Join Reinaldo Moya (a board member and a McKnight fellow) for the virtual premiere of this amazing collaboration! Each movement from this cycle is performed by a different pianist. 13 pianists from all corners of the world coming together on a musical journey! Date & Time: Monday, March 1, 2021 at 8pm CST Pianists List: […]
Fire Station Artists‘ Studios is delighted to invite you to an online Meeting at the Crossroads of visual art, sound art, music and poetry presented by Warsaw-based curator and art historian Stanislaw Welbel, with Matthew Evan Taylor (past NextNotes panelist), Dannielle Tegeder, Suzanne Walsh on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 11am CST | 5pm (Dublin […]
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 8pm CST | 7pm MST, the Neave Trio presents a free concert on Western New Mexico University’s Virtual President’s Chamber Music Series. The trio will perform live from the Longy School of Music of Bard College, where the ensemble has been a Faculty Ensemble-in-Residence since 2017. The stream will […]
The following Professional Development Webinar is co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF). What skills should a composer have in order to produce their own work? Topics include audio and video recording, project management, and producing recordings. John Glover moderates a panel of creators and producers. Q&A with audience will follow the panel discussion. Panelists: Habib Azar, Film and Stage Director, Judith Sherman, […]
Join us for an evening “Feeding the Spirit of A Nation” with US Poet Laureate and Tulsa native Joy Harjo (a past board member) to discuss her new album "I Pray For My Enemies" with an exclusive sneak peek. Joy, a third-year Tulsa Artist Fellow, is distinguished as the first Native American Poet Laureate of […]
Created for 21 dancers, Symphony #9 highlights two lead couples and a solo male set against designer George Tsypin’s backdrop of grays and splashes of red recalling works of Socialist realism. Wooden Dimes – Danielle Rowe’s first mainstage production for SF Ballet – follows her Gala successes and is sure to delight fans of dramatic, contemporary choreography. Closing the […]
In San Francisco Contemporary Music Players' (SFCMP) ongoing Masterclass series, they interact with some of the most talented Bay Area pre-professional musicians in a live performance and feedback session with one of their renowned ensemble members. Students bring selected works to the stage while being mentored in the techniques, skills, and myriad styles of contemporary […]
PacificSymphony+ is a new way to experience your Symphony online and on-demand. Enjoy the magic of music whenever and wherever you can. Symphony Thursdays continues on March 4, 2021 at 5pm CST | 7pm PST with music for brass ensemble: Morten Lauridsen’s "O Magnum Mysterium" has become one of the world’s most performed and recorded compositions […]
Date & Time: March 4, 2021 at 6pm CST | 7pm EST Virtual performance filmed in Merkin Hall Featuring 7th and 8th grade performers from Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School, the country’s only K-12 public school that teaches music as a core subject during the school day. Learn more and get tickets here. About […]
Artist Director Finalist, Robert Franz will curate this concert of Signature Symphony musicians featured in a more intimate and personal setting, allowing them to perform safely with physical distancing guidelines in place. The streaming nature of these concerts will give you (our patrons) an up-close vantage point not possible in a full orchestra concert in […]
Morten Lauridsen’s "O magnum mysterium" has become one of the world’s most performed and recorded compositions since its 1994 premiere. Experience the composer's own brass arrangement of this "quiet song of profound inner joy." Michael Daugherty's (a BandQuest composer) "Asclepius" refers to the Greek God of medicine. This majestic fanfare for brass and percussion celebrates […]
Inspired by her own mixed-race heritage and career-long engagement with diverse musical traditions, pianist Lara Downes creates and curates a new digital recording venture, Rising Sun Music, that sheds a bright light on the music and stories of Black composers over the past 200 years. Featuring a wide range of leading instrumentalists and vocalists (including […]
First Fridays with Robert Black is a monthly series of virtual mini-concerts featuring new music for solo double bass, streaming from his home studio in Hartford, Connecticut, at 12pm ET. The performance is designed to fit any time and place – whether it’s with morning coffee in Los Angeles, lunch in New York, happy hour […]
The Choirs of Idaho State University will present the ISU Choirs Mid-Winter Concert. Scott Anderson, ISU director of choral activities, will conduct the Chamber Choir and Concert Choir, and pianist Natalia Lauk will play for both groups in the presentation of a wide variety of choral styles and genres. Anderson will lead the 43 voice […]
Join us for the world premiere of NEW MUSIC written by our elementary singers of Sister Cities Girlchoir and The Music & Motion Choir. The compositions were created during a short-term residency with composer, Erin Busch (in ACF's Philly chapter) sponsored by the American Composers Forum. Alysia Lee (a ChoralQuest collaborator) of SCGC will also […]
