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In its 20 years, BandQuest® has connected middle-level learners with living composers in meaningful…
Accomplished music educator Portia Dunkley is the next artists in the ACF | connect program, which p…
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ACF connect, Resonance
For nearly 30 years Philip Blackburn has been unwavering in his dedication to the work of the Americ…
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innova Recordings
St. Paul, MN (September 17, 2020) – I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, the award-winning multimedia hub for livin…
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I Care if You Listen
Program Expansion and Staff Changes at the longtime Label of ACF Leading into its 50th anniversary i…
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innova Recordings, Racial Equity Statement, strategic plan
The Healing Culture Work of Composer and Vocalist Mankwe Ndosi by Sun Yung Shin “The aim of each thi…
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Resonance, Uneven Measures
American Composers Forum in partnership with I Care If You Listen to kickoff UNEVEN MEASURES: Artist…
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19th Amendment, Advocacy, composer, Women
Learning through the Ears: Reflections on Heard in Havana In 2014, President Barack Obama announced…
When Gene Angelo Nucal was less than 5 years old, he stumbled upon the instruments that were readily…
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Cello, National Composition Contest, NextNotes
Jasper Talwani comes from a musical family but his journey to music was anything but a straight path…
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Bass, National Composition Contest, NextNotes
Helen Feng is a recipient of the 2020 NextNotes High School Music Creator Award Helen Feng has perfe…
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composer, National Composition Contest, NextNotes, Voice
Rohan Srinivasan is a recipient of the 2020 NextNotes High School Music Creator Award Rohan Srinivas…
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Cello, Jazz, National Composition Contest, NextNotes
KiMani Bridges is very interested in how things work. In 5th grade she picked up the flute, the inst…
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composer, Flute, National Composition Contest, NextNotes
Charlotte Weinstein found an old cello her mother had and she also knew that her mother truly enjoye…
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Awards, Cello, composition, National Composition Contest, NextNotes, Young Creators
The American Composers Forum (ACF) today announced the recipients of this year’s McKnight Fellowship…
On Friday, June 12, CEO Vanessa Rose accepted the League of American Orchestras’ Gold Baton Aw…
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Gold Baton, Racial Equity and Inclusion Forum, Vanessa Rose
The American Composers Forum (ACF) and New Music USA will jointly receive the League of American Orc…
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Award, Golden Baton, League of American Orchestras
The American Composers Forum (ACF), in partnership with MakeMusic®, is proud to acknowledge the infl…
Visualizing the Visceral: a conversation between multimedia visual artist Yuliya Lanina and composer…
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Bora Yoon, SXSW, Yuliya Lanina
This month Jen Shyu, dynamic performer, bandleader, and current ACF ChoralQuest® Composer-in-Residen…
Download PDF Press Release here. The American Composers Forum (ACF) is thrilled to announce the win…
The American Composers Forum is pleased to announce the results of the 2020 Minnesota Emerging Compo…
