The American Composers Forum (ACF) champions composers and other creative music makers, and boosts their careers with professional opportunities. ACF | create is an evolution of the Jerome Fund for New Music (JFund), which started in 1979. Through this program, ACF has made hundreds of awards and has helped launch many careers. ACF | create supports the creation, presentation, and subsequent life of a new work. Five grants are available: up to $8,000 for the composer or primary artist’s time to create the work, and up to $3,000 to help with production and promotion support. This program is for early career artists that reside in Minnesota or the five boroughs of New York City.
The American Composers Forum encourages applicants from the full range of musical approaches and perspectives, and is committed to supporting a diverse pool of artists whose work demonstrates strong artistic merit. Accordingly, awards for our programs will represent, as far as possible, artists and projects that are diverse in creative methodology, gender, race, ethnicity and geography.
Current Participants
The panel of curators who selected this year’s awardees included Byron Au Yong (Palm Springs, CA), Joseph Jones (Bonita Springs, FL), Stefon BIONIK Taylor (Minneapolis, MN), and Leaha Maria Villarreal (Los Angeles, CA).
Annie Blythe–Photo by Whitney George; Sarina Patridge–Photo by Ted Hall; Megumi Saruhashi–Photo by SnapKyoto; Sound Sovereign/Brown–Screenshot taken from video courtesy of Joe’s Pub; Chris Williams–Photo by Katherine Pekala
ACF | create supports the creation and presentation of new works and is an evolution of the Jerome Fund for New Music (JFund), which started in 1979. Through this program, ACF has supported the creation of hundreds of new works. This program is for music creators who are in the early stages of their creative development and are vocational artists that are residents of Minnesota or the five boroughs of New York City and have been residents for at least one year prior to application or program participation. Five commissions totaling $11,000.00 are available: for each award $8,000.00 is designated for the music creator’s time to create the work, and $3,000.00 is designated to help with production and promotion support.
This year’s panel consists of:
Download the 2023 ACF | create Guidelines HERE.
ONLINE APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 (11:59 PM Central)
Program Description
ACF | create welcomes applicants from the full range of musical approaches/perspectives and is committed to supporting a diverse pool of artists.
The music creator applying needs to be at the early stages of their creative development; have a focused direction and are actively creating new work; have yet to be substantially celebrated within their field, the media, funding circles, or public at large; are vocational (as opposed to avocational, academic, amateur, or educational) artists. The music creator applies with a collaborative partner (such as a performing group or a presenter) that is committed to presenting the finished work. The collaborative partner can be based anywhere in the world.
The selection of music creators for this opportunity are curated by a committee of artists and arts leaders selected by ACF.
The curators will select projects that:
- expand the aesthetic or social experience in music and/or revive traditional forms in original ways
- are imaginative, rigorous, and well-executed
- are technically proficient and exhibit a high level of craft
- are compelling and have a distinctive vision and authentic voice
- connect with intended audiences/participants
- are engaging aesthetically and experientially
- are bold and risk-taking
Awards
Five artists will be awarded the following:
- $8,000.00 commission support paid directly to the artist* across three installments for their time to create a new work. Take the size of this fee into consideration in regards to the scope (length of the work, technical demands, and number of artists required for performance) of your proposed work.
- $3,000.00 to help with the production or promotion of the new work.** These funds may be used before, during, or after the premiere. Scenarios might include: research, travel, consultation, preparation fees, equipment or software costs, rehearsals, workshops, space rental, collaboration costs, outreach events, touring, publication, recording, and promotion costs.
ACF does not provide a standard fee schedule. These funds are taxable income.
*A note to ensemble or organizations applying on behalf of the artist creating the work: all commission support is paid directly to the artist creating the work and is not distributed to the organization or ensemble applying on behalf of the artist.
**At the discretion of the artist creating the new work, production and promotion support funding can be paid directly to the artist or be paid to an organization and/or performer(s) at the direction of the awarded artist.
Eligibility
- Minnesota or Five Boroughs of New York City Residency:
- Music Creator must be a resident of the state of Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City and have been resident for at least one year prior to application. Applicants did (or will) file US federal taxes as a resident of either Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City. Selected artists will be required to provide proof of residency for either Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City before issuing an agreement. Applicants must have a US Social Security Number or US Tax ID.
- Collaborating Partner(s) may be based anywhere in the world.
