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Saturday, May 25, 2024
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…
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Sunday, May 12, 2024
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…
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Friday, April 26, 2024
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…
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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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…
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
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…
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Friday, March 29, 2024
*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…
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Sunday, March 24, 2024
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…
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Sunday, March 24, 2024
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…
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Saturday, March 23, 2024
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…
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Saturday, March 23, 2024
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.
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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…
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Monday, March 18, 2024
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…
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Thursday, March 7, 2024

2024 ACF | create Info Session 2

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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…
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

2024 ACF | create Info Session 1

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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…
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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…
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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…
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Saturday, February 17, 2024
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…
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Saturday, February 10, 2024
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…
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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”…
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Friday, January 26, 2024
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…
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Thursday, January 25, 2024

SphinxConnect 2024 – AMPLIFY

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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:…
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
National Flute Association – IDEA Committee: 2024 Speaker Series Join members of the NFA’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee for enriching conversations with today’s arts leaders. These Zoom events are free and open to the public – no NFA membership required. Vanessa Rose | American Composers Forum…
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Join us in NYC for the CMA Conference and be part of Anatomy of a Commission! ACF constituents use promo code ACF10CMA  when registering and receive $10 off Sessions include an interactive town hall about the commissioning process, dialogue about applying best practices between composers and collaborators, and a composers/creators-only…
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Friday, January 12, 2024
ACF | Create awardee Stephanie Chou will be performing her work Comfort Girl. NY Hilton Midtown – 1335 6th Ave (54th St. and 6th Ave) SUTTON Center, 2nd Floor, free and open to the public Friday Jan 12 – 7:50pm Follow the link for more information: https://apap365.org/meet-the-artists-of-up-next-at-apapnyc-2024/ Comfort…
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