American Composers Forum

Live from Columbia: Mariel Roberts, cello
2020-11-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
VIDEO PREMIERE Co-presented with Columbia University School of the Arts
“Listeners should come running,” declares WQXR regarding the work of gifted cellist Mariel Roberts. For this solo recital, she performs a diverse and thrilling program, including one of her own compositions and excerpts from the beloved sixth Cello Suite by J.S. Bach.
The virtual concerts in the Live from Columbia series are filmed live and premiered throughout the 2020-21 season at millertheatre.com/live-from-columbia. On-demand streaming will be available immediately after.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 6pm CST / 7pm EST.
Get more information here.

Out of Context Round Table #1
2020-11-17 12:00 - 13:15 (America/Chicago) | MN
“Out of Context” is a 10-part series that addresses the topic of cultural appropriation as it intersects with both Western European-based classical music and the broader social landscape. Commissioned by American Composers Forum and I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, the goal of the series is to offer information and diverse perspectives to those seeking to acknowledge historical context, honor cultural traditions that are not their own, and expand their sphere of knowledge with awareness and respect. A culminating collection of these articles and other resources will be shared for continued learning and dialogue.
Join us for as Shruthi Rajasekar moderates a conversation between these authors:
Hon Ki Cheung
Chevall Pryce
Elizabeth A. Baker
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtduurqzwrHtJke0YLwRvIfXZE3SXWMLYo
If you require an interpreter, closed-captioning, or any other accommodations to fully engage, please contact Laura Krider (lkrider@composersforum.org, 612.314.9228) within 48 hours of the event.

AURA: ONE ON ONE
2020-11-16, 2020-11-09 | MN
AURA: One on One is a video series featuring performances of exciting solo works by members of AURA Contemporary Ensemble. The music to be performed has been written by some of today’s most innovative composers, who will be interviewed by the performers at the end of each video.
Beginning on October 5th, new episodes are presented every Monday at 12pm CDT, and daily at 12pm CDT from November 30 – December 6.

Videos will be posted to Facebook and Youtube:
www.facebook.com/AURAUH/
www.youtube.com/AURAUH/
The series will feature solo works by Ryan Brown, Alejandro Cardona, Melissa Dunphy, Marti Epstein, Matt Ingalls, Misook Kim, HyeKyung Lee, Matthew McConnell, Mike McFerron, Aulon Naci, Natalie Nicolas, Chad Robinson, Nina Shekhar, & Fabian Svensson.

Learn more about AURA: www.uh.edu/aura

SRS @ HOME
2020-11-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
In October, November and December, members of the Santa Rosa Symphony (SRS) orchestra and Francesco Lecce-Chong will gather on stage for three spectacular concerts with rich, dynamic programming to replace the originally planned live concerts. This will be new and different, we know, but we are very excited to share these virtual performances with you.
A professional video production team will get you closer than ever before to the orchestra, Francesco, individual musicians you’ve come to know and love, and even take you backstage! You’ll also have the opportunity to participate in a post-concert Q & A with Francesco—all in the comfort of your home.
Upcoming Schedule:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 at 5pm CST / 3 PM PDT on YouTube: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2, Bruch, Scott Joplin, Chen Yi (a BandQuest and ChoralQuest composer) & more
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 at 5pm CST / 3 PM PDT on YouTube: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, Vivaldi, Vaughan Williams & more

Red Rocks Music Festival Presents World-Acclaimed Pianist Inna Faliks
2020-11-15 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | MN
Red Rocks Music Festival presents world-acclaimed pianist and head of piano area at UCLA, Inna Faliks, in “Dialogues”. This live concert with social-distancing guidelines will take place on Sunday, November 15th, 3:30pm CST / 2:30 pm (MST) at the Sedona Creative Life Center.
The program includes Mozart sonata No.4, K304 with violinist Moshe Bukshpan, Founder/Director of the Red Rocks Music Festival, Beethoven’s Fantasie Op.77, Maya Miro Johnson (a NextNotes creator), Manuscripts, Don’t Burn for speaking pianist, written for Ms. Faliks, Liszt- Mephisto Waltz, A jazzy selection by Billy Childs, Pursuit, written for Inna Faliks, Ravel- Ondine from Gaspard de LA Nuit and Chopin’s Etude Op.25 #7, Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2 and Scherzo No. 1.
Tickets are $36.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit redrocksmusicfestival.com.