- Early Stage Artist:
- Early stage artists have between 2 to 10 years of experience as music creators making new original work (excluding any time in a degree-granting programs; as a musician of non-original work created by others; or arranging or reviving the work of other music creators; or time away from working as an artist due to circumstances-e.g., having children, caring for family members, long-term illness, etc.).
- Music creators who have been generating new work for more than 10 years (excluding any time spent as a student) are generally not eligible, even if they feel under-recognized. Such artists with more than 10 years in the field who wish to discuss eligibility-based on circumstances (weather personal or geographic) or on specific creative practice consideration (i.e, the scale of work and/or extended creative cycles necessary to complete a single work)- should contact Carolina Heredia, Director of Artist Support, before Tuesday, March 14, 2023 to discuss eligibility in advance of submitting an application.
- Have completed and publicly presented works. Works created and presented while in a degree-granting program are not eligible for meeting this requirement.
- Have at least one work on your resume that has been supported by a presenting organization (that is not your own organization, if applicable) or funder (for a project grant from either a foundation or a federal, state, or local arts agency). Self-presented work, or work created and presented while in a degree-granting program, is not eligible for meeting this requirement.
- Curators will rely on materials submitted in this application to assess the review criteria.
- This opportunity is not for beginning artists who have never created music, whose generated new work has yet to be publicly shared, or who do not have a sufficient body of completed work that a panel can use to assess your artistic development over time.
- Age is not a factor in determining eligibility.
- Artists who are mid-career or established are not eligible.
- Artist will be considered beyond early career and ineligible if they have:
- Received consistent significant financial support for their artistic work from foundations and/or federal, state, or local arts agencies for multiple different projects.
- Considerable bodies of work and are consistently touring and being produced by organizations (not your own organization).
- Garnered significant regional or national prizes or awards in recognition or support of the creation and/or public presentation of multiply different works, including but not limited to: Grammy Awards, United States Artists Awards, Creative Capital Awards, MAP grants and/or Fulbright Fellowships, ASCAP Foundation or BMI Awards, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Chamber Music America Grants, New Music USA Awards, commission or touring grants from national or regional performance venues. Receipt of one of these grants and awards does not make an artist ineligible–it is the receipt of multiple grants and awards for multiple projects that, taken as a whole, move an artist to mid-career or beyond.
- Received recognition in the form of awards, commissions, residencies or funding opportunities that are specifically categorized as mid-career.
- Received awards or prizes in recognition of significant cumulative career achievement (including but not limited to) the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, The American Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, or the MacArthur Fellowship.
- Have a full-time tenured faculty position (or the equivalent).
Recognizing that different funders may define “mid-career” in different ways, artists who have received mid-career awards but consider themselves still in an early career stage should contact Carolina Heredia, Director of Artist Support, before Tuesday, March 14, 2023 to discuss eligibility in advance of submitting an application.
Mid-career or established artists from fields other than music will not be considered early career. For example, a new media artist with a substantial career who is now moving into creating music will not be considered an early career for the purposes of this commission.
- Exclusive Application:
- Applicants (music creators and collaborators) may only be a part of one application.
- Sit Out Period:
- Two Years (2021/2022 and 2022/2023 ACF | create music creators and their collaborators are ineligible).
- Any creators and their collaborators with in-progress projects awarded prior to 2021 by ACF with funding provided by the Jerome Foundation are ineligible.
- ACF | create funds may not support costs or activities supporting the artist(s) through other Jerome Foundation-funded grants or programs.
- No Conflict of Interest:
- American Composers Forum and the Jerome Foundation administrative staff, board of directors, and their family members are ineligible.
- Not enrolled as a full-time student in a degree-granting education program:
- Applicants cannot be enrolled full-time in any degree-granting programs (K-12, undergraduate, or graduate) in any field. Applicants who are or will be students enrolled full-time in a degree granting program are ineligible. Ph.D. and DMA candidates who have completed all requirements except their dissertation may apply.
- Early Stage Works:
- Proposed works should be at an early stage in their development, and must not be finished by the time of application. Works must be scheduled to premiere after September 30, 2023. Supported projects must be completed within five years of the award date.
