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5 Questions to Gabriela Díaz and Ayane Kozasa (Kronos Quartet)
The celebrated Kronos Quartet are beloved because of the five decades they have dedicated to uplifting new music. In concert, their performances soar and swoop, quivering with vitality. Their recordings, too, are compulsively listenable, but always boundary pushing.
5 Questions to Samantha Ege (pianist, scholar)
Very few musicians find equal footing in the worlds of music and words. Some might think of Sir Stephen Hough or Jeremy Denk as modern examples of this phenomenon, though perhaps we should all be paying attention to the probing, curious work of pianist, musicologist and writer Dr. Samantha Ege. Ege’s creative output centers around sharing untold stories and narratives.
ListN Up Playlist: Lemon Guo (March 20, 2025)
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (including I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and innova Recordings). Lemon Guo is an interdisciplinary artist, composer, and vocalist from the southeastern coast of China.
5 Questions to Macie Stewart (multi-instrumentalist, composer)
Macie Stewart is one of those artists who is seemingly everywhere. As a multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, and improviser, she has collaborated with a distinguished roster that includes Makaya McCraven, Japanese Breakfast, Tweedy, Alabaster DePlume, and SZA, to name a few.
Dem's New Album, "Absolutely," is a Testament to Creating Within Community
The economic barriers to art making have been getting increasingly frustrating for years; getting a project to the finish line feels like a miracle these days, and that makes an album like Absolutely (Spring 2025, Carrier Records) so much more powerful.
American Composers Orchestra Explores Latin American Music's Transatlantic Roots at Carnegie Hall
Under the leadership of CEO Melissa Ngan and Artistic Director Curtis Stewart, the American Composers Orchestra has been widening its programming gaze to meet the times – an appropriate move for an organization dedicated to championing a segment of creators whose work is often on the front lines o...
Media Professionals Rely On Your Digital Footprint -- Here's What We Wish Artists Knew
As an artist, your digital presence is both a practical marketing tool and an opportunity for storytelling. When curated intentionally and mindfully, digital assets like websites, bios, photos, recordings, liner notes, and social media all come together to help shape the narrative around your work – and they are essential resources for members of the media.
ListN Up Playlist: Amanda Ekery (March 6, 2025)
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (including I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and innova Recordings). Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Amanda Ekery creates music filled with imagery and strong narratives.
Will Mason's "Hemlocks, Peacocks" Draws Upon Art and Poetry for a Transportive Listening Experience
Spending time with an album inspired by other artistic references feels akin to watching the bonus features of a movie – new points of view avail themselves for consideration, and additional rabbit holes of exploration appear.
5 Questions to Sarah Belle Reid (performer-composer)
As a classical trumpeter, Sarah Belle Reid felt that she was constantly being asked to emulate the sound of someone else. Boxed in by black and white ideas of what constituted good or “wrong” playing, she developed full-blown performance anxiety by the time she finished her undergrad performance...
Julia Bullock's "History's Persistent Voice" Collapses the Past and the Present at Lincoln Center
The idea for soprano Julia Bullock’s project “History’s Persistent Voice” came eight years ago when composer Jessie Montgomery asked if she would be interested in collaborating on new arrangements of songs that were transcribed in the 19th century.
standard issue Bring a Striking Performance of Modern Works to London's St. Giles Camberwell
Formed at the Royal College of Music in 2022, standard issue describe themselves as ‘a London-based new music collective dedicated to creating inclusive spaces to hear, see, and take part in new and experimental work.
5 Questions to Delfin Demiray (composer, pianist)
This sponsored article is part of a paid partnership with the Curtis Institute of Music. Philadelphia-based composer Delfin Demiray brings a wealth of experience to her nascent career and is carving out a niche of her own in the modern music landscape.
Hannah Ishizaki Takes Pittsburgh Symphony for a Spin with New World Premiere
In 2017, when Hannah Ishizaki was still in high school, the premiere of her work City of Bridges made her the youngest woman ever to be programmed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She grew up in Mount Lebanon, in the suburban South Hills of Pittsburgh, where violin lessons commenced at age 6.
ListN Up Playlist: Shinjoo Cho (February 6, 2025)
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (including I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and innova Recordings). Shinjoo Cho is a bandoneonist, pianist, tango musician, improviser, and composer based in Philadelphia.
Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera Center Sor Juana's Radical Mysticism in "Primero Sueño"
In their stunning processional opera, co-creators Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera and director Louisa Proske present the story of Sor Juana, a 17th-century proto-feminist nun whose passion for knowledge pitted her against powerful men – and her own voracious intellect.
5 Questions to Beth Morrison (founder and director, Beth Morrison Projects)
Beth Morrison’s ideas are game changers. Since the founding of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) in 2006, she and her initials have become synonymous with new contemporary opera, producing and commissioning new works, and helping to support composers in shaping a new American cannon.
London Contemporary Music Festival Marks 10 Years with a Celebration of Experimental Music's Legacy
With performances ranging from improvisation to film, electronic music and DJs, and orchestral music, London Contemporary Music Festival ambitiously aims to “provide a home to the promiscuous music lover.
Damon Locks Broadens the Continuum of Black Art with his "List of Demands"
Despite being a New Yorker for over a decade, my first trip to Chicago in 2024 made me reconsider the top spot for best American city. Weird, underground, homegrown art is abundant, and there is a rich history and presence of Black music spanning genres and locales that was felt after just a few day...
5 Questions to Candice Hoyes (soprano, songwriter, archivist)
Candice Hoyes is a multi-hyphenate artist who leans into the full range of her creativity. As a soprano, producer, songwriter, filmmaker, and archivist, Hoyes leads with her versatile and dynamic voice to not only tell the stories of her Jamaican heritage, but also those who inspire her. On Jan.
Artists Need Better Funding and Support Networks to be the Catalysts for Hope We Need in 2025 and Beyond
Last year, a seasoned performer-composer called to ask for my advice: though she had secured her first grant for a recording, she needed additional funds to hire a publicist to promote the project.
ListN Up Playlist: IOSIS (Alex Bissen) (January 9, 2025)
The music of IOSIS (musician, composer and sound designer Alex Bissen) is built upon the foundational forms and textures found in drone, noise, and ambient composition, alongside more traditional compositional structures and considerations, employing instrumentation ranging from a vintage Roland Jun...