June 5th: Innova Release: Leilehua Lanzilotti | the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky 2022 Pulitzer Finalist Leilehua Lanzilotti releases debut composer / sound artist album on Innova Recordings featuring Sō Percussion and Longleash. In conjunction with the nationally touring exhibition Lanzilotti co-curated, Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, Lanzilotti produced this album of chamber […]

Using Digital Spaces to Connect With Your Local Communities Thursday, Jun. 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST Featured Speakers: Dana Sikkila Regardless of what stage of your career you may be in, connecting with your local community is essential. This webinar will explore how to leverage digital platforms and spaces to build connections […]

"At 250, What is American Music Anyway? Friday, June 7, 2024 3:30 PM  4:30 PM CST Facilitator(s): Elizabeth Blaufox, Director of Promotion, Boosey & Hawkes; Alecia Lawyer, Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Oboist, ROCO; Vanessa Rose, Executive Director, American Composers Forum; Nina Shekhar, Composer, Mannes School of Music (The New School), Princeton University; and Curtis Stewart, […]

June 28: Innova Release: Samn Johnson and Tis Kaoru Zamler-Carhart | Consolation Consolation is a song cycle composed by Samn Johnson for vocalist Tis Kaoru Zamler-Carhart, setting Latin poetry from Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy. It features layers of Tis’s voice accompanied by Samn’s electronics and instrumental recordings. The album—has been described by composer and music […]

ACF is proud to commission a new orchestral work by Joel Thompson with partners New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director). American Composers Forum support is made possible […]

Composer Fair – Choral Carnival Sponsored by the American Composers Forum Date: Friday, July  12  Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Minneapolis Convention Center Lobby, outside Ballroom A After a successful launch last year, ACF is excited to partner with the GALA Choruses for their Composers Fair, which is a part of their GALA Choruses 2024 […]

ACF is proud to commission a new orchestral work by Joel Thompson with partners New York Philharmonic (Jaap van Zweden, Music Director), Atlanta Symphony (Nathalie Stutzmann, Music Director), the Aspen Music Festival and School (Robert Spano, Music Director), and the Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Ann-Marie McDermott, Artistic Director). American Composers Forum support is made possible […]

Join us on September 28 in downtown St. Paul for an afternoon of music and conversation featuring recent and forthcoming releases from the innova Recordings catalog! I CARE IF YOU LISTEN editor Amanda Cook hosts this event, providing behind the scenes insight on tracks by Mary Ellen Childs, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Jess Rowland, and We Sick. There will also be an opportunity […]

Sarah A. Ruff is the latest composer to take part in ACF’s “Quest” Youth Program residencies (BandQuest, ChoralQuest, ChamberQuest). Her work is spearheading a new pillar of the programs called OrQuestra, as she will be the first composer in ACF’s residencies to collaborate with and write for a young orchestra. Ruff is a pianist, violinist […]

American Composers Forum and Composers Now present an evening of music and conversation featuring three of ACF's 2024 McKnight Composer Fellows: IOSIS (Alex Bissen), Leyna Marika Papach, and Sivan Cohen Elias. Launched in 2015 by Composers Now, "Dialogues" offers a forum for the meaningful exchange of ideas between composers, performers, and audiences. The panel discussion […]

For many, a love of music makes us ask - could this be a career? While performance opportunities exist today, tens of thousands of music professionals also find rewarding careers […]