The OmniArts Foundation is proud to present: Lean On Me: A Virtual Concert Series for COVID-19 Relief. Join us on May 30, 2020 at 4pm EDT for the Jazz/Cabaret/Musical Theater Concert, the second of three virtual, request-driven concerts to benefit freelance artists and the families of essential workers affected by COVID-19, and the charitable organizations […]
The Streetlight Guild, in partnership with the Johnstone Fund for New Music, presents Culture in the Time of Corona, a series of 6 free live-stream concerts taking place at The Streetlight Guild on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. in April, May and June. The purpose of these performances is to provide musicians with much-needed income, […]
The Organ Colossal Listening Sessions is an online series that brings two artists together through individual performances and moderated conversation. The idea is to draw connections. Events are free with donations for the artists accepted. Donations are tax-deductible. Kyle Rapps is an American hip hop artist and slam poet, formerly based in Harlem and Mexico […]
American Composers Orchestra Announces a new solo commissioning initiative in response to the COVID-19 crisis with online world premieres beginning Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 5pm on Zoom $5 tickets* available through Eventbrite If the $5 entrance fee poses a barrier to participation, interested listeners will be asked to fill out an anonymous form at https://bit.ly/ACOConnectComp or […]
Presented by Lincoln Center, The Dream Unfinished will premiere a video performance of Stay On It by Julius Eastman (1940-1990), a composer whose music explored his identities as a gay man and as a Black-American. Stay On Itis dedicated to blue-collar essential workers such as grocery employees, public transit operators, custodians, and other professions overwhelmingly occupied by people of […]
a conversation on Livestream with New Music Gathering’s Lainie Fefferman, Daniel Felsenfeld, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Jascha Narveson, and Angélica Negrón with Frank J. Oteri followed by an audience Q&A The concept for New Music Gathering was born in an online forum. Perhaps it is appropriate that in our time of physical distancing, the in-person extravaganza has […]
Living Music: Pirate Radio is a quarantine variety show, hosted by Nadia Sirota, that brings performances, conversation and community directly from socially-distanced artists to viewers at home. Watch on Facebook Live Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific and see more than a dozen archived episodes!
Living Music: Pirate Radio is a quarantine variety show, hosted by Nadia Sirota, that brings performances, conversation and community directly from socially-distanced artists to viewers at home. Watch on Facebook Live Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific and see more than a dozen archived episodes!
ListN Up is a series of weekly artist-curated playlists. Born from a desire to keep artists sharing and connected during times of isolation, ListN Up offers an intimate sonic portrait of contemporary artists by showcasing the diverse and stylistically varied music that influences their creative practice. This series is sponsored by American Composers Forum/innova Recordings with new releases every Friday […]
Sarah Cahill, described as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times, will perform The Future is Female as a livestream performance presented by Old First Concerts. This concert will be available to watch with a suggested donation. All donations received before and during this concert go to […]
About: In keeping with our mission to nurture the creative spirit of music creators and communities, American Composers Forum and New Music Gathering are partnering to host a weekly Music Creator Meet-Up. In these sessions, we will check-in with each other to see how we are doing, review creation in progress by one of our peers, and stay […]
Stefon "Bionik" Taylor and Jason "J-Sun" Noer of MIXTAPE put out a call to white artists practicing Black art forms. This call to action is a virtual performance that takes part in a fundraising effort to support organizations working towards defunding police on a local level. They also asked: How can we make a difference […]