In 1964, Terry Riley kicked off a revolution with his landmark piece, In C. In 2001, Bang on a Can released a recording of their interpretation of the minimalist classic with a singular combination of amplified instruments from around the globe, propelling Riley’s transcendental masterpiece into the future. This recording on Cantaloupe Music was on […]
On Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 2pm CST | 3pm EST, Bang on a Can presents the video premiere of Bang on a Can All-Star Vicky Chow’s performance of Michael Gordon’s Sonatra as a Watch Party. The program will include a Q & A about the work with Chow and Gordon, moderated by Ethan Iverson, […]
Low-Key Chamber Concert Series An eclectic concert series, ensemble, record label, and presenting organization for music with a 34-year history of premiering good music that is pushing the boundaries of sound and composition. Saturdays, February 6 through March 14, 2021 at 4pm CST | 5pm EST Live-streamed on the Composers Concordance Facebook page. Event listing: […]
AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY MUSIC in collaboration with MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC invites you to share virtually with the FIFTH HOUSE ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE Deep Listening: 5 consecutive 15-minute sessions; guided meditations, daily rituals, improvised text scores, and movement exercises; Deep Listening provides multiple tools for mindfulness, creativity, and communal music making. Friday, January 29, 2021 […]
Valley Beth Shalom Member and composer Sergio Barer received a McKnight Visiting Composer Residency in 2019 from the American Composers Forum to conduct interviews with members of the Mexican immigrant community in Minneapolis. The Immigrants is a moving four-part choral composition based on the experiences of those immigrants as depicted through their powerful interviews. Valley […]
"Shawnee, Ohio" will have its premiere screening at the Wexner Center for the Arts on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 4pm CST | 5pm EST. It is free, and will run through March 16. Learn more and get tickets here. Harnetty's "Shawnee, Ohio" -- presented here in a newly edited film version -- weaves together […]
The following Professional Development Webinar is co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF). 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, […]
The Issam Rafea and Gao Hong (ACF Board Member) duo performs live improvisations blending Chinese and Arabic techniques. Songlines Magazine in the U.K. called their collaboration “…engaging, deeply contemplative, and culturally resonant.” Each performance is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and audiences have the opportunity to witness singular creations that come to life before their eyes and ears, but are […]
An immersive 45-minute work combining multi-screen animation, live camera and contemporary jazz music. It will be developed and presented by visual artist Shiyi Li, British jazz musicians James Owston and Daniel Kemshell and American percussionists Lindsey Eastham and Gloria Yehilevsky. Date & Time: Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 1pm CST | 8pm MGT (London) Learn […]
Twenty-six artists collaborate to bring you a live, online song cycle called Swell, weaving together ten original, new music compositions by ten composers drawing from their personal histories as immigrants and children of immigrants. Hailing from Mexico, India, Israel, Japan, Trinidad, the Philippines, Russia, and Taiwan, the composers’ unique, surprising, and deeply human stories are […]
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 […]
On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 7:30pm CST, Penelope Freeh, alongside collaborator Alanna Morris-Van Tassel, will perform LIVE for an audience of cameras. Their concert can then be accessed on demand through Sunday, March 14. Please note: Ticket purchasing for Opening Night closes at 5:30pm CST! This performance was originally slated to happen one year ago. […]
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 […]
For 2021, the Fresno Philharmonic is presenting a series of online performances in their Digital Masterworks Series. Each concert will premier on YouTube, and will later be broadcast on Valley Public Radio on the 2nd Tuesday following each YouTube premier. Join host David Aus and conductor Rei Hotoda for this series of special broadcasts. Intersections of Past and Present: […]
The Cal Poly Choirs will present “Breathe in Hope,” a virtual winter concert that will feature a variety of selections on the theme of perseverance and hope Date & Time: Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 9:30pm CST | 7:30pm PST PolyPhonics will perform music by Camille Saint-Saëns and influential African American composer Adolphus Hailstork (a […]