The Albany Symphony 2020/2021 SEASON RE-IMAGINED!
2020-11-14 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | MN
The Albany Symphony unveiled its reimagined 2020-2021 season, which will include world premieres and concertos with brilliant soloists, as well as iconic masterworks. Curated by conductor David Alan Miller, the season brings to life an array of new and recent works by a panoply of living composers forging new ways to create art reflecting our time and place, with major masterpieces by Beethoven, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and others, and dazzling solo performances by artists including Inon Barnatan, Melissa White, Karen Hosmer and Grace Shryock.
The newly reimagined season will be presented virtually. As restrictions are lifted, live audiences will be invited back into the concert hall. All concerts will be performed live, in real time, on Capital Region stages, by Albany Symphony musicians conducted by Music Director, David Alan Miller.
The season kicks off on Oct. 24 at 7:30pm EDT, with a program featuring Michael Daugherty’s This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie. Michael Daugherty is a BandQuest composer.
Performances run through June 2021. Find the schedule here and below.
ROMANTIC BRAHMS – Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 at 6:30pm CST | 7:30pm EST
A socially distanced performance for digital stream with Lucy Fitz Gibbon, Narrator; SIR WILLIAM WALTON: Facade; TYSON DAVIS (a NextNotes creator): (new work) JOHANNES BRAHMS: Serenade No. 1
RACHMANINOFF’S THIRD – Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 6:30pm CST | 7:30pm EST
A socially distanced performance for digital stream with Inon Barnatan, Piano; OTTORINO RESPIGHI: Trittico Botticelliano; CARLOS BANDERA: (new work); SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 (chamber orchestra version)
HAYDN & SCHUBERT – Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 6:30pm CST | 7:30pm EST
A socially distanced performance for digital stream with Melissa White, Violin; FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: Symphony No. 46; GEORGE TSONTAKIS: Violin Concerto No. 2; TANNER PORTER: (new work) FRANZ SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5
AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL–TRAILBLAZE! – Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 6:30pm CST | 7:30pm EST
A socially distanced performance for digital stream with Brasil Guitar Duo; NINA SHEKHAR: (new work); CLARICE ASSAD: Folk Tales, Double Guitar Concerto; MOLLY JOYCE/CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Songs; ALEXIS LAMB: (new work)
For more information, and to watch the concerts, subscribe and get tickets on their website: www.albanysymphony.com.

Rondo Community Music Series 2020
2020-11-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-11-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
“The Rondo Community Music Series wrapped up last winter with outstanding performances by Ashley DuBose, the Kevin Washington Quintet; Robert Robinson, Debbie Duncan and William Duncan, and DeSean Jones. Though we’re unable to hold in-person dates, this year we remain dedicated to bringing you hope, healing and joy through the power of music.
We have moved to virtual music performances so that we can continue social distancing protocols. We kicked off the series this September with a virtual concert from We Are King, which was viewed in 36 states, 13 countries, and has over over 6k views online.”
Join on Crowdcast for each date: crowdcast.io/walkerwest
Schedule:
DeSean Jones
Saturday, November 7th at 7pm CDT
Duncan, Duncan & Robinson
Saturday, November 14th at 7pm CDT
Ashley DuBose
Saturday, December 5th at 7pm CDT

