ACF Roundtable On the Asian American Experience mod. Vivian Fung

There is a full vibrant spectrum of diversity that makes up the Asian American experience. In light of ongoing events around anti-Asian hate, ACF would like to create a safe space to share stories and experiences, as well as highlight and celebrate what it means to be an Asian American today. Artist and ACF board […]

Meet a Musician/ACCENT with Osmo Vanska and Erin Keefe

A virtual event with Minnesota Orchestra Music Director Osmo Vanska and Principal Violinist Erin Keefe joining host Melissa Ousley. These musicians will share two world premieres, just for us: Libby Larsen's (ACF's co-founder) Tarantella for Our Times and David Ludwig's Seven Circles. Additionally, we'll hear two transcriptions of Mozart opera arias by Osmo. AND Libby […]

Oregon Bach Festival “Bach Listening Room” featuring Matt Haimovitz and the Primavera Project

This performance features brand new solo cello works written for Matt Haimovitz commissioned by THE PRIMAVERA PROJECT. This new initiative asks composers to write in response to Sandro Botticelli’s enigmatic painting, Primavera, and the prophetic large-scale triptych, Primavera 2020, by contemporary artist Charline von Heyl. Haimovitz releases the first of three albums (featuring 14 out […]

2021 Sunflower Music Festival: Chamber Orchestra & Panel Discussion on Women’s Rights

The 2021 Sunflower Music Festival will honor women in music. This expanded project pays homage to females in music and the arts through showcasing both past and contemporary female composers, current female performers and soloists, important female figures in music and women’s rights, and art of the Suffrage Movement. Our project has won multiple endorsements […]

Vicky Chow/Craig Taborn

New music star pianist Vicky Chow and inimitable pianist/composer Craig Taborn join forces for a first time collaboration juxtaposing works by contemporary female composers with original compositions by Craig Taborn. The program includes Caroline Shaw’s Gustave Le Gray, Tomeka Reid’s Lamenting G.F., A.A., B.T., T.M, Tania Leon’s Rituál and Craig Taborn’s 3 Set Ups and […]

2021 Sunflower Music Festival: Chamber Orchestra & Panel Discussion on Women’s Rights

The 2021 Sunflower Music Festival will honor women in music. This expanded project pays homage to females in music and the arts through showcasing both past and contemporary female composers, current female performers and soloists, important female figures in music and women’s rights, and art of the Suffrage Movement. Our project has won multiple endorsements […]

Sarah Cahill

Nationally acclaimed new music pianist, Sarah Cahill (an ACF Champions of New Music), returns to the Sri Moonshine Music Series. Performing compositions by Terry Riley on his own Kingsbury upright piano and work by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerra, Margaret Bonds, Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou, and Meredith Monk in a concert at the Camptonville Community Center. […]

TUES@7: Being & Becoming – Emanations

Being & Becoming was formed in 2017 by composer and trumpet player Peter Evans. The name of the band, drawn from the writing of Sufi writer and musician Inyat Khan, reflects the group's commitment to the challenge of spontaneous creativity. Evans' compositions for the band draw from a wide variety of sources, traditional and experimental, […]

Sprig of That w/ Anthony Ihrig at Icehouse

Sprig of That performs with Anthony Ihrig at Icehouse in Minneapolis tonight. Date & Time: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 7:30 PM CT Get tickets here.

Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis Woodwind Concert

Carol Barnett BA, 1972; MA, 1976 (a charter member of ACF) has spent her storied career contributing new compositions to the local music scene while living in the Twin Cities community. This summer, a local quintet featuring Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis musicians, including School of Music alumna and Student Services Specialist Rachel Hest (BM, flute […]

LACO RETURNS LIVE AT THE HUNTINGTON: LACO SUMMERFEST

On Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 9 PM CT | 7 PM PT, LACO travels to The Huntington in San Marino, to give the first live performance in Rothenberg Hall since it, too, was temporarily shut down due to the pandemic. The centerpiece of the program is the original 1915 version of de Falla’s extraordinary sung ballet El […]

LACO RETURNS AT THE HUNTINGTON ON JULY 1

LACO travels to The Huntington in San Marino, to give the first live performance in Rothenberg Hall since it, too, was temporarily shut down due to the pandemic. The centerpiece of the program is the original 1915 version of de Falla’s extraordinary sung ballet El amor brujo conducted by Martín and featuring celebrated mezzo soprano, LA’s own Suzanna Guzmán. Martín also leads Debussy’s iconic […]