Selection Process
ACF staff reviews all applications for eligibility and completeness. A selection committee of four music creators and/or advocates who have been chosen for their familiarity with diverse musical approaches will review applications and select residency recipients. Panelists will review the works over two phases:
- Phase 1 – Independent Review: In this phase, panelists are assessing each applicant individually and not making comparisons to other applicants. Panelists will also score applicants based on the key evaluation criteria (see below)
- Phase 2 – Panel Process Via Zoom: In this phase, which includes the final stages in the selection process, panelists will provide an overall score, listen to applicants’ music together, and have conversations in which comparative judgements will be made among applicants.
Some of the past curators for ACF | create (formerly JFund) include Linda Antas, Nicolas Lell Benavides, Samantha Boshnack, Lisa Renee Coons, Daniel de Jesús, Adam Fong, Eric Gould, Mike Khoury, Amy Beth Kirsten, Kristin Kuster, Mari Kimura, HyeKyung Lee, Shawn Okpebholo, Meg Okura, Ingrid Stӧlzel, Vid Smooke, Melinda Wagner, Michael Woods, Viola Yip, Byron Au Yong, and Leaha Maria Villarreal.
The American Composers Forum staff who oversee ACF | create do not contribute to the decision-making process or the selection of the artists. The role of the staff is to provide clarity for the review process and ensure that the curator’s review and the discussions proceed in accordance with the program’s guidelines.
Key Evaluation Criteria
- Sample materials are imaginative, compelling, and exhibit a high level of craft.
- Connection of the primary artist and collaborator(s) with intended audiences/participants.
- Bold and risk-taking plan for the commission that expands the aesthetic or social experience in music and/or revives traditional forms in original ways. The proposed commission is engaging aesthetically and experientially.
- Level of commitment by the collaborator to supporting the authentic voice of the music creator by performing, presenting and furthering the commissioned work.
- Relevance of the Production and Promotion Support Funds to deepen the work and further the artist’s work.
- The final pool of curated artists will reflect a range of projects diverse in creative methodology, gender, race, and ethnicity.
Notification
The curators’ decision is final and will be announced in July 2023. Results will be posted on ACF’s website and applicants will be notified by email. After the 2023 ACF | create commissioned artists and collaborating partners are announced, all applicants will have an opportunity to set up a phone appointment with ACF’s Director of Artist Support for feedback from the curators.
Collaborating Partners
The Collaborating Partner is someone other than you; typically, a performer, ensemble, or presenter. Your Collaborating Partner can be located anywhere in the world. If you perform in your own work, then the Collaborating Partner needs to be a presenter or someone who will be producing the performance. This Collaborating Partner provides a Commitment Letter indicating enthusiasm to perform, present, and promote the proposed work. The letter of support should describe plans for the premiere and any additional activities that increase the visibility of the work and the artist. The Collaborating Partner can only be a part of one application and can’t partner with multiple music creator applicants.
Make sure your Collaborating Partner has not agreed to be a part of another 2022 ACF | create application and are not partners of:
- 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 ACF | create commissions
- Any In-progress Projects Awarded Prior to 2020 by ACF with Funding Provided by the Jerome Foundation
- ACF | create funds may not support costs or activities supporting the artist(s) through other Jerome Foundation-funded grants or programs.
If multiple Music Creator Applicants list the same Collaborating Partner, the first commitment letter received/submitted with the completed application will be accepted and all other subsequent applicants will be asked to find another Collaborating Partner.
How to Apply
The music creator applicant completes or uploads the following in the Online Application Form via the SlideRoom Application System. For an overview of SlideRoom, click HERE.
The online application can be found HERE.
1. Music Creator’s Personal Information (Questions 1 – 13)
Name, Pronouns, Address, Phone, Email Address, Webpage Link
2. Questions Regarding Eligibility (Questions 14 – 18)
3. Web Links to Two Work Samples (Questions 19 – 35)
Provide web links to your work samples (SoundCloud, YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, iCloud, etc.). Make sure the web links you provide in this application remain active until June 30, 2023. If you do not wish for your work samples to be public, please make them unlisted so the curatorial committee will still have access.
Work sample that are not eligible to be utilized in this application are samples that are:
- Works that you arranged or perform but did not compose
- Commercial or non-commercial work-for-hire that you created at the direction of a client or producer, even if this is commissioned work
- Scores for film or video projects for which you do not have creative control or for which you do not retain the rights to perform, record and distribute
- Any works created and presented while in a degree-granting program or with student performers
Work Sample 1 makes the most critical impression on the curators, and should represent your most distinctive and compelling musical example. Panelists will listen to 5-8 minutes of this work in the first round. If you wish for panelists to start at a cue point other than the beginning, please indicate the start and end times for the cue in Question 20 Works Sample 1 – Cue Start and End Time.
