SHENSduo (申思琵琶) May 29th, 2024 | 12:00PM | Music Recital Hall, Santa Clara University Free Admission | Music and Dance Facility, 114 Franklin St, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Music@Noon series featuring original pipa duets composed and performed by Shenshen Zhang and Sophia Shen Experience the authenticity and originality of SHENSduo (申思琵琶), a California Bay Area-based […]

‘Only in the Dark’ Concert at the Old Stone House Wednesday, May 29 · 7 - 9pm EDT Old Stone House of Brooklyn 336 3rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11215   ‘Only in the Dark’ is a 45-minute musical work in eight movements for cello and electronics by composer/sound designer Brendon Randall-Myers and cellist/composer Annie Blythe. […]

MAY 31: Innova Release: Lisa Mezzacappa | 'The Electronic Lover'   The Electronic Lover is uniquely of the Bay Area in its artistic personality, the individuals involved as performers and collaborators, and the presenting partners who have collaborated with me along the way (Berkeley Art Museum, Paul Dresher Ensemble, Center for New Music, Litquake, East […]

MAY 31: Innova Release: Jeff Myers | Requiem Listen PART I: GRIEVING I. Kyrie eleison II. Nay, Lord, not thus (Oscar Wilde) III. Nebeltag (Frida Schanz) IV. Di me non pianger tu (Petrarch) V. Momento Mori PART II: DYING VI. Christe eleison VII. Pagtulog na, Nene (Philippine traditional) VIII. Go and Die (Rumi) IX. Kyrie […]

June 5th: Innova Release: Leilehua Lanzilotti | the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky 2022 Pulitzer Finalist Leilehua Lanzilotti releases debut composer / sound artist album on Innova Recordings featuring Sō Percussion and Longleash. In conjunction with the nationally touring exhibition Lanzilotti co-curated, Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, Lanzilotti produced this album of chamber […]

Using Digital Spaces to Connect With Your Local Communities Thursday, Jun. 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST Featured Speakers: Dana Sikkila Regardless of what stage of your career you may be in, connecting with your local community is essential. This webinar will explore how to leverage digital platforms and spaces to build connections […]

"At 250, What is American Music Anyway? Friday, June 7, 2024 3:30 PM  4:30 PM CST Facilitator(s): Elizabeth Blaufox, Director of Promotion, Boosey & Hawkes; Alecia Lawyer, Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Oboist, ROCO; Vanessa Rose, Executive Director, American Composers Forum; Nina Shekhar, Composer, Mannes School of Music (The New School), Princeton University; and Curtis Stewart, […]

June 28: Innova Release: Samn Johnson and Tis Kaoru Zamler-Carhart | Consolation Consolation is a song cycle composed by Samn Johnson for vocalist Tis Kaoru Zamler-Carhart, setting Latin poetry from Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy. It features layers of Tis’s voice accompanied by Samn’s electronics and instrumental recordings. The album—has been described by composer and music […]

ACF is proud to commission a new orchestral work by Joel Thompson with partners New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director). American Composers Forum support is made possible […]

Composer Fair – Choral Carnival Sponsored by the American Composers Forum Date: Friday, July  12  Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Minneapolis Convention Center Lobby, outside Ballroom A After a successful launch last year, ACF is excited to partner with the GALA Choruses for their Composers Fair, which is a part of their GALA Choruses 2024 […]

ACF is proud to commission a new orchestral work by Joel Thompson with partners New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director). American Composers Forum support is made possible […]

Join us on September 28 in downtown St. Paul for an afternoon of music and conversation featuring recent and forthcoming releases from the innova Recordings catalog! I CARE IF YOU LISTEN editor Amanda Cook hosts this event, providing behind the scenes insight on tracks by Mary Ellen Childs, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Jess Rowland, and We Sick. There will also be an opportunity […]