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Week of Events
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Artist talk: Ben Frost at The Great Northern
Artist talk: Ben Frost at The Great Northern
On Feb. 1, American Composers Forum and the Twin Cities-based festival The Great Northern co-present a talk by Ben Frost. The acclaimed Australian-born/Iceland-based artist will discuss his process of translating J.A. Baker's classic novel The Peregrine into the opera Cold Air Rises, the first part of which will be premiered by the Minneapolis choral ensemble MPLS (imPulse) on […]
free
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ACF’s McKnight Composer Fellows at The Great Northern Festival
ACF’s McKnight Composer Fellows at The Great Northern Festival
In partnership with The Great Northern, the 2022 ACF McKnight Composer Fellows will present their latest work on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Mitchell Bercier is a composer and illustrator who produces electronic and algorithmic dance music under the artist name Ghostchamb3r; composer Mary Ellen Childs creates distinctive sound worlds and often […]
$5
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Ben Frost’s “Cold Air Rises” at The Great Northern
Ben Frost’s “Cold Air Rises” at The Great Northern
On Feb. 4, experience the world premiere of the first part of Ben Frost's upcoming opera Cold Air Rises, co-presented by American Composers Forum and the Twin Cities-based festival The Great Northern. Drawing upon J.A. Baker’s prophetic 1967 book The Peregrine, Frost presents a choral performance and installation in his new piece. A work in development, […]
$15
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NEA Big Read Study Group no. 3
NEA Big Read Study Group no. 3
Immigration, Identity and the Arts Hosted by ACF Director of Artist Support, Carolina Heredia, this event will feature Latin American and ACF composer awardees in conversation about documenting the shift in experiences through generations. This event will feature ACF McKnight Visiting Composers J.E. Hernández and Victor Márquez-Barrios. This event will be both live-streamed and in […]