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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The following Professional Development Webinar is co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF). Orchestral conductors Mei-Ann Chen and Alan Gilbert provide insight into the conductor-composer relationship, programming new works, and other topics relevant to composers. Date & Time: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at…
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Information session regarding 2021 McKnight Composer Fellowship Application Process with Billy Lackey, ACF VP of Artist Services. The application deadline for the McKnight Composer Fellowships for mid-career music creators is 11:59 PM Central on Monday, April 19, 2021. The intent of this program is to recognize and support mid-career artists…
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Jen Shyu (a ChoralQuest composer) and Jade Tougue celebrate their deeply personal album Zero Grasses: Ritual for the Losses on Pi Records with an evening of music at Roulette. The album and subsequent performance marks the long-awaited return of Jade Tongue, an ensemble made up of musical innovators—Ambrose Akinmusire, Mat Maneri, Thomas Morgan, and Dan…
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

TUES@7: From Scratch

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TUES@7 “From Scratch” focuses on new collaborations with recordings/performances taking place from the Ensemble’s studio/office space in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY. The program includes a world premiere of a new quartet work by Josh Modney (violin/composition), written for and performed alongside acclaimed creative musicians Ingrid Laubrock (saxophones),…
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Information session regarding 2021 ACF | create Application Process with Billy Lackey, ACF VP of Artist Services. Are you a music creator living in Minnesota of five boroughs ofNew York City seeking funding for a commission? Or are you an ensemble seeking funding to commission a composer who lives in…
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Information session regarding 2021 McKnight Visiting Composer Residency Application Process with Billy Lackey, ACF VP of Artist Services Are you a music creator who would like to develop a music residency exploring Minnesota communities? Applications are now open for the McKnight Visiting Composer Residency program. The application deadline is 11:59…
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Saturday, April 3, 2021
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…
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Saturday, April 3, 2021
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…
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Friday, April 2, 2021
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…
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Friday, April 2, 2021
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…
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Friday, April 2, 2021
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…
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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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.
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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Cantus One Giant Leap

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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…
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021
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…
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Monday, March 29, 2021
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…
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Sunday, March 28, 2021
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…
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Friday, March 26, 2021
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…
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Thursday, March 25, 2021

Illumination

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C4 presents our seventh #C4GoesRemote livestream concert: Illumination. Join us on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 7:30pm CT | 8:30pm ET! Our program will include the following pieces: Nocturne by Adolphus Hailstork Thirst Trap by Perry Townsend – world premiere Grateful by Jamie Klenetsky Fay – world…
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
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,…
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
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.
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
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,…
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Equity in Orchestras
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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:…
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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…
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