Work Sample 2 should be a complementary, complete work. The panelists will listen to 3-5 minutes of this work. Together, the work samples should demonstrate the relevance of – and the music creator’s ability to carry out – the proposed new work. (10 minutes max for both complete works) For each work sample you will be asked to provide the Title, Duration, Year of Completion, Ensemble/Performers’ Name(s) (1,000-character limit including spaces), Instrumentation (1,000-character limit including spaces), Brief Description of the Work (3,000-character limit including spaces).
4. Additional Musical Materials to Support Your Creative Process and/or the Recordings Provided (Questions 36 – 39)
You have the option of uploading two PDFs (up to 10MB each) or providing a web link to your additional materials. Curators will not have access to music notation, electronic music, graphic, video, or other specialized software.
5. Music Creator’s Personal Introduction to Curators (Question 40 or 41) (Link to 3.5 – 4-minute video (Q40) OR typed answer (Q41) of maximum 3,500 characters, including spaces)
A personal statement introducing yourself and talking about the music you create. You can provide a web link to a 3.5 – 4 minute video or you can provide a written response typed directly into the application (3,500-character limit including spaces).
6. Artist Resume (PDF only – up to 10MB) (Question 42)
Resumes should include completed publicly presented created works, work in development, fellowships & awards, grants, residencies, other artistic work, teaching, additional relevant categories to your work.
7. Collaborating Partner Information (Questions 43 – 52)
Name/organization, Address, Phone Number, Email, Website
8. Upload the Collaborating Partner Commitment Letter (PDF only – up to 10MB) (Question 53)
The collaborating partner commitment letter must be uploaded and submitted as part of the application. If multiple music creators list the same Collaborating Partner, the first commitment letter received/submitted with the completed application will be accepted and all other subsequent applicants will be asked to find another Collaborating Partner.
9. Proposed Work Information (Questions 54 – 56)
Proposed Title, Approximate Duration, Instrumentation
10. A Description of the Proposed Work (Question 57): (4,000-character limit including spaces)
11. A description of how you would use the $3,000 in Production or Promotion Funds (Question 58)
Itemize the activities, their purpose, approximate costs, and give a timeline. (7,000-character limit including spaces)
Example:
- Income:
- ACF create: $11,000
- Funds raised for Project: $2,000
- Funding from Collaborator: $ 4,000
- Total Income: $17,000
- Expenses:
- Commission: $8,000
- Recording (Production/Promotion Funds): $1,500
- Marketing (Production/Promotion Funds): $1,000
- Venue Costs: $ 500
- Lighting Costs: $500
- Musicians: $5,000
- Post event reception: $500
- Total Expenses: $17,000
- Timeline:
- Creation/ Collaboration: September – April 2023
- Rehearsals: July 2023
- Premiere of New Work: August 2023
- Editing of Recording: September – October 2023
- Final Report Submitted: October 2023
*Note for the timeline: we know timelines change throughout the collaborative process. We are looking to see the general timeline and how that relates to the scope of your project. We know timelines will change for selected artists. We ask selected artists to communicate significant changes with ACF staff. You have up to five years to complete the commission.
12. Questions regarding social media, information sessions, and how you learned about this opportunity. (Questions 59 – 61)
13. Electronic Signature (Question 62)
I have carefully reviewed the 2023 ACF | create guidelines. I understand that my application must be completed by the online application deadline of Monday, March 14, 2023 11:59 PM (Central). The American Composers Forum / ACF | create take no responsibility for applications that are not in Submitted status at the deadline. I certify that the statements in this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. If I am selected for the 2023 ACF | create program offered by the American Composers Forum, I agree to abide by the policies of ACF | create.
14. Music creator’s demographic information (2023 Demographic Information Form)
We frame our work with a focus on racial equity and include within that scope, but not limited to, diverse gender identities, musical approaches and perspectives, religions, ages, (dis)abilities, cultures, backgrounds, sexual orientations, and broad definitions of being “American.”
We request information about your identity to help us know more about the artists we are reaching.
Providing this information is optional.