Low-Key Chamber Concert Series An eclectic concert series, ensemble, record label, and presenting organization for music with a 34-year history of premiering good music that is pushing the boundaries of sound and composition. Saturdays, February 6 through March 14, 2021 at 4pm CST | 5pm EST Live-streamed on the Composers Concordance Facebook page. Event listing: […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
EnsembleNEWSRQ announces a “newStart” to its 2020-21 season, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The chamber music group, now in its fifth season, will take a cautious approach to reintroducing live musical performance, with its five upcoming programs gradually increasing in size as pandemic and vaccine news is monitored. Concerts will be offered in a […]
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 […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
The American Composers Forum is excited to partner with internationally acclaimed musician Gao Hong to present Creating Music for Chinese Instruments webinar. We invite you to join us for a conversation about creating music for the pipa, erhu, guzheng, dizi, percussion and other Chinese traditional instruments. During our time together, Gao Hong will discuss the […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
The SHE Festival returns for its third year in an all virtual format. SHE is presented by the Department of Music in partnership with the University of Arkansas Community Music School. The festival begins and ends with vignette performances by the Department of Music faculty and students. These mini concerts are featured on the Department […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
A virtual junior recital of original compositions by Michael Gaspari (a NextNotes creator), TIMARA, assisted by Hamish Robb, electric guitar and Tempest Baum, amplified mandolin, streamed live from Stull Recital Hall. Date & Time: Friday, March 19, 2021 at 6:30pm CDT | 7:30pm EDT Program: "Noise & Buttons 2" Presentation on “Music for Children” […]
Following COVID-19 protocols for testing, masking ,and social distancing, Taconic Music has partnered with local schools to bring live music safely to students and teachers through “Music in Action!,” which will take place from Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19. Taconic Chamber Players:Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violins; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Tom Landschoot, cello […]
On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 9:30pm CST | 7:30pm PST, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Sarah Cahill presents her third concert at Community School of Music & Arts in Mountain View, CA. The performance features classical works from Cahill's latest project, The Future is Female, including music by Margaret Bonds, […]
The Bang on a Can Marathon Live Online – MaerzMusik Edition presented by Berliner Festspiele – features four hours of live performances from both sides of the Atlantic, reflecting the diversity and breadth of the Bang on a Can community. Featured artists include Tomeka Reid, Bill Frisell, Mazz Swift, Arnold Dreyblatt, Steve Reich, and more. […]
Join for the premiere of COINCIDENT Episode 2 (approximately 10 minutes), followed by a virtual reception (bring your own refreshments!) with Scott Miller (a past McKnight Fellow), Carole Kim, and members of Zeitgeist. COINCIDENT is a telematic, multi-episode, audiovisual collaboration between Zeitgeist, composer Scott L. Miller, visual artist Carole Kim, and an evolving list of artists. Each artist […]
AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY MUSIC in collaboration with MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC invites you to share virtually with the FIFTH HOUSE ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE Deep Listening: 5 consecutive 15-minute sessions; guided meditations, daily rituals, improvised text scores, and movement exercises; Deep Listening provides multiple tools for mindfulness, creativity, and communal music making. Friday, January 29, 2021 […]
The SHE Festival returns for its third year in an all virtual format. SHE is presented by the Department of Music in partnership with the University of Arkansas Community Music School. The festival begins and ends with vignette performances by the Department of Music faculty and students. These mini concerts are featured on the Department […]
This Women’s History Month marks the 100th year since the landmark victory of the women’s suffrage movement. To celebrate this milestone, Chamber Music on the Fox has invited a quartet of women from the Lyric Opera Orchestra to perform a program featuring all female, all American composers, from the classical to the Romantic to the […]
A discussion on the identity and future of contemporary music A diverse panel of scholars, curators, and artists respond to the Ensemble Modern’s concert, “Afro-Modernism in Contemporary Music,” with reference to recent cultural issues around classical and contemporary music’s understanding of its identity and future. The protracted silence within avantgarde music that surrounds composers of […]