How Can We Not Sing?
2020-11-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
Workshop Description: This workshop will take audiences through the creation process of their most recent work, How Can We Not Sing. Their song was developed in response to the current issue of solidarity between Asian and Black people all over the world. They believe this type of anti-racist collaborative project centers the vital role of art to bring us together. Audience members will engage with music creators and each other to reflect on social justice themes. The performance begins with the musical piece and then take participants through four components: the creation of lyrical content, music composition, the collaboration process, and discussion/taking questions. The Chinese government’s silencing of our people intersects with the silencing of Black people by the United States’ criminal justice system. Though these experiences are different, this connection is where we begin our work of standing against injustice. This project is designed for music creators, artists from other disciplines who want to work with music creators, and people interested in understanding this type of process. This experience will bring these groups together to have a conversation about social justice through art creation.
Join on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 10am CDT.
Production Team: Yan Pang is a composer, performer, and scholar. She is currently an adjunct instructor of music at the University of Minnesota, where she received her Ph.D. in Music with a minor in Theater Arts & Dance. Her work focuses on inter-cultural music composition and performance. As part of this interest, she has been commissioned to compose and invited to perform in music festivals throughout the world. Her upcoming performance, “MIXTAPE IV: Now Streaming,” will be performed at the Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts in February 2021. To learn more, please visit www.yanpangcreate.com.
AK is a composer/musician now living in Warsaw, Poland. After finishing a Master’s degree study about the theory of harmony in the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, she moved to Poland. She tended to create music pieces to combine electronic sounds, visual material, and contemporary methods. She works as a freelance musician and has her own band Pomponika. AK composes, produces, sings, and performs different instruments. In her works, the text is as important as the music itself. Topics involve reflections about domestic violence, modern industry, nationalism, homophobia, also some inner thoughts about life, emotion, or death. More of her music can be found on Spotify, YouTube, and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pomponika/.
Annie Liang is a young and unstoppable singer-songwriter, mainly focusing on the pop-rock genre. With her unique voice, she has won the gold medal in the NetEase Cloud Music singing competition. She has also been invited to perform in several music festivals in Los Angeles and Beijing. She is also a talented songwriter whose songs are usually catchy and create an atmosphere that makes people feel powerful.

Great Falls Symphony's 62nd Live Concert Series - 2020-2021 Season
2020-11-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-11-07 19:30 - 20:30, 2020-11-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | MN
Great Falls Symphony announces their 100% FREE concert season this year until May 2021. “All of us at the Great Falls Symphony are fully committed to fulfilling our mission to infuse cultural vibrancy into the Great Falls community through transformative music events and education programs.”
All live performances will be FREE of charge, but need to be picked up in advance at the Mansfield Center for the Performing Arts box office. Two performances are offered during each GFSA concert in order to accommodate two smaller, socially distanced live audience. Venue location will vary – detailed information can be found at gfsymphony.org.
All performances will be recorded and broadcast later on the KRTV app so patrons can enjoy a virtual concert experience.
Virtual concerts will be broadcast to the general public one week after each live performance date. See schedule here.
See the upcoming schedule:
Fri OCT 9, 7:00pm “Native Views” Cascade Quartet
Sat NOV 7, 3:00pm “Vistas” *PREVIEW Thu NOV 5
Sat NOV 7, 7:30pm EVOCATIVE MUSIC OF OPEN SPACES
Fri NOV13, 7:00pm “Innovators” Chinook Winds
Sun NOV 22, 3:00pm FallConcert Youth Orchestra AND Sinfonia
Sun DEC 6, 3:00pm “Christmas” *PREVIEW Thu DEC 3
Sun DEC 6, 7:30pm HOLIDAY MUSIC FAVORITES
Sat JAN16, 3:00pm “Virtuoso” *PREVIEW Thu JAN 14
Sat JAN16, 7:30pm FEATURING Dorian Antipa, BASSOON
Fri JAN 29, 7:00pm “ViolaPower” Cascade Quartet
Sat FEB 13, 3:00pm “Heart Strings” *PREVIEW Thu FEB 11
Sat FEB 13, 7:30pm FEATURING Luis Angel Salazar, VIOLIN & Alyssa Roggow, VIOLA
Fri FEB 19, 7:00pm “Greatest Hits” Chinook Winds
Fri MAR 12, 7:00pm “Voices” Cascade Quartet
Sun MAR 28, 3:00pm SpringConcert Youth Orchestra AND Sinfonia
Sat APR 24, 3:00pm “Testament” *PREVIEW Thu, APR 22
Sat APR 24, 7:30pm FEATURING Supaman
Fri MAY14, 7:00pm “Together Again”

