Information session regarding 2021 ACF | create Application Process with Billy Lackey, ACF VP of Artist Services. Are you a music creator living in Minnesota of five boroughs ofNew York City seeking funding for a commission? Or are you an ensemble seeking funding to commission a composer who lives in Minnesota of five boroughs of […]
Leon Botstein conducts the first of two concerts dedicated to one of the greatest composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven, after the pandemic shut down many of the celebrations planned for the 250th anniversary of his birth. The program features his beloved 5th and 7th symphonies, as well as his Triple Concerto for violin, […]
On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 7pm CT | 8pm ET, the Jupiter Quartet joins forces with the Jasper String Quartet to perform Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 for Ringwood Friends of Chamber Music. Their recording of the work was released in February 2021 on Marquis Classics and praised by All Music as, “one […]
In a special concert this spring titled Greenwood Overcomes featuring a program comprised of works by living Black composers, Tulsa Opera will honor the resilience of Black Tulsans and Black America one hundred years after the Tulsa Race Massacre. During the two-day massacre May 31–June 1, 1921 the city’s Greenwood neighborhood (known as Black Wall Street) was razed […]
Due to high demand, Tulsa Opera has announced a second performance of Greenwood Overcomes featuring a program of works by 23 living Black composers performed by eight Black artists to commemorate the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The performances will be Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. CT and Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. CT at […]
Due to high demand, Tulsa Opera has announced a second performance of Greenwood Overcomes featuring a program of works by 23 living Black composers performed by eight Black artists to commemorate the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The performances will be Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. CT and Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. CT at […]
The UW-Whitewater Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) is the premiere wind and percussion ensemble on campus. It is open by audition to all qualified students, regardless of major. SWE has distinguished itself internationally, nationally and regionally. Honors include being the first university band from Wisconsin to perform at Carnegie Hall. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble has performed […]
Join the International Contemporary Ensemble for an evening focused on creation, collaboration, and process with Jennifer Curtis, Pauchi Sasaki, Rebekah Heller, and Clifton Joey Guidry III. Including the world premiere of Guidry's "How hot is the sand at 6pm?" performed by Rebekah Heller. Date & Time: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 6pm CT | 7pm […]
The following Professional Development Webinar is co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF). Orchestral conductors Marin Alsop & George Manahan provide insight into the conductor-composer relationship, programming new works, and other topics relevant to composers, followed by a Q&A with the audience. Moderated by Derek Bermel The panelists are: Marin Alsop and George Manahan Date & Time: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at […]
With the continued rise and popularity of crypto-currency, artists are beginning to see the benefits of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for their artwork. On Episode 22 of “DISCOVERY,” we’ll discuss the financial viability of NFTs for artists, and how they’re adding to the value of artists’ work. Guest: Amy Whitaker, writer, artist, researcher and assistant professor, […]
Join Nicky Manlove and Bradford Dumont as they facilitate a roundtable with all of the guests from the Engender series: Abdullah Hall, Bex Bagnato, Erik Peregrine, Jace Kaholokula Saplan, Lindsey Deaton, Logan Bradford, Mari Esabel Valverde, and Michael Bussewitz-Quarm. Date & Time: Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 7 PM CDT Watch on Facebook Live here.
In this finale of the North State Symphony's 20th season, they bring to the spotlight composers and works that have everything from exotic combinations of instruments and orchestral color to unique storylines. The sampling begins with Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and her Chamber Symphony, a work whose elaborate melodic writing and rich and varied sonorities explore […]