Composed by Ben Frost & Petter Ekmann Direction by Ben Frost Libretto by Daniela Danz Musical Direction by Florian Groß The digital U.S. premiere of the film THE MURDER OF HALIT YOZGAT launches Sunday, January 10 at 11am CT / 12pm ET and is available to stream January 10-16. 21-year-old Halit Yozgat was assassinated in broad daylight, in his immigrant […]
Directed by by Garin Nugroho Composed and performed by Septina Rosalina Layan Featuring Mazmur Chorale Garin Nugroho’s brand new staged Song Cycle, The Planet – A Lament, merges film with live dance and a 14-voice choir accompanied by Papuan Soloist to impart a moving story of creation set against the backdrop of environmental disaster. A destroyed community struggles in […]
Composed by Valgeir Sigurðsson Text by a rawlings Direction by Sara Martí Inspired by the award-winning book of the same name by poet a.rawlings, Wide Slumber for Lepidopterists pairs sleep and dream studies with lepidoptery, the study of butterflies and moths. Tracking the stages of sleep and pairing them with the life cycle of butterflies and moths, insomnia is mirrored in […]
The following Professional Development Webinars are co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF), and feature panel discussions by esteemed professionals in the industry about topics including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Entrepreneurship and Creating an Ensemble; Film Composition; Fundraising via Supportive Individuals; Programming and Digital Curation; Publishing, Self-Publishing, and Management; […]