Twenty-six artists collaborate to bring you a live, online song cycle called Swell, weaving together ten original, new music compositions by ten composers drawing from their personal histories as immigrants and children of immigrants. Hailing from Mexico, India, Israel, Japan, Trinidad, the Philippines, Russia, and Taiwan, the composers’ unique, surprising, and deeply human stories are […]
Great Falls Symphony announces their 100% FREE concert season this year until May 2021. "All of us at the Great Falls Symphony are fully committed to fulfilling our mission to infuse cultural vibrancy into the Great Falls community through transformative music events and education programs." All live performances will be FREE of charge, but need […]
On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 7:30pm CST, Penelope Freeh, alongside collaborator Alanna Morris-Van Tassel, will perform LIVE for an audience of cameras. Their concert can then be accessed on demand through Sunday, March 14. Please note: Ticket purchasing for Opening Night closes at 5:30pm CST! This performance was originally slated to happen one year ago. […]
The Albany Symphony unveiled its reimagined 2020-2021 season, which will include world premieres and concertos with brilliant soloists, as well as iconic masterworks. Curated by conductor David Alan Miller, the season brings to life an array of new and recent works by a panoply of living composers forging new ways to create art reflecting our […]
For 2021, the Fresno Philharmonic is presenting a series of online performances in their Digital Masterworks Series. Each concert will premier on YouTube, and will later be broadcast on Valley Public Radio on the 2nd Tuesday following each YouTube premier. Join host David Aus and conductor Rei Hotoda for this series of special broadcasts. Intersections of Past and Present: […]
The Cal Poly Choirs will present “Breathe in Hope,” a virtual winter concert that will feature a variety of selections on the theme of perseverance and hope Date & Time: Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 9:30pm CST | 7:30pm PST PolyPhonics will perform music by Camille Saint-Saëns and influential African American composer Adolphus Hailstork (a […]
Low-Key Chamber Concert Series An eclectic concert series, ensemble, record label, and presenting organization for music with a 34-year history of premiering good music that is pushing the boundaries of sound and composition. Saturdays, February 6 through March 14, 2021 at 4pm CST | 5pm EST Live-streamed on the Composers Concordance Facebook page. Event listing: […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
EnsembleNEWSRQ announces a “newStart” to its 2020-21 season, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The chamber music group, now in its fifth season, will take a cautious approach to reintroducing live musical performance, with its five upcoming programs gradually increasing in size as pandemic and vaccine news is monitored. Concerts will be offered in a […]
The New York Choral Society has announced “Our Voices,” a digital 2020-21 season between November and May. “The challenge of social distancing – so ‘unchoral’ – has prompted us to consider new ways of creating performances of choral music,” said NY Choral Society’s Music Director David Hayes in a press release. “The digital media space […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
The American Composers Forum is excited to partner with internationally acclaimed musician Gao Hong to present Creating Music for Chinese Instruments webinar. We invite you to join us for a conversation about creating music for the pipa, erhu, guzheng, dizi, percussion and other Chinese traditional instruments. During our time together, Gao Hong will discuss the […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
The SHE Festival returns for its third year in an all virtual format. SHE is presented by the Department of Music in partnership with the University of Arkansas Community Music School. The festival begins and ends with vignette performances by the Department of Music faculty and students. These mini concerts are featured on the Department […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
A virtual junior recital of original compositions by Michael Gaspari (a NextNotes creator), TIMARA, assisted by Hamish Robb, electric guitar and Tempest Baum, amplified mandolin, streamed live from Stull Recital Hall. Date & Time: Friday, March 19, 2021 at 6:30pm CDT | 7:30pm EDT Program: "Noise & Buttons 2" Presentation on “Music for Children” […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 9:30pm CST | 7:30pm PST, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Sarah Cahill presents her third concert at Community School of Music & Arts in Mountain View, CA. The performance features classical works from Cahill's latest project, The Future is Female, including music by Margaret Bonds, […]
The Bang on a Can Marathon Live Online – MaerzMusik Edition presented by Berliner Festspiele – features four hours of live performances from both sides of the Atlantic, reflecting the diversity and breadth of the Bang on a Can community. Featured artists include Tomeka Reid, Bill Frisell, Mazz Swift, Arnold Dreyblatt, Steve Reich, and more. […]
Join for the premiere of COINCIDENT Episode 2 (approximately 10 minutes), followed by a virtual reception (bring your own refreshments!) with Scott Miller (a past McKnight Fellow), Carole Kim, and members of Zeitgeist. COINCIDENT is a telematic, multi-episode, audiovisual collaboration between Zeitgeist, composer Scott L. Miller, visual artist Carole Kim, and an evolving list of artists. Each artist […]
AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY MUSIC in collaboration with MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC invites you to share virtually with the FIFTH HOUSE ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE Deep Listening: 5 consecutive 15-minute sessions; guided meditations, daily rituals, improvised text scores, and movement exercises; Deep Listening provides multiple tools for mindfulness, creativity, and communal music making. Friday, January 29, 2021 […]
The SHE Festival returns for its third year in an all virtual format. SHE is presented by the Department of Music in partnership with the University of Arkansas Community Music School. The festival begins and ends with vignette performances by the Department of Music faculty and students. These mini concerts are featured on the Department […]