Jupiter Quartet performs Michi Wiancko, George Walker, and Mendelssohn presented by the Middlebury Performing Arts Series
2020-11-13 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | MN
The Jupiter String Quartet is presented for the ninth time by the Middlebury Performing Arts Series. This year’s online performance was recorded at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, where the ensemble has been artists-in-residence since 2012. This free performance concludes the Jupiter’s online residency at Middlebury College and will be available online at go.middlebury.edu/digitalstages.
For this performance, the quartet will play Michi Wiancko’s To Unpathed Waters, Uncharted Shores, a recent commission for them by Bay Chamber Concerts with the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, alongside George Walker’s “Lyric” from his String Quartet No. 1 and Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 12.
Join on Friday, November 13, 2020 at 6:30pm CDT / 7:30pm EST.
For more information, click here.

Composer Roundtable And Happy Hour
2020-11-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
The Composer Roundtable And Happy Hour, hosted by Elliott Miles McKinley, is a place for composers and music makers to chat, talk shop, and exchange ideas. Some music, time permitted, may be shared.
Register and join on Zoom on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 7 PM CST / 8 PM EST.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Brickyard Broadcast by Lisa Bielawa - a spatialized virtual reality musical work presented by NC State
2020-11-12 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
On Thursday, November 12 at 5pm CT / 6pm ET the North Carolina State University Department of Music presents Brickyard Broadcast from acclaimed composer Lisa Bielawa. Brickyard Broadcast, a spatialized work for hundreds of musicians will have its world premiere in a Virtual Reality (VR) environment designed by the digital media teams at the NC State University Libraries. The link to join the event will be posted at https://music.arts.ncsu.edu/brickyard-broadcast. After a pre-show discussion, viewers will enter the VR Brickyard environment built by the NC State University Libraries to experience the world premiere of Brickyard Broadcast, performed by the NC State orchestras (Raleigh Civic Symphony and Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra), the NC State choirs (State Chorale, Vox Accalia and Singing Statesmen), and the Concert Singers of Cary. Following the VR experience of the performance, audience members can join again for a Q&A session.
Brickyard Broadcast represents an energizing and participatory artistic process designed to help address the challenges faced by orchestras and choirs during this prolonged period of social distancing. The piece will be a 20-minute work that viewers can experience either from start to finish in a curated sound experience or in a self-guided modular way. Nine separate musical groups will animate the various areas of the virtual Brickyard, creating an immersive sound experience for anyone who visits the site, accessible either with VR interface or, in a 3-D stereo version, via any personal web device.
The choirs will sing fragments taken from the writings of various thinkers from a broad historical range: Gertrude Stein (“A refusal to sing is one thing, to go on with a song is not wrong.”); H.G. Wells (“It takes a multitude to make such a stillness”); Wallace Stegner (“There it was, there it is, the place where during the best time of our lives friendship had its home and happiness its headquarters”); plus Anne Bradstreet, Phyllis Wheatley, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Ives, and Walt Whitman.

New Works Commission Composer Sessions
2020-11-12 17:00 - 18:00, 2020-11-05 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, United States
The New Works Commission Composer Sessions is hosted by composer and National Sawdust Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Paola Prestini. Designed for composers and free for all to enjoy, these Sessions provide insights and tools for developing evolving entrepreneurial skills and new ways of thinking. As a part of their New Works Commission, these Sessions are an extension of their deep commitment to the mentorship of emerging composers and incubation of new works. For the full details head to https://live.nationalsawdust.org/national-sawdust-composer-series

Schedule:
Marcos Balter – Sept 17th @ 5pm
Steve Smith – Sept 24th @ 5pm
Ellen Reid – Oct 1st @ 5pm
Jeffrey Zeigler – Oct 8th @ 5pm
Andy Bart – Oct 15th @ 5pm
JACK Quartet – Oct 22nd @ 5pm
Chris Grymes – Oct 29th @ 5pm
Pamela Z – Nov 5th @ 5pm
Karen Wong – Nov 12th @ 5pm

Facebook event for series: https://www.facebook.com/events/367495814268074/

Facebook livestream for Marcos Balter: https://www.facebook.com/NationalSawdust/posts/3439687456077856

Facebook announce post: https://www.facebook.com/NationalSawdust/posts/3439673806079221

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFHv96ShDWA/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalSawdust/status/1305526351777214464?s=20

Flying Forms – Virtual Courtroom Concert
2020-11-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual, United States
This performance will be a new program in the format of a video presentation.
Featuring:
Marc Levine, baroque violin
Tulio Rondón, baroque cello and viola da gamba
Tami Morse, harpsichord
Date & Time: Thursday, November 12, 12:00 pm CST
Find more information here.