What you share in the 2023 Demographic Information form as part of your SlideRoom application for this program will be included in your application and seen by curators. If you prefer to keep your answers separate/anonymous, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/64zRf8N2VzheitoWA
- Please share the words you use to more fully communicate who you are and your experiences:
- Which of the following regions do you identify with in terms of race, ethnicity, and nationality? (check all that apply)
- Multi-racial or Multi-ethnic descent
- Native American, Alaskan Native or Indigenous peoples
- African descent/Diaspora
- Southern African descent
- Central African descent
- East African descent
- North African descent
- West African descent
- Caribbean descent
- North American descent
- Central American descent
- South American descent
- Central Asian descent
- East Asian descent
- South Asian descent
- Southeast Asian descent
- Middle Eastern/Southwest Asian descent
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Island descent
- Latina/o/e/x descent
- European descent
- Decline to State
- Prefer to self-identify (use open field in next question)
- Open field for question above, which of the following regions do you identify with in terms of race, ethnicity, and nationality?
- Please note specific race, ethnic, region, national group, and/or tribal/band affiliations with which you identify. Examples: Dakota-Shakopee Mdewakanton, Honduran, Azeri/Persian, Puerto Rican, Nigerian, Hmong, Thai, Scots-Irish, Russian Jewish descent, Laotian, Chicano, Italian, Rural/Remote resident, Yupik, Haitian and Creole, Norwegian, decline to state, I don’t know, etc.
- Which best describes your current gender? (Check all that apply)
- Female
- Gender non-conforming
- Gender fluid
- Male
- Non-binary
- Two Spirit
- Decline to State
- Prefer to self-identify
- Open field for question above, which best describes your current gender?
- Do you identify as transgender?
- Yes
- No
- Decline to state
- Do you consider yourself as: (Check all that apply)
- Heterosexual or straight
- Gay
- Queer
- Lesbian
- Pansexual
- Bisexual
- Demisexual
- Asexual
- Same Gender-Loving
- Decline to state
- Prefer to self-identify (use open field in next question)
- Open field for question above
- Are you part of the disability community?
- Yes
- No
- Decline to state
- Are you part of the neurodivergent community?
- Yes
- No
- Decline to state
- How many years have you created original music?
- 1 – 5 years
- 6 – 10 years
- 11 – 20 years
- 21 – 30 years
- 31 – 40 years
- 41 – 50 years
- more than 50 years
- Decline to state
Additional Information
- Entries must be submitted electronically via the SlideRoom application system on or before 11:59 PM Central on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
- Late applications will not be considered.
- Entries submitted by mail or other than the provided online application process, excluding the project partner support letter, will not be eligible for consideration.
Resources for Unlisted Links:
SoundCloud: Click HERE
Vimeo: Click HERE
YouTube: Click HERE
Google Drive: Click HERE
Questions
The American Composers Forum encourages applicants to contact ACF staff to ask questions and discuss potential applications. For questions regarding McKnight Visiting Composer Residency program contact Carolina Heredia, Director of Artist Support, at [email protected].
2021 PARTICIPANTS
The curators for this round of ACF | create were Daniel de Jesús (Philadelphia, PA), Mike Khoury (Detroit, MI), Amy Beth Kirsten (New Haven, CT), and Viola Yip (New York, NY).
Sonya Belaya photo credit Alex Brown; Pablo Santiago Chin Photo credit Marc Perlish; Renée Copeland Photo credit Renée Copeland; Vicente Hansen Atria Photo credit Kyra Smith; Alicia Waller Photo by Shay Paresh
2019/2020 Participants
The panelists for this round of ACF | create were composers Nicolas Lell Benavides (Los Angeles, CA), Theron Brown (Akron, OH), and Lisa Renée Coons (Kalamazoo, MI).
Anaïs Maviel photo credit Dar Es Salaam Riser; Mary Prescott Photo credit Erika Kapin; Sugar Vendil photo credit Michael Leviton
2018 Participants
The panelists for this round of ACF | Create commissions were composers HyeKyung Lee (Granville, OH), Ingrid Stölzel (Lawrence, KS), and Michael Woods (Clinton, NY).