This Women’s History Month marks the 100th year since the landmark victory of the women’s suffrage movement. To celebrate this milestone, Chamber Music on the Fox has invited a quartet of women from the Lyric Opera Orchestra to perform a program featuring all female, all American composers, from the classical to the Romantic to the […]
A discussion on the identity and future of contemporary music A diverse panel of scholars, curators, and artists respond to the Ensemble Modern’s concert, “Afro-Modernism in Contemporary Music,” with reference to recent cultural issues around classical and contemporary music’s understanding of its identity and future. The protracted silence within avantgarde music that surrounds composers of […]
Why is diversity, equity, and inclusion crucial to the future of orchestral music? How can organizations and artists integrate it into their work? ACO’s Director of Emerging Composers and Diversity, Aiden Feltkamp, leads a panel of experts in this professional development webinar. A Q&A with the audience will follow. Date & Time: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at […]
In this webinar, Elliott Miles McKinley will share his experience and the things he has learned in the world of academia. Topics will include the job search, interview process, contract negotiation, how to read a job description, what to ask for, different levels of jobs, workload, expectations, the tenure process, and more. Open to those […]
TRILLOQUY co-host and ACF board member facilitates a discussion about Beyoncé's groundbreaking performance piece Homecoming and her unique compositional style with insight from special guest and soloing member of Beyoncé K Lady Jess. Register here in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Date […]
A series of eight FREE monthly digital Performance As Process events on Thursday evenings from September through April will invite audiences to Conrad Tao's, 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence, creative practice as he develops programming for his May 6 Ecstatic Music concert in Merkin Hall. Streamed from his home in Manhattan, these events will give the audience a deeper look […]
Virtual Online Event: Livestream (Running time: 2 hours) Date & Time: Friday, March 26, 2021 from 3-5pm CDT | 4-6PM EDT About this Event: LISTENING PARTY starts at 4PM with: Kurt Gottschalk, Master of Ceremonies (NYC Jazz, Stereophile, the Wire, WFMU) String Noise: Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris, Violins Composers: Caleb Burhans, Jessie Cox, […]
Great Falls Symphony announces their 100% FREE concert season this year until May 2021. "All of us at the Great Falls Symphony are fully committed to fulfilling our mission to infuse cultural vibrancy into the Great Falls community through transformative music events and education programs." All live performances will be FREE of charge, but need […]
To round out MIOSM, the free Young Composers Concert will take place, and feature winning compositions from the 2020 NAfME Student Composers Competition. The Akropolis Reed Quintet will be performing, and you and your students do not want to miss this event! Date & Time: Monday, March 29, 2021 at 6pm CST | 7pm EST Register here. […]
The Composer to Composer series features major American composers in conversation with each other about their work and leading a creative life. The intergenerational discussions, moderated by ACO Artistic Director Derek Bermel, begin by exploring a single work with one composer interviewing the other. Attendees will gain insight to each work’s genesis, sound, influence on […]
In One Giant Leap, Cantus celebrates the allure of outward exploration, the triumph of the human spirit, and the striving for excellence through innovation and technology. Cantus looked to the night sky to shape One Giant Leap, which the acclaimed men’s chorus toured in 2019–20 in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission […]
Explore the intersection between classical music and Native American musical cultures. Curated by composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate (a ChoralQuest composer), with SF Symphony musicians. Tickets are $15. Date: Thursday, April 1, 2021 Learn more here.
This info session for Innova's Bay Area Pilot program is for anyone who may be curious about this program and its mission, applying to the program, Innova's curatorial process, and even the process of recording and releasing music in general.
Inspired by her own mixed-race heritage and career-long engagement with diverse musical traditions, pianist Lara Downes creates and curates a new digital recording venture, Rising Sun Music, that sheds a bright light on the music and stories of Black composers over the past 200 years. Featuring a wide range of leading instrumentalists and vocalists (including […]
April’s First Fridays with Robert Black brings you large music from small countries. Experience pieces from Iceland’s Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Lithuania’s Žibuokle Martinaitytė, and Latvia’s Krists Auznieks. Deep oceans - expansive skies - dazzling lights – music that shares a fascination with ethereal sounds and earthly sonics. Chill with the aural aurora, celebrate at […]
Composer and producer Lisa Bielawa, in collaboration with the DePauw University School of Music, presents the online world premiere of Broadcast at the Crossroads on Friday, April 2, 2021 at 6:30pm CDT | 7:30pm ET. The video will remain online to watch after its initial premiere, available at www.lisabielawa.net/broadcast-at-the-crossroads and on DePauw University School of […]
Beginning on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 11am CT | 10am MST the Jupiter String Quartet is presented by Arizona Friends of Chamber Music in a virtual concert featuring the world premiere of Stephen Andrew Taylor’s Chaconne/Labyrinth. This performance was recorded exclusively for this online event in Smith Memorial Recital Hall at the University of […]
On Saturdays, April 3–24, at 12pm CT on 90.5 FM & streaming online, listen to a variety of music from regional orchestras and professional classical musicians from around the state of Michigan. April 3 Violinist Samuel Arakelyan and pianist Kevin Rhodes play Beethoven’s “Spring” Sonata, and Baroque on Beaver Festival Orchestra and Chorus perform the Mozart Requiem. […]