Alicia Waller is a 2021 ACF I Create Award Recipient and innova artist Join vocalist and composer, Alicia Waller, for an expansive evening of music as she brings her signature blend of jazz, soul, and vernacular sound to Chelsea Table & Stage. Waller will perform with her ensemble Alicia Waller & The Excursion to create […]
Speaker(s): Lee Bynum, Faculty, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy; Antonio C. Cuyler, Ph.D., Professor of Music, Entrepreneurship & Leadership, University of Michigan; Vanessa Rose, CEO, American Composers Forum; Loki Karuna, Executive Director, American Composers Forum; and Ari Solotoff, Attorney, Drummond Woodsum Music is a powerful source of engagement, emotion, and artistic expression. However, […]
What is “American music?” and what does “American” mean? Consider the power of music: its historical role in inspiring, oppressing, protesting, and celebrating people and events. In 2026, the U.S. will recognize the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — an opportunity to address the complexity of this anniversary historically and today. This session […]
