Programs
Through a comprehensive slate of programs, American Composers Forum provides composers and music creators at all stages of their artistic lives with valuable resources for professional and artistic development. ACF invites those interested in our programs to contact our program staff to ask questions and discuss potential applications.
ACF encourages applicants from a broad range of musical perspectives and is committed to supporting projects that represent a diversity of creative approaches, ethnicities, races, genders, and perspectives.
Current Programs
A multi-year initiative that considers the role of music in the narrative of our country’s founding and future.
Four annual fellowships of $25,000 in unrestricted funds awarded to mid-career artists and culture bearers based in Minnesota.
The editorially-independent publication of American Composers Forum, publishing weekly reviews, interviews, playlists, and essays.
The in-house label of American Composers Forum that serves as a home for visionary and genre-defying creative music.
Past Programs
National
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Provides opportunities for composers to build relationships with ensembles to create new work and engage with new communities.
Regional
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Supports the creation and presentation of new work. Five grants are available for early career artists in Minnesota or NYC.
National
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Partnership between ACF, The Juilliard School’s Preparatory Division, and the NY Philharmonic to create flex scores for multigenerational ensembles.
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Residency for two non-Minnesota based composers to serve as visiting artist collaborators on a project with a MN community.