In response to the unique emotional challenges of this global pandemic, ACF is hosting a weekly, virtual space for creative musicians to check in, listen and be heard, and feel more connected to the national composer community. These sessions will be facilitated by Jen Rives, MA, LMFT (she/hers) of Relationship Insights Therapy & Coaching. Feel free […]
Feel free to actively engage in wherever the conversation happens to go, or turn your camera off and just listen to the music. This is an opportunity to hear new music, support artists and also meet and connect with the performers as well as others in the "audience." Bassist and composer Liz Draper is a […]
ACF member and Rhode Island composer Elliott Miles McKinley is hosting a weekly series for music creators across the country to connect virtually on Zoom. Follow the link below to sign up, and then Elliott will reply with the secure Zoom link. Elliott shares, "I am a composer, improviser, and teacher and, like most of […]
Based on the classic children’s book and Academy Award-nominated film, Paddle to the Sea explores our relationship to the bodies of water that connect our lives. Third Coast Percussion will perform their original soundtrack along with the film, as well as water-inspired works by composers Philip Glass and Jacob Druckman and the traditional music of the Shona […]
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, composer Dorian Wallace wrote "It Is One-Hundred Seconds to Midnight" to raise awareness, inspire action, and raise mutual aid. Collaborating with 16 pianists and 32 dancers from around the globe, the video will premiere on Facebook and YouTube on Earth Day, April 22, 8pm ET. In […]
James Patrick from Slam Academy leads this free webinar with advice for how to set up an affordable home composition studio. He'll cover the topics of: Hardware and software; recommended configurations for a musician or music producer/engineer to operate a functional home studio on a budget; interfaces; microphones; mixers; sound treatment, and basic recording techniques. […]
ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing and connected during times of isolation, ListN Up offers an intimate sonic portrait of contemporary artists by showcasing the diverse and stylistically varied music that influences their creative practice. This series is sponsored by American Composers Forum/innova Recordings with new releases every Friday […]
Slam Academy’s Free Tech Support Happy Hour! Are you an artist that has been forced into the world of working online? Are you a music or art educator that is struggling with your online teaching options? Or are you just curious how all of this stuff is supposed to work? Join us for a free […]
The Oakland Interfaith Family of Choirs, under the direction of Terrance Kelly, hosts their Annual Free Spring Concert at the First Congregational Church of Oakland. The program features music by living composers: Everybody Dancin - Judith McAllister Open Your Mouth - Brent Jones Please note the change in time so that our choir friends and […]
Scott Keever is a composer/guitarist who specializes in fingerpicking and open tunings, with influences from Balkan and Celtic to blues, jazz and classical. He will be hosting online YouTube solo guitar concert. "April 27th is my 50th Birthday! And I was hoping for a large gathering celebration type thing. But that's not going to happen. So instead, […]
Violinist Jennifer Koh’s Alone Together is an online commissioning project that brings composers together in support of the many freelancers among them. Twenty-one composers have each agreed to donate a new, 30-second micro-work for solo violin while also recommending a fellow composer to write their own 30-second solo violin work on paid commission from the […]
Gather as a community online and experience the creation of new work! In response to the impacts of COVID-19 on composers and performers, American Composers Orchestra announces Connecting ACO Community, a new initiative to commission short works for solo instrument or voice. Each composer will receive $500 to write the work, and each performer will […]