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Friday, May 31, 2024
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MAY 31: Innova Release: Jeff Myers | Requiem Listen PART I: GRIEVING I. Kyrie eleison II. Nay, Lord, not thus (Oscar Wilde) III. Nebeltag (Frida Schanz) IV. Di me non pianger tu (Petrarch) V. Momento Mori PART II: DYING VI. Christe eleison…
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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‘Only in the Dark’ Concert at the Old Stone House Wednesday, May 29 · 7 – 9pm EDT Old Stone House of Brooklyn 336 3rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 ‘Only in the Dark’ is a 45-minute musical work in eight movements for cello and electronics by composer/sound designer Brendon…
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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SHENSduo (申思琵琶) May 29th, 2024 | 12:00PM | Music Recital Hall, Santa Clara University Free Admission | Music and Dance Facility, 114 Franklin St, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Music@Noon series featuring original pipa duets composed and performed by Shenshen Zhang and Sophia Shen Experience the authenticity and…
Saturday, May 25, 2024
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Peter Jay Sharp Theater The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St., New York, NY 10023 Program information: Pre-College Orchestra Adam Glaser, Conductor Andrés SOTO Fantasía en la Plaza* SAINT-SAËNS Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61 Nicolás Lell BENAVIDES Querencia* ELGAR In the South…
Sunday, May 12, 2024
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American Composers Forum (ACF), in partnership with The Juilliard School’s Preparatory Division and the New York Philharmonic, is returning for another “Composing Inclusion” concert, a co-commission that brings together multiple generations, musical levels, perspectives, and community members in the creation and performance of new music. This program is powered by…
Friday, April 26, 2024
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ACF is proud to commission a new orchestral work by Joel Thompson with partners New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director). American Composers…
Thursday, April 25, 2024
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ACF is proud to commission a new orchestral work by Joel Thompson with partners New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director). American Composers…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
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American Composers Forum (ACF), in partnership with The Juilliard School’s Preparatory Division and the New York Philharmonic, is returning for another “Composing Inclusion” concert, a co-commission that brings together multiple generations, musical levels, perspectives, and community members in the creation and performance of new music. Featuring students from the Juilliard…
Friday, March 29, 2024
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*Out Friday March 29th, Jess Rowland’s ‘Plastiglomerates’* Get album here: https://lnkfi.re/nURTSc7U Plastiglomerates is a collection of music exploring the theme of plastic in life. “Plastiglomerate” is a recently coined term used to describe a new geological phenomenon – Plastics which have been cemented into organic rock through geological processes. The…
Sunday, March 24, 2024
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for Toshiko: new works by Leilehua Lanzilotti Sunday, March 24, 2024, 6:30–8 pm EST Free with RSVP In conjunction with Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, The Noguchi Museum presents for Toshiko: new works by Leilehua Lanzilotti, including the world premiere of Lanzilotti’s piano trio for Toshiko—an exploration of the shifting…
Sunday, March 24, 2024
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ACF is proud to commission a new orchestral work by Joel Thompson with partners New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director). American Composers…
Saturday, March 23, 2024
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ACF is proud to commission a new orchestral work by Joel Thompson with partners New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director). American Composers…
Saturday, March 23, 2024
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SUGAR VENDIL / ISOGRAM: SCENES FROM CHILDHOOD LIVE AT NATIONAL SAWDUST // DOORS AT 6:30PM March 23, 2024 7:30 pm Get tickets here: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36490/production/1185929 For more information about the event: https://www.nationalsawdust.org/event/sugar-vendil-isogram-scenes-from-childhood In an evening of kaleidoscopic sound and movement, Sugar Vendil demonstrates her range as an interdisciplinary artist.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
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ACF is proud to commission a new orchestral work by Joel Thompson with partners New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director). American Composers…
Monday, March 18, 2024
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Monday, March 18, 2024 @ 8:00 PM Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 $25 advance | $30 doors | $20 Student/Senior (w/ ID, Senior 65+) | doors 7p.m. NYC-based composer, bassist, and bandleader Martin Nevin (2017 JFund for New Music) world premieres his song cycle, “Scratch at…
Thursday, March 7, 2024
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Session 2: Thursday, March 7th – 5:30-6:30 PM Central Time Topic: we will examine previous awardees’ applications as case studies. ACF staff will offer two 60-minute information sessions for the 2024 ACF | create program online to review the application process. During these sessions, there will be time to ask questions about…
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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Session 1: Tuesday, March 5th – 5:30-6:30 PM Central Time Topic: we will review all guidelines and walk through the application process in SlideRoom. ACF staff will offer two 60-minute information sessions for the 2024 ACF | create program online to review the application process. During these sessions, there will be time…
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Vanessa Rose presents ACF’s racial equity journey to Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia February 27, 2024 @ 12:30pm ET Vanessa Rose, Executive Director of ACF, joins the Musical Fund Society for a virtual lunchtime presentation on how ACF has navigated the successes – and failures – of achieving greater equity in the organization and for…
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Featured Speakers: Melissa Ngan and Vanessa Rose Being a part of a consortium is not only artistically beneficial to composers, but financially beneficial as well! In this session, Melissa Ngan will unpack some of the need-to-know information surrounding orchestral commissions and the creation of consortia for composers. This webinar is free, but registration…
Saturday, February 17, 2024
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American Composers Forum presents – “Connecting Our Students to Cutting-Edge Chamber Repertoire: New Solo and Ensemble Music Written by Black Composers” This session will highlight new pedagogical chamber music repertoire available for educators to include in their high school-level solo and ensemble repertoire by composers supported through various American Composers…
Saturday, February 10, 2024
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In this project the idea was to tell an abstract musical and visual narrative of a group of Black South Minneapolis residents moving through the racial unrest we experienced in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, while also moving through the global pandemic and shutdowns, as well as the…
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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Featuring Mychal “MMYYKK” Fisher, deVon Russell Gray, LaAerial, and Troy Rogers (aka Robot Rickshaw) Wed, Jan 31, 7:30–9:30 pm Cedar Cultural Center Tickets: $17 The Great Northern joins forces with American Composers Forum (ACF) to showcase ACF’s most recent cohort of Minnesota-based McKnight Composer Fellows: Mychal “MMYYKK”…
Friday, January 26, 2024
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What happens when young music students have the opportunity to not only perform side-by-side works with professional musicians but also play new works with “flex scores” written especially for them? What about when that living composer invites them to contribute to the creation of the work, or when they share…
Thursday, January 25, 2024
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The Sphinx Organization brings you the largest and longest-standing convening dedicated to diversity and inclusion in classical music January 25-27, 2024! With over 30 sessions designed to inspire and ignite action and spark collaboration, the participation of more than 90 speakers, keynote addresses by luminaries and trailblazers, and much more:…