First Fridays with Robert Black is a monthly series of virtual mini-concerts featuring new music for solo double bass, streaming from his home studio in Hartford, Connecticut, at 12pm ET. The performance is designed to fit any time and place – whether it’s with morning coffee in Los Angeles, lunch in New York, happy hour […]
The Choirs of Idaho State University will present the ISU Choirs Mid-Winter Concert. Scott Anderson, ISU director of choral activities, will conduct the Chamber Choir and Concert Choir, and pianist Natalia Lauk will play for both groups in the presentation of a wide variety of choral styles and genres. Anderson will lead the 43 voice […]
Join us for the world premiere of NEW MUSIC written by our elementary singers of Sister Cities Girlchoir and The Music & Motion Choir. The compositions were created during a short-term residency with composer, Erin Busch (in ACF's Philly chapter) sponsored by the American Composers Forum. Alysia Lee (a ChoralQuest collaborator) of SCGC will also […]
In 1964, Terry Riley kicked off a revolution with his landmark piece, In C. In 2001, Bang on a Can released a recording of their interpretation of the minimalist classic with a singular combination of amplified instruments from around the globe, propelling Riley’s transcendental masterpiece into the future. This recording on Cantaloupe Music was on […]
On Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 2pm CST | 3pm EST, Bang on a Can presents the video premiere of Bang on a Can All-Star Vicky Chow’s performance of Michael Gordon’s Sonatra as a Watch Party. The program will include a Q & A about the work with Chow and Gordon, moderated by Ethan Iverson, […]
Low-Key Chamber Concert Series An eclectic concert series, ensemble, record label, and presenting organization for music with a 34-year history of premiering good music that is pushing the boundaries of sound and composition. Saturdays, February 6 through March 14, 2021 at 4pm CST | 5pm EST Live-streamed on the Composers Concordance Facebook page. Event listing: […]
AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY MUSIC in collaboration with MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC invites you to share virtually with the FIFTH HOUSE ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE Deep Listening: 5 consecutive 15-minute sessions; guided meditations, daily rituals, improvised text scores, and movement exercises; Deep Listening provides multiple tools for mindfulness, creativity, and communal music making. Friday, January 29, 2021 […]
Valley Beth Shalom Member and composer Sergio Barer received a McKnight Visiting Composer Residency in 2019 from the American Composers Forum to conduct interviews with members of the Mexican immigrant community in Minneapolis. The Immigrants is a moving four-part choral composition based on the experiences of those immigrants as depicted through their powerful interviews. Valley […]
"Shawnee, Ohio" will have its premiere screening at the Wexner Center for the Arts on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 4pm CST | 5pm EST. It is free, and will run through March 16. Learn more and get tickets here. Harnetty's "Shawnee, Ohio" -- presented here in a newly edited film version -- weaves together […]
The following Professional Development Webinar is co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF). How can composers help guide their own careers? What part does creating an ensemble play in that? Frank J. Oteri moderates a panel of innovative ensemble creators to explore topics of entrepreneurship and career advancement as a composer. Q&A with audience will follow. Panelists: Afa Dworkin, Sphinx Organization, […]
The Issam Rafea and Gao Hong (ACF Board Member) duo performs live improvisations blending Chinese and Arabic techniques. Songlines Magazine in the U.K. called their collaboration “…engaging, deeply contemplative, and culturally resonant.” Each performance is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and audiences have the opportunity to witness singular creations that come to life before their eyes and ears, but are […]
An immersive 45-minute work combining multi-screen animation, live camera and contemporary jazz music. It will be developed and presented by visual artist Shiyi Li, British jazz musicians James Owston and Daniel Kemshell and American percussionists Lindsey Eastham and Gloria Yehilevsky. Date & Time: Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 1pm CST | 8pm MGT (London) Learn […]