Next Movement: Ars Nova Workshop and Lyric Fest

Ars Nova Workshop answered the question, how do you draw a community together and idententify with a place when people are withdrawing and staying at home? Ars Nova rethought how to create a sense of place at The Woodlands by offering a mobile studio, walking tours with original music, and activities like yoga with live music. […]

Next Movement: Play On Philly and Settlement Music School

Virtual , United States

Play On Philly will share the results of their community design sessions which produced two month-long programs - POP Out of the Box and Virtual Summer. Settlement Music School will take participants through the processes of planning, selecting a delivery platform, training faculty, and providing technical support to both teachers and students. FREE, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. SPACE […]

Next Movement: Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia and OperaDelaware

Virtual , United States

Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia moves forward with courage and determination during their season of music and virtual programming. By sharing their five goals they hope to inspire and propel their community of singers and others forward.  OperaDelaware  focused on what they CAN do and created "Opera in the Outdoors" including "Drive Through Arias" and "Opera Cart" which offers […]

ACF Town Hall on Membership and Artist Services

Virtual , United States

ACF membership is changing, and we’re expanding artist services. Join the discussion to share how this would be helpful to you at our Membership and Artist Services Town Hall.

Next Movement: Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and Wilmington Children’s Chorus

Virtual , United States

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra will share how the PYO Music Institute shifted quickly to provide programming and performances in the digital world. They will highlight the opportunities and challenges that arose from providing programming through technology.  Wilmington Children's Chorus will share how they found community in a time of uncertainty and used free, engaging, and high-quality resources to keep […]

Next Movement: Tempesta di Mare and The Philadelphia Orchestra

Virtual , United States

 Tempesta di Mare are on a quest to deliver content with artistic merit with early music performers becoming producers, talk show hosts, video editors, and online tech evaluators. They figured out how to host a Watch Party on Vimeo and launched a new online series called Tempesta Talks. They may not have all of the answers, but they […]

Digital Discovery Festival: Lucy Dhegrae and Nathaniel LaNasa

Virtual , United States

Vocalist and National Sawdust Season 5 Artist in Residence Lucy Dhegrae confronted sexual violence squarely and unapologetically in her residency project The Processing Series, which “attempts to shed light on the complex relationship between mind and body” (New York Times). While her final residency performances could not continue in our physical space, National Sawdust is thrilled […]

An Introduction to Streaming Live Performance: a workshop taught by Adam Vidiksis

American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter is pleased to present "An Introduction to Streaming Live Performance" with composer, technologist, and educator Adam Vidiksis.  This free workshop will cover various issues and strategies related to remote concerts, pros & cons of various platforms  (Zoom, MIDI networks, SoundJack, livestream, etc.), affordable video and audio hardware, and tips for building […]

Music Under the Bridge

SingleCell: Kevin Rhys, keyboard, Derrin Pinto, drums, and Aaron Kerr, electric cello. Special guest: Nathan Hanson. Friday, August 28th, 6-8pm. Outdoor show "under the bridge" at the corner of Hamline Ave. and Hague in St. Paul, just south of Selby. Social distancing rules please! This is a large area, so you can spread out - […]

Aliro Voices premieres Michael Maiorana’s new composition Relief, for choir and violin

Virtual , United States

Aliro Voices will host a live remote performance of Michael Maiorana's new composition Relief, for SATB choir and violin. The performance will be livestreamed on Sunday, August 30th from 7:30pm-8:00pm central time, followed by a short Q+A. Relief is an 8 movement piece with text from a speech by Harry Hopkins, director of the WPA […]