed bag, both thematically and stylistically.
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Adam O'Dell
Photo by AbsolutVision on Unsplash

COVID-19 Emergency Funding and Artist Resources

Updated August 21, 2020 With the increased spread of COVID-19 in the United States, it has been an e...
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Anaïs Maviel--Photo courtesy www.anaismaviel.bandcamp.com

5 Questions to Anaïs Maviel (cross-disciplinary artist)

Anaïs Maviel is a creator with a unique perspective who unites several disciplines compellingly. A v...
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Bruce A. Russell
Photo by Aman Upadhyay on Unsplash

Out of Context #1: Diversifying Programming with Integrity

“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation...
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Shruthi Rajasekar
Photo by Lauren Peng on Unsplash

Call for Articles: New Series on Cultural Appropriation in Partnership with American Composers Forum

AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM and I CARE IF YOU LISTEN are launching a ten-month series entitled “Out of...
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Amanda Cook
Roomful of Teeth--Photo by Bonica Ayala

Roomful of Teeth and ACF | connect Converge at MASS MoCA

“In this past year, I have made a promise to myself to really get to know the performers I collabora...
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Amanda Cook
Vanessa Rose--Photo by Julia Gang

5 Questions to Vanessa Rose (President, American Composers Forum)

The American Composers Forum began in 1973 as a University of Minnesota student club, formalising in...
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Gemma Peacocke
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innova’s Inn-fest 2018 in Minneapolis-St. Paul: Delightfully Adventurous

Do you know those musical events in which you practically know all of the sounds you’ll hear e...
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Megan Ihnen
Third Sound ensemble in Plaza de San Francisco, in Havana, Cuba

New York-based Third Sound ensemble debuts in Old Havana

When American Composers Forum was invited by festival director  Guido López-Gavilán to bring an arti...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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