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Creative Communities Fund - Deadline Dec. 17, 2009
(November 30, 2009)
The Cultural Development Corporation, Washington DC, seeks DC area applicants for their Creative Communities Fund (CCF) grants to artists participating in the Source Festival, Flashpoint Gallery and the Mead Theatre Lab Program, to support the creation and presentation of new works (including music, new media) and to encourage artists to actively engage community residents through exciting and innovative programming in the DC area. Click on green link for more information. All CCF applications are due by Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 5 pm. Late applications will not be accepted.
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Composer Residency - 21st Century Music for the People
(August 1, 2008)
The American Composers Forum San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (ACF-BAC) seeks two Northern Californian composers for its 21st Century Music for the People composer residency opportunity in collaboration with San Francisco's Community Music Center. Deadline for applications is August 30, 2008.
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Northern California Composers Commissioning Program
(August 1, 2008)
The American Composers Forum, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, is pleased to announce the second Northern California Composers Commissioning Program (NCCCP) for 2008. Performers (individuals or ensembles) and presenters are invited to apply for grants from $5000 to $7500 on behalf of themselves and composers with whom they wish to collaborate. Awards will be shared, as described below, between applicants and composers. Application deadline is October 15, 2008.
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Berkeley Symphony
(May 29, 2008)
The Berkeley Symphony seeks short orchestral scores from emerging composers living in the greater San Francisco Bay Area for their "Under Construction " reading series. Three Bay Area emerging composers will have their works read by the orchestra in October, November, and December of 2008. Deadline is June 2, 2008!
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Composers invited for 2007 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
(July 1, 2007)
We are delighted to announce the results of the judging panel for the 2007-08 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute. The seven participants were selected from among 166 works submitted from 36 states, and the exceptional quality of the music and high level of orchestral writing made the final choices very difficult to make. There is enough fine music here for many, many concerts!
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Community Partners 2007
(February 1, 2007)
Our Community Partners program has re-opened for 2007, and will begin accepting applications on February 1.
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of American Composers Forum is seeking proposals from composers, performers, and/or ensembles for projects that foster the creation and performance of new music in the context of community engagement. Project proposals will be considered on an ongoing basis, as funding permits, until June 30, 2007.
Click on the "Programs" button on the upper left side of the page for more information about this program
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2006 Welcome Christmas! Carol Contest Winners Announced
(October 25, 2006)
Two composers, Diego Luzuriaga and John Rommereim, have been selected as the winners of the Ninth Annual Welcome Christmas! Carol Contest, co-sponsored by the Forum and the Minneapolis-based VocalEssence ensemble.
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ACF Annual Meeting for 2006
(September 1, 2006)
You're invited to attend the Forum's Annual Meeting, scheduled for Friday, September 29, 2006, at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Huss MusicRoom.
The meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m., last approximately one hour, and will include musical performances. A reception and refreshments will follow the meeting, and all ACF members are welcome to attend as their schedules permit.
The Huss Music Room is located on the third floor of the historic Hamm Building, 408 Saint Peter Street, in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.
Call 651.251.2810 if you plan to attend -- RSVPs are encouraged.
Directions and parking information is available under "Concert Experience" at the SPCO website: www.thespco.org
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Call for CITS Teachers - 2006/2007
(August 9, 2006)
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of American Composