ACF CONNECT Archives - American Composers Forum

NEW SERIES FEATURING WORLD PREMIERES CELEBRATES THE FULL SPECTRUM of BLACK MUSIC

Thursday, February 4th, 2021

ACF | connect partner Music of the Unsung America launches a season on music and art by Black creators Miami, FL (February 4, 2021) –. A new series featuring Black […]

Resonance: October 2020

Monday, October 5th, 2020

Accomplished music educator Portia Dunkley is the next artists in the ACF | connect program, which provides sustained support for music creators to build relationships with ensembles based in the United States. Through the development of new work, the program intentionally supports a spectrum of voices and music to advance creative musical expression, which ACF believes is essential to human culture. Dunkley has lived in Miami most of her life and she generously shared some stories from her journey in music. She’s the innovative founder of Teeny Violini, a mobile music education program provider for early education sites and schools. Spending over 16 years throughout Florida in string education, Dunkley’s leadership in music education is a bright light in the music-rich city of Miami, the South Florida region, and beyond.

New Program Celebrates Black Composers And Features South Florida

ACF | connect’s Partnership with Portia Dunkley Saint Paul, MN (October 5, 2020) – South Florida is rich with historic Black musical traditions that are diverse, vibrant, and span generations. […]

American Composers Forum and AACM Announce Three Composers Selected For 2019-2020 ACF | connect Program Elizabeth A. Baker, Adegoke Steve Colson, and Rudresh Mahanthappa

Wednesday, August 28th, 2019

ACF to Award Composers Commissions to Have World Premieres Performed by the Great Black Music Ensemble, Part of AACM’s 55th Anniversary Season The American Composers Forum (ACF) and the Association […]

American Composers Forum Partners with Roomful of Teeth in  World Premieres by Mingjia Chen, Mary Kouyoumdjian,and Peter S. Shin at MASS MoCA, August 23

Friday, July 12th, 2019

On Friday, August 23, 2019 at 8pm, the American Composers Forum partners with GRAMMY-winning vocal project Roomful of Teeth in world premieres by Mingjia Chen, Mary Kouyoumdjian, and Peter S. […]

American Composers Forum Connect Program (ACF | connect) Partners with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians™ (AACM)

Monday, April 1st, 2019

ACF to Award Three Commissions for Composers to Have World Premieres Performed by Great Black Music Ensemble, Part of AACM’s 55th Anniversary Season The American Composers Forum Connect Program (ACF […]

American Composers Forum and Roomful of Teeth Announce Three Composers Selected for ACF CONNECT

Monday, May 7th, 2018

Three composers have been selected as participants for the second annual ACF CONNECT program offered by the American Composers Forum (ACF) in partnership with the GRAMMY-winning eight-voice ensemble Roomful of […]

American Composers Forum and the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble Announce Three Composers Selected for ACF CONNECT

Thursday, May 18th, 2017

Three composers have been selected as participants for the first annual ACF CONNECT program offered by the American Composers Forum (ACF) in partnership with the highly acclaimed Pittsburgh New Music […]