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American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announces two commission awards for emerging composers Paul Novak and Dai Wei. They were chosen
Two of ACO’s Compose Yourself students have been recognized in the sixth annual NextNotes® High School Music Creator Awards, a program of American Composers Forum (ACF).
Bill Bolcom was my teacher at the University of Michigan. He is a brilliant orchestrator;
I had of course heard about Seth’s work but really started to explore his recordings
If I were to describe Alex Temple as the “David Lynch of New Music,” it wouldn’t do justice to her multifaceted, literary, and subtly subversive aesthetic.
Composer Gity Razaz’s work And the brightest rivers glide… was selected for the 2020 Underwood New Music
Composer Christian Quiñones’ work Trigueño o moreno was selected for the 2020 Underwood New Music Readings,
Composer Keane Southard’s Symphony 2: Movement 1was selected for the 2020 Underwood New Music Readings,
Composer Anthony R. Green’s Peace Till We Meet Again was selected for the 2020 Underwood New Music
Composer Dai Wei’s piece Saṃsāric Dance was selected for the 2020 Underwood New Music Readings, where it
Composer Paul Novak’s piece as the light begins to drift was selected for the 2020 Underwood New
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