Executive Director
Pronouns: she/her/hers
To contact, please reach out to Xavier Muzik, Executive Assistant
651.400.0880 | xmuzik@composersforum.org
Vanessa Rose has been Executive Director of the American Composers Forum (ACF) since January 2019, leading the organization’s transformation towards greater racial equity and elevating advocacy on behalf of living composers. During her tenure at ACF, the organization has increased equitable opportunities for living composers, modeled composers as change agents in communities, acquired the media site I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, and transitioned from a membership to community-centric fundraising model.
Her previous work has focused on guiding artists and organizations through significant transitions as well, including the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Lark Play Development Center, The Knights collective, and the American Composers Orchestra. Vanessa’s past administrative experience includes positions at the Metropolitan Opera and League of American Orchestras, plus the League’s year-long Orchestra Management Fellowship Program, which included residencies with the Dallas Symphony, Elgin Symphony, Aspen Music Festival and School, and San Francisco Symphony.
She is a Western classical violinist and studied performance at Indiana University, Eastman School of Music (B.M.), Mannes College of Music (M.M), and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands. Vanessa is mom to two teenagers and loves languages, travel, running, and biographies.
Photo credit: Julia Gang (Photo Credit: Hamod Abu-Eid on previous page)