Unity Concert
2020-11-11 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | MN
Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra are uniting for a concert to support Project Unity on November 11, 2020 at 7:30 pm CST/ 8:30 pm EST. This event will honor those who have lost their lives to racial violence and injustice – most recently, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Dallas’s Botham Jean, and Fort Worth’s Atatiana Jefferson.
Featured during the evening will be the world premiere of a DSO commissioned work by award-winning 24-year-old African American composer Quinn Mason (NextNotes composer) of Dallas, Adolphus Hailstork (NextNotes composer), Florence Price, andWilliam Grant Still. Conductor Lawrence Loh will lead the DSO with soloists Michelle Bradley, soprano, and Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone. They will perform a selection of vocal works to include spiritual and gospel arrangements.
The Unity Concert will be streamed live from the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St, Dallas, TX 75201, at 7:30 pm. In-person concert tickets are $50, and live stream tickets are $25.
For more information, click here.
Buy tickets here.

Black Lives Matter & Classical Music Panel Discussion
2020-11-11 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
Gateways Music Festival presents a free panel discussion on Black Lives Matter and Classical Music.
Moderator Garrett McQueen (ACF Board member) leads a panel of distinguished musicians in a discussion about Black Lives Matter movement and classical music. Panelists include Jessica “Lady Jess” McJunkins, freelance violinist; Ann Hobson Pilot, retired principal harp, Boston Symphony Orchestra; and Titus Underwood, principal oboe, Nashville Symphony Orchestra. This event is part of the Gateways Music Festival taking place November 9-13, 2020. No ticket is required for this event, registration required.
Join the panel on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 2:30pm CST / 3:30pm ET
Register for free here.

Our Voices: Gabriella Reyes, Jennifer Higdon, Adolphus Hailstork Headline New York Choral Society’s 2020-21 Season
2020-11-11 | Virtual, United States
The New York Choral Society has announced “Our Voices,” a digital 2020-21 season between November and May.
“The challenge of social distancing – so ‘unchoral’ – has prompted us to consider new ways of creating performances of choral music,” said NY Choral Society’s Music Director David Hayes in a press release. “The digital media space is an exciting opportunity for us to re-imagine performances of acapella choral works in collaboration with contemporary artists and community arts organizations,” he continues. “Although all of our collaborators will be creating and recording their contributions to the productions remotely and without the benefit of in-person workshops and rehearsals, this process will challenge collaborators and audiences to reconsider the simplicity and power of these choral works. I look forward to offering a new form of choral performance with this multitude of “voices” from around New York to bring new ways of discovering the relevance and beauty of these choral works”.
The schedule kicks off with “Peace unto Zion,” a collaboration with multidisciplinary artist Joyce McDonald that reimagines the Shaker hymn.
Streaming Date: Nov. 11, 2020
Next up will be the premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s “Carol for All Children.” The choir will work alongside visual artist and dancemaker Brendan Fernandes. Adolphus is a BQ composer and Jennifer is a BQ and CQ composer.
Streaming Date: Dec. 15, 2020
Alice Parker’s “God is Seen” will kick off the 2021 portion of the season. This work will feature a collaboration with Princess Grace Award recipient and choreographer Claudia Schreier.
Streaming Date: Feb. 23, 2021
Langston Hughes’ “Mother to Son” will feature a collaboration with American composer Undine Eliza Anna Smith Moore, soprano Gabriella Reyes, and choreographer Danielle Russo.
Streaming Date: March 16, 2021
The season draws to a close with “Invitation to Love,” a choral setting of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem by composer Jennifer Higdon. The showcase will feature a collaboration with Gordon Hall.
All films will be released on this website and The New York Choral Society’s YouTube channel.

