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Monday, October 12, 2020
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San Francisco’s Search for Scores and Education Program Call for Scores Deadline Nov 15, 2020 Calling all aspiring composers! San Francisco Contemporary Music Players is thrilled to announce their 2021 SF Search for Scores, an open call to any composers based in the…
Monday, October 12, 2020
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The Mizzou New Music Initiative is excited to announce the 12th Annual Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 26 – 31, 2021 on the campus of the University of Missouri. Activities for resident composers begin in the evening on Friday, July 23. Four composers from around the world will be selected through a portfolio…
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
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Join ACF and American Composers Orchestra’s first Professional Development Webinar on Wednesday, October 14 at 2pm CDT / 3pm ET! ACO Artistic Director Derek Bermel will facilitate a conversation about new orchestral music and effective collaboration strategies for composers and musicians, including parts writing, email communication,…
Friday, October 16, 2020
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This month, I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and American Composers Forum will host a series of Zoom roundtable discussions on gender equity in the contemporary arts as part of our shared UNEVEN MEASURES series. Through interviews, collaborative essays, artist-curated playlists, and live discussions, UNEVEN MEASURES marks the centennial anniversary of…
Friday, October 16, 2020
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In our How Music is Made ONLINE series, our hosts—some of contemporary music’s most inspired personalities—share their insight into a personal favorite piece of music with you, followed by a performance by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. Select your favorite beverage, turn up your best speakers, relax, and enjoy the…
Saturday, October 17, 2020
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“Compose With Me: A Marathon for Beirut” is a 12-hour livestream fundraiser to raise money for LGBTQ+ & Migrant Worker communities in Beirut, two groups who are most likely to be neglected for aid. Throughout the day on Saturday, October 17 at 8am CDT / 9am EDT, and with the…
Monday, October 19, 2020
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This month, I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and American Composers Forum will host a series of Zoom roundtable discussions on gender equity in the contemporary arts as part of our shared UNEVEN MEASURES series. Through interviews, collaborative essays, artist-curated playlists, and live discussions, UNEVEN MEASURES marks the centennial anniversary of…
Thursday, October 22, 2020
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The New Works Commission Composer Sessions is hosted by composer and National Sawdust Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Paola Prestini. Designed for composers and free for all to enjoy, these Sessions provide insights and tools for developing evolving entrepreneurial skills and new ways of thinking. As a part of their New…
Saturday, October 24, 2020
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Voters’ Broadcast is a transformative and broadly participatory musical performance for flexible ensembles of musicians. The work is directed, conceived and composed by Rome Prize and American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winner, composer and 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Lisa Bielawa, with text taken from celebrated artist Sheryl…
Saturday, October 24, 2020
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Voters’ Broadcast is a transformative and broadly participatory musical performance for flexible ensembles of musicians. The work is directed, conceived and composed by Rome Prize and American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winner, composer and 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Lisa Bielawa, with text taken from celebrated artist Sheryl…
Saturday, October 24, 2020
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Voters’ Broadcast is a transformative and broadly participatory musical performance for flexible ensembles of musicians. The work is directed, conceived and composed by Rome Prize and American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winner, composer and 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Lisa Bielawa, with text taken from celebrated artist Sheryl…
Monday, October 26, 2020
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To report and respond: because words matter. New works of Robert Maggio, Ayanna Woods, Nicholas Cline, and David Lang addressing issues in the national discourse leading to Election Day, November 3rd. Featuring Echoes, a new amplification system @ The Crossing designed for socially-distant singing They have been…
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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To report and respond: because words matter. New works of Robert Maggio, Ayanna Woods, Nicholas Cline, and David Lang addressing issues in the national discourse leading to Election Day, November 3rd. Featuring Echoes, a new amplification system @ The Crossing designed for socially-distant singing They have been…
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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Voters’ Broadcast is a transformative and broadly participatory musical performance for flexible ensembles of musicians. The work is directed, conceived and composed by Rome Prize and American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winner, composer and 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Lisa Bielawa, with text taken from celebrated artist Sheryl…
Thursday, October 29, 2020
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The New Works Commission Composer Sessions is hosted by composer and National Sawdust Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Paola Prestini. Designed for composers and free for all to enjoy, these Sessions provide insights and tools for developing evolving entrepreneurial skills and new ways of thinking. As a part of their New…
Friday, October 30, 2020
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To report and respond: because words matter. New works of Robert Maggio, Ayanna Woods, Nicholas Cline, and David Lang addressing issues in the national discourse leading to Election Day, November 3rd. Featuring Echoes, a new amplification system @ The Crossing designed for socially-distant singing They have been…
Monday, November 2, 2020
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To report and respond: because words matter. New works of Robert Maggio, Ayanna Woods, Nicholas Cline, and David Lang addressing issues in the national discourse leading to Election Day, November 3rd. Featuring Echoes, a new amplification system @ The Crossing designed for socially-distant singing They have been…
Monday, November 2, 2020
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ACF’s Study Group opens our staff and board conversations and anti-racism training to our colleagues and friends. Please use this link to register as we will be meeting remotely due to Covid-19. Our next study group is Monday, November 2 at 4pm CST.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
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Voters’ Broadcast is a transformative and broadly participatory musical performance for flexible ensembles of musicians. The work is directed, conceived and composed by Rome Prize and American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winner, composer and 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Lisa Bielawa, with text taken from celebrated artist Sheryl…
Thursday, November 5, 2020
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The New Works Commission Composer Sessions is hosted by composer and National Sawdust Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Paola Prestini. Designed for composers and free for all to enjoy, these Sessions provide insights and tools for developing evolving entrepreneurial skills and new ways of thinking. As a part of their New…
Saturday, November 7, 2020
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The Los Angeles Inception Orchestra invites you to participate virtually in a day of composition master classes and presentations from some of the music industry’s top professionals. The evening will culminate with a virtual concert featuring original from our young composers and some of their mentors. There will be an…
Monday, November 9, 2020
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Special guest artists include Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize winner, and Thapelo Masita, a South-African-born cellist and graduate of the Eastman School of Music. Mr. McGill will perform works by Jesse Montgomery (Peace), James Lee III (Ad Anah?), Georg Philipp…
Monday, November 9, 2020
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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…
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
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Gateways Music Festival presents a free panel discussion on Black Lives Matter and Classical Music. Moderator Garrett McQueen (ACF Board member) leads a panel of distinguished musicians in a discussion about Black Lives Matter movement and classical music. Panelists include Jessica “Lady Jess” McJunkins, freelance violinist; Ann Hobson Pilot, retired…