Why is diversity, equity, and inclusion crucial to the future of orchestral music? How can organizations and artists integrate it into their work? ACO’s Director of Emerging Composers and Diversity, Aiden Feltkamp, leads a panel of experts in this professional development webinar. A Q&A with the audience will follow. Date & Time: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at […]
In this webinar, Elliott Miles McKinley will share his experience and the things he has learned in the world of academia. Topics will include the job search, interview process, contract negotiation, how to read a job description, what to ask for, different levels of jobs, workload, expectations, the tenure process, and more. Open to those […]
TRILLOQUY co-host and ACF board member facilitates a discussion about Beyoncé's groundbreaking performance piece Homecoming and her unique compositional style with insight from special guest and soloing member of Beyoncé K Lady Jess. Register here in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Date […]
A series of eight FREE monthly digital Performance As Process events on Thursday evenings from September through April will invite audiences to Conrad Tao's, 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence, creative practice as he develops programming for his May 6 Ecstatic Music concert in Merkin Hall. Streamed from his home in Manhattan, these events will give the audience a deeper look […]
Virtual Online Event: Livestream (Running time: 2 hours) Date & Time: Friday, March 26, 2021 from 3-5pm CDT | 4-6PM EDT About this Event: LISTENING PARTY starts at 4PM with: Kurt Gottschalk, Master of Ceremonies (NYC Jazz, Stereophile, the Wire, WFMU) String Noise: Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris, Violins Composers: Caleb Burhans, Jessie Cox, […]
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 round out MIOSM, the free Young Composers Concert will take place, and feature winning compositions from the 2020 NAfME Student Composers Competition. The Akropolis Reed Quintet will be performing, and you and your students do not want to miss this event! Date & Time: Monday, March 29, 2021 at 6pm CST | 7pm EST Register here. […]
The Composer to Composer series features major American composers in conversation with each other about their work and leading a creative life. The intergenerational discussions, moderated by ACO Artistic Director Derek Bermel, begin by exploring a single work with one composer interviewing the other. Attendees will gain insight to each work’s genesis, sound, influence on […]
In One Giant Leap, Cantus celebrates the allure of outward exploration, the triumph of the human spirit, and the striving for excellence through innovation and technology. Cantus looked to the night sky to shape One Giant Leap, which the acclaimed men’s chorus toured in 2019–20 in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission […]
Explore the intersection between classical music and Native American musical cultures. Curated by composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate (a ChoralQuest composer), with SF Symphony musicians. Tickets are $15. Date: Thursday, April 1, 2021 Learn more here.
This info session for Innova's Bay Area Pilot program is for anyone who may be curious about this program and its mission, applying to the program, Innova's curatorial process, and even the process of recording and releasing music in general.
Inspired by her own mixed-race heritage and career-long engagement with diverse musical traditions, pianist Lara Downes creates and curates a new digital recording venture, Rising Sun Music, that sheds a bright light on the music and stories of Black composers over the past 200 years. Featuring a wide range of leading instrumentalists and vocalists (including […]
April’s First Fridays with Robert Black brings you large music from small countries. Experience pieces from Iceland’s Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Lithuania’s Žibuokle Martinaitytė, and Latvia’s Krists Auznieks. Deep oceans - expansive skies - dazzling lights – music that shares a fascination with ethereal sounds and earthly sonics. Chill with the aural aurora, celebrate at […]
Composer and producer Lisa Bielawa, in collaboration with the DePauw University School of Music, presents the online world premiere of Broadcast at the Crossroads on Friday, April 2, 2021 at 6:30pm CDT | 7:30pm ET. The video will remain online to watch after its initial premiere, available at www.lisabielawa.net/broadcast-at-the-crossroads and on DePauw University School of […]
Beginning on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 11am CT | 10am MST the Jupiter String Quartet is presented by Arizona Friends of Chamber Music in a virtual concert featuring the world premiere of Stephen Andrew Taylor’s Chaconne/Labyrinth. This performance was recorded exclusively for this online event in Smith Memorial Recital Hall at the University of […]
On Saturdays, April 3–24, at 12pm CT on 90.5 FM & streaming online, listen to a variety of music from regional orchestras and professional classical musicians from around the state of Michigan. April 3 Violinist Samuel Arakelyan and pianist Kevin Rhodes play Beethoven’s “Spring” Sonata, and Baroque on Beaver Festival Orchestra and Chorus perform the Mozart Requiem. […]