Auditorium Chamber Music Series: Neave Trio
2020-11-10 21:30 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
The University of Idaho‘s Auditorium Chamber Music Series presents a live stream performance by the Neave Trio. The concert will be available to stream both on the Auditorium Chamber Music Series website and Facebook Live, featuring works by Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Rebecca Clarke, and Jennifer Higdon.
Since forming in 2010, Neave Trio – violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura – has earned enormous praise for its engaging, cutting-edge performances. Neave has performed at many esteemed concert series and at festivals worldwide and has held residency positions at several top institutions across the U.S. and Canada. The group’s 2019 album Her Voice, on Chandos Records, was named one of the best recordings of the year by both The New York Times and BBC Radio 3.
Attend the event on Tuesday, November 11, 2020 at 9:30pm CDT / 7:30pm PDT.

Midori, violin and Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano – Virtual Concert
2020-11-10 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Virtual, United States
This concert will be available to stream on the date of the performance on Tuesday, November 10, 7:30 pm CST, the home page of our website, and on Vimeo. Please contact Schubert Club at 651-292-3268 or at ticketing@schubert.org if you have any questions about their virtual concerts.
ABOUT MIDORI
Japanese-born violinist Midori skyrocketed to fame in 1982 at age 11 when she performed with the New York Philharmonic in its annual New Year’s Eve concert. Not only a leading concert violinist for over 30 years, Midori is also recognized as a visionary artist, activist and educator whose unique career has transcended traditional boundaries through her relentless drive to explore and build connections between music and the human experience. Never at rest, Midori brings the same dynamic innovation and expressive insight that has made her a prominent concert violinist to her other roles as a noted global cultural ambassador and dedicated music educator.
Find more information here.

Conrad Tao in recital
2020-11-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
The multi-talented young pianist presents an electrifying recital with Beethoven’s Tempest Sonata at its center, surrounded by compositions of Ruth Crawford Seeger, Tania Leon (a BandQuest composer), Felipe Lara, David Lang and Tao himself. Performed on a top notch piano with superior sound at Tanglewood in New England.
Conrad Tao has appeared worldwide as a pianist and composer, and has been dubbed a musician of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York Times, who also cited him as “one of five classical music faces to watch” in the 2018-19 season. Tao is a recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, and was named a Gilmore Young Artist — an honor awarded every two years highlighting the most promising American pianists of the new generation.
Registration is required for this free event on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7pm CST.

Professional Development Webinars co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF),
2020-11-09 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
The following Professional Development Webinars are co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF), and feature panel discussions by esteemed professionals in the industry about topics including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Entrepreneurship and Creating an Ensemble; Film Composition; Fundraising via Supportive Individuals; Programming and Digital Curation; Publishing, Self-Publishing, and Management; Recording Law and Practice; Project Production and Recording; and more.
Volume One runs from October 14, 2020 through February 3, 2021. All Professional Development Webinars are free of charge, with registration required.
Schedule:

Monday, November 9, 2020 at 2pm CDT / 3pm ET: Fundraising via Supportive Individuals
Learn how to raise funds for your next project by leveraging the support of generous individuals. ACO Acting President and Director of Development Lyndsay Werking leads a panel of artists and administrators fluent in grassroots fundraising. Q&A with audience will follow.
Panelists: Bonnie Marshall, American Composers Forum VP of Development; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Dafnis Prieto, drummer, composer, and educator; Somi Kakoma, vocalist & songwriter

If you require an interpreter, closed-captioning, or any other accommodations to fully engage, please contact Laura Krider via lkrider@composersforum.org within 48 hours of the event.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 2pm CDT / 3pm ET: Entrepreneurship & Ensembles for Composers
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; Nadia Sirota, yMusic; Sugar Vendil, The Nouveau Classical Project

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 2pm CDT / 3pm ET: Finding Your Voice Online
How can composers find their true artistic message and convey that effectively online? Dameun Strange, Director of Community and Belonging at ACF, moderates a panel and Q&A exploring topics of authenticity and effectiveness online.
Panelists: Anthony R. Green, composer & performer; Mary Prescott, composer and interdisciplinary artist; Beth Stewart, Verismo Communications founder

2020 GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL VIRTUAL
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-13 | MN
Special guest artists include Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize winner, and Thapelo Masita, a South-African-born cellist and graduate of the Eastman School of Music.
Mr. McGill will perform works by Jesse Montgomery (Peace), James Lee III (Ad Anah?), Georg Philipp Telemann (Fantasia No. 2 in A minor, TWV 40:3), and Leonard Bernstein (Sonata for Clarinet and Piano).
Pre-Concert Conversation: Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin, Gateways Artistic Programs Committee; James Lee III, composer.
Join the festival on Monday, November 9, 2020 to Friday, November 13, 2020 by registering and buying tickets here.
Get more information on the full lineup here.

Valdosta Symphony Orchestra: Vibrant
2020-11-07 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | MN
Valdosta Symphony Orchestra is ready for its second concert, Vibrant, since the start of the pandemic – again, a mix of a live performance and a recorded show.
Line up includes:

Libby Larsen, ACF’s Co-Founder and a BandQuest composer, Northern Star Fanfare
Dukas La Peri Fanfare
Gounod Petite symphonie
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings, Op. 48

The concert is open live to a limited audience and it will be available to people purchasing access to it as a video stream likely next week.
The live concert is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 6:30pm CT / 7:30pm ET at Whitehead Auditorium, Valdosta State University Fine Arts Building, corner of Oak and Brookwood.
To purchase tickets or request “in-person” concert seating, call Maggie Vallotton, (229) 333-2150; or visit www.valdostasymphony.org.
Check out their website for more concerts!

Inception Orchestra... For The Love of Composing... An On-line Event
2020-11-07 14:00 - 2020-11-08 23:30 (America/Chicago) | Virtual, United States
The Los Angeles Inception Orchestra invites you to participate virtually in a day of composition master classes and presentations from some of the music industry’s top professionals. The evening will culminate with a virtual concert featuring original from our young composers and some of their mentors. There will be an opportunity to send in questions and interact with all of them.
Featuring Amy Aizhou Liu (Vice President), Shirly Gurten & Althea Steynberg (Virtuo Studios), Adrian Zaw (Zaw Studios), and the entire line-up of Inception Composers.
Featured mentors include Karen Elaine (viola), Javier Oviedo and Jean-Pierre Schmitt (Classical Saxophone Project, New York), Ric Becker (trombone, New York), Aeralie Brighton (vocals, Boise, ID), Preston Scales (vocals), Maksim Velichkin (cello), Kelsey Smith (Young Musicians Foundation, Los Angeles), and Van-Anh Nguyen (piano, Sydney, Australia).
The other masterclasses and presentations will be moderated by the Inception Leadership team of Akira Nakano, Jack Aron, Kate Bacich, Amy (Aizhou) Liu and Blythe Schulte.
Join them all day on Saturday, Nov 7, 2020, 2pm CST / 12:00 PM PT
For more information on their schedule and to register, click here.

Voters' Broadcast
2020-11-03 00:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago) | MN
Voters’ Broadcast is a transformative and broadly participatory musical performance for flexible ensembles of musicians. The work is directed, conceived and composed by Rome Prize and American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winner, composer and 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Lisa Bielawa, with text taken from celebrated artist Sheryl Oring’s I Wish to Say.
​Lisa Bielawa’s mission with Voters’ Broadcast is to stimulate voter engagement and community participation in our current challenging lockdown conditions, through performing and voting, during the lead-up to the 2020 Presidential election.
EVENTS

Virtual Performances
Three virtual performances hosted by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and featuring its students along with high school students from Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School will be streamed live on Kaufman Music Center’s Facebook page at 3 pm EST on September 30, October 14 and October 28.
Outdoor Performances
On Saturday, October 24 at 11 am, 12:30 pm and 2 pm EST, Kaufman Music Center and Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza will present a day of socially distanced outdoor performances at the library’s main entrance featuring performers from Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School High School.
Polling Place
On November 3, Kaufman Music Center will expand its commitment to serving the community by serving as a polling place for the general election. Confirm that you are registered to vote at Headcount.org.