Jerome Composers Commissioning Program/Jerome Fund for New Music Winners
2017 Participant
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2016 Participant
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Brooklyn, NY
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2015
New York
- Saad Haddad (New York, NY) with the American Composers Orchestra
- Sean Harold (New York, NY) with Suzanne Farrin
- Clara Hunter Latham (New York, NY) with Peter Evans, Sam Pluta, Michael Weyandt, and Alice Teyssier
- Remy Le Boeuf (Brooklyn, NY) with Bang on a Can
- Shih-Wei Lo (New York, NY) with Nieuw Ensemble
- Sky Macklay (New York, NY) with ICE
- Anthony Vine (Brooklyn, NY) with Yarn/Wire
Minnesota
- James G. Everest (St. Paul, MN) with Lake Joanna Interpretive Center
- Yue Lor (Blaine, MN) with Blaine High School Band Program
- Tiffany Skidmore (St. Paul, MN) with the Nautilus Music Theatre
Panelists
- Meg Okura
- David Smooke
- Melinda Wagner
2014
New York
- Justine F. Chen (New York, NY) with American Lyric Theatre
- Jeff Fairbanks (Sunnyside, NY) with Gamin
- Anne Goldberg (New York, NY) with Andrew Kozar
- Molly Joyce (New York, NY) with Vicky Chow
- Paul Kerekes (New York, NY) with Trevor Babb
- Levy Lorenzo (Brooklyn, NY) with Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
- Jessica Meyer (Bronx, NY) with The Colonials
- Max Vernon (Brooklyn, NY) with Public Theatre
- Tamara Yadao (Brooklyn, NY) with Cluster New Music and Integrated Arts Festival
Minnesota
- Zack Baltich (Minneapolis, MN) with Fallout Music Co-op
- Kari Musil (St. Paul, MN) with Pip Jazz Foundation
- Natalie Nowytski (Minneapolis, MN) with Laurel Armstrong
Panelists
- Kristin Kuster
- Vinny Golia
- Mari Kimura
2013
New York
- Troy Herion (Brooklyn, NY)
- Shawn Jaeger (New York, NY)
- Jascha Narveson (Brooklyn, NY)
- Gity Razaz (Brooklyn, NY)
- Erin Rogers (Brooklyn, NY)
- Conrad Winslow (Brooklyn, NY)
- Gabriel Zucker (Brooklyn, NY)
Minnesota
- Greg Brosofske (Minneapolis, MN)
- Alexei Casselle (Minneapolis, MN)
- John Keston (Minneapolis, MN)
- Kathy McTavish (Duluth, MN)
Panelists
- Dorothy Hindman
- Suphala
- Darryl Brenzel
2012
New York
- Jeremy Howard Beck (New York, NY)
- Chris Cresswell (Brooklyn, NY)
- Masatora Goya (Rego Park, NY)
- David Hertzberg (New York, NY)
- Eric Nathan (New York, NY)
- Danielle Schwob (New York, NY)
Minnesota
- Christopher Danforth (Minneapolis, MN)
- Alex Freeman (Northfield, MN)
- Asako Hirabayashi (Falcon Heights, MN)
- Heath Mathews (Farmington, MN)
Panelists
- Paul Elwood
- Asha Srinivasan
- Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate
2011
New York
- Olga Bell
- Daniel Blake
- Ryan Carter
- Christopher Cerrone
- Trevor Gureckis
- Mary Kouyoumdjian
- Ruben Naeff
- Christopher Trapani
Minnesota
- Joshua Clausen
- Noah Keesecker
- Joshua Musikantow
- Tiffany Skidmore
Panelists
- Anthony Curtis Davis
- Don Davis
- Anna E. Hinkle-Turner
2010
New York
- Michael Gilberston
- Joel Harrison
- Matthew Steckler
- Max Duykers
- Joe Diebes
- Christopher Jentsch
Minnesota
- Joshua Bauder
- Linda Kachelmeier
- Tim Donahue
- Jeff Johnson
Panelists
- Neil Leonard
- Jovino Dos Santos Neto
- Jeannine Wagar
2009
New York
- Darcy James Argue
- Elizabeth Hoffman
- Neel Murgai
- Dafna Naphtali
- Gregory Spears
- Daniel Wohl
Minnesota
- Benjamin Broening
- Christopher Danforth
