MECA Archives

Composers Selected for 2020 Minnesota Emerging Composer Awards (MECA)

Thursday, January 16th, 2020

The American Composers Forum is pleased to announce the results of the 2020 Minnesota Emerging Composer Awards (MECA), supported with funds from the Jerome Foundation. Three area music creators have […]

Composers Selected for 2018 Minnesota Emerging Composer Award (MECA)

Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

ST. PAUL, MN – The AmericanComposers Forum is pleased to announce the results of the Minnesota Emerging Composer Awards (MECA), supported with funds from the Jerome Foundation. Three area creative […]

Living an Improvised Life: Lynn O’Brien Shares How MECA Helped Her Fulfill a Years-Long Dream

Tuesday, August 7th, 2018

When Lynn O’Brien won a Minnesota Emerging Composer Award (MECA) in 2016, she knew exactly what she’d do with the awarded development funds. MECA is funded by the Jerome Foundation […]

Composers Selected for 2017 Jerome Fund for New Music & Minnesota Emerging Composer Award (MECA)

Thursday, November 30th, 2017

SAINT PAUL, MN – The American Composers Forum is pleased to announce the results of two programs supported with funds from the Jerome Foundation; The Jerome Fund for New […]

On the Run: The FUGITIVE Sounds of Nona Marie Invie

Sunday, July 20th, 2014

By Will Wlizlo Nona Marie Invie getting some good vibes from members of Anonymous Choir. Some music is born on a hard bench in a piano lesson studio. Other sounds […]