- Kathleen McTavish
- Chris Thomson
Panelists
- Madelyn Byrne
- P.Q. Phan
- Bill Ryan
2008
New York
- Patricia Alesandrini
- Matthew Barnson
- Philippe Bodin
- Sidiki Conde
- Judd Greenstein
- Yotam Haber
- Ha-Yang Kim
- Keith Moore
- Jeff Myers
- Hans Tammen
- Eric Wubbles
Minnesota
- Elizabeth Alexander
- Kirsten Broberg
- George Cartwright
- Jocelyn Hagen
- Jeff Herriott
- John Mallia
- Ann Millikan
- Nirmala Rajasekar
Panelists
- Sarah Cahill
- Ernest Dawkins
- James Dillon
2007
New York
- Nathan Davis
- Ryan Francis
- Joel Harrison
- Huck Hodge
- Kristin Kuster
- Missy Mazzoli
- Tamar Muskal
- Aaron Siegel
Minnesota
- Abbie Betinis
- Howard Collins
- Paul Elwood
- Douglas Geers
- Margaret Griebling-Haigh
- Art Lee
- J. David Moore
- Peter O’Gorman
Panelists
- Ken Field
- Amy X Neuberg
- Reza Vali
2006
New York
- William Brittelle
- Corey Dargel
- Michael Dellaira
- Bryce Dessner
- Kristin Norderval
- Meg Okura
- Rob Reddy
Minnesota
- Jeffrey Brooks
- Edie Hill
- Linda Kachelmeier
- Heath Mathews
- Rachel Matthews
- Mankwe Ndosi
- Doug Opel
- David Wolff
Panelists
- Lauri desMarais
- Odean Pope
- Phillip Schroeder
2005
New York
- Kati Agocs
- Annie Gosfield
- Vijay Iyer
- Rudresh Mahanthappa
- Hiroya Miura
- Sam Newsome
- Sean Noonan
Minnesota
- Marita Bolles
- Michael Croswell
- Michelle Kinney
- Ann Millikan
- Yotam Rosenbaum
Panelists
- Daniel Godfrey
- James Newton
- Dorothy Stone
2004
New York
- Glen Cortese
- Antonio Carlos DeFeo
- Vivian Fung
- Shafer Mahoney
- Robert Paterson
- Bobby Previte
- Huang Ruo
- David Weiss
Minnesota
- Shawn Allison
- Elizabeth Alexander
- Eric Barnum
- Howard Collins
- Peter O’Gorman
- Lisa Ragsdale
- Nirmala Rajasekar
- Changiun Xu
Panelists
- David Crumb
- Marjorie Merryman
- Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng
2003
New York
- Joshua Fried
- Michelle Nagai
- Moto Osada
- Lu Pei
- Jonathan Pieslak
- Spencer Schedler
- Du Yun
Minnesota
- Maura Bosch
- Geoffrey Gordon
- Michael Karmon
- Andrew Lafkas
- Dean Magraw
- Paul Rudy
- Ethan Wickman
Panelists
- Joan LaBarbara
- Zhou Long
- Yehuda Yannay
2002
- Marc Anderson
- Scott Miller
- James Syler
- Casey Hale
- Christopher Jentsch
- Basya Schechter
- Sarah Snider
- Lev Zhurbin
2001
- Doug Little
- Charlottemarie
- William Beckstrand
- John Morton
- Mark Zanter
- Todd Reynolds
- Douglas Geers
- Hayes Biggs
- Rudresh Mahanthappa
- Christian Amigo
- Yuanlin Chen
2000
- Ron George
- James Harley
- Brian Heller
- Michael Karmon
- Dan Trueman
- Preston Wright
- Steven Bryant
- Judy Dunaway
- Phil Kline
- Harold Meltzer
- Hollis Taylor
- Ushio Torikai
1999
- Mark Engebretson
- Edie Hill
- Igor Komeitchouk
- Dale McGowan
- Lior Navok
- Carl Witt
- Constance Cooper
- Gisburg
- Wang Guowei
- Jose Halac
- Dafna Naphtali
- Patrick Zimmerli
1998
- Linda Dusman
- Frank Ferko
- Anthony Gatto
- Bruce Hamilton
- John Morrison
- John Fitz Rogers
- Derek Bermel
- Chen Yuanlin
- Chien-Yin Chen
- Marilyn Kimura
- Jerome Kitzke
- Rob Reddy
- David Simmons
1997
- Ellen Band
- Gao Hong and Paul Dice
- David Reville
- Joko Sutrisno
- Vera Stanojevic
- Carei Thomas
- Tom Trenka
- Ben Allison
- Wendy-Mae Chambers
- David Claman
- Sonia Jacobsen
- Kevin James
1996
- Maura Bosch
- Sherri Flagg-McHugh
- Michael Fiday
- Phillip Fried
- Paul Higham
- Todd Winkler
- Wang Zheng-Ting
- Lisa Bielawa
- Charles Coleman
- Jonathan Elliott
- Zeena Parkins
- Behzad Ranjbaran
- Tim Rowe
- Ken Valitsky
- Terry Winters-Owens
1995
- Brent Michael Davids
- John Devine
- Linda Tutas Haugen
- Craig Harris
- Mark Hellem
- Homer Lambrecht
- Emanuel Rodriguez
- Ying Zhang
- Nick Didkovsky
- Joe Gallant
- Kitty Brazelton
- Joshua Fried
- Annie Gosfield
- Mary Jane Leach
- Gene Pritsker
- Qu Xiao-song
1994
- Michael Croswell
- Colin Franey
- Jennifer Higdon
- Bun Ching Lam
- Susan Parenti
- Russell Platt
- Chris Preissing
1993
- John Luther Adams
- Paul Dice
- Douglas Ewart
- Randall Woolf
1992
- Mark Applebaum
- Ted Fitch
- Marjorie Hess
- Joseph Klein
- Paul Siskind
- Bernadette Speach
1991
- William Lang
- Rose Brzezinski
- Nathaniel Haynes
- Judith Sainte Croix
- Bunita Marcus
1990
- Conrad DeJong
- Carl Voss
- Wes York
1989
- John Baboukis
- Bradley Bombardier
- Tina Davidson
- Greg Fish
- Miriam Gerberg
- Vinny Golia
- Charles Hoag
- Arthur Jarvinen
1988
- Michael Daugherty
- Linda Haugen
- Jennifer Holt
- Leo Kraft
- David Lang
- Steve Tibbetts
- Donald Washington
1987
- Elizabeth Clark
- Michael Gordon
- Matthew Harris
- Henry Holoien
- Michele Kinney
- Ellen Lease
- James Lovendusky
1986
- John King
- Monica Maye
- Roscoe Mitchell
- Richard Paske
- Frederick Tillis
1985
- Henry Gwiazda
- David Kechley
- Alex Lubet
- Charles McHugh
- David John Olsen
- Dan Strum
- Wendy Ultan
- Jack Vees
1984
- John Einweck
- Paul Goldstaub
- Robert Maderich
- Charlie Maguire
- Steve Rydberg
- Jeffery Vandervelde
- Thomas Wegren
- Zeitgeist
1983
- Michael Aubart
- Carl Bergmann
- Henry Brant
- Mary Ellen Childs
- Janet Gilbert
- Michael Halstenson
- Stephen Paulus
- Marjorie Rusche
- Paul Schoenfield
- Dale Warland
1982
- Dominick Argento
- Dan Breedon
- Elizabeth Breenan
- Jeffery Brooks
- David Edminster
- Tristan Fuentes
- Leland Sateren
- Daniel Sturm
- Steve Barnett
1981
- Earl Buys
- Ralph Johnson
- Libby Larsen
- David Means
- Kim Sherman
- Lloyd Ultan
- John Watson
- Robert Wetzler
1980
- William Englund
- Paul Fetler
- Robert Hanson
- Carolyn Jennings
- Alvin King
- Alex Lubet
- Carleton Macy
- Dale Newton
- Janika Vandervelde
1979
- Carol Barnett
- Dan Breedon
- James Callahan
- Randall Davidson
- Marilyn Grobel
- Eleanor Hovda
- William Kempe
- Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
- Eric Stokes
Carolina Heredia, Director of Artist Support, will conduct two 60-minute 2023 ACF | create Application Information Sessions online to go over the application process. During the information session, Carolina will review all guidelines and walk through the application process in SlideRoom. Throughout these sessions there will be time to ask questions regarding the application process and its various components. These sessions will be offered online via Zoom.
Video tutorials on how to use the Zoom online meeting system can be found HERE.
2023 ACF | create Commissioning Program Information Session Dates and Times via Zoom
- Friday, February 10th | 5:30 – 6:30 PM Central | Register HERE for this date
- Sunday, February 19th | 1:00 – 2:00 PM Central | Register HERE for this date
If you need one-on-one assistance on your application contact Carolina Heredia, Director of Artist Support, at [email protected] to schedule a meeting via phone or Zoom. Please do so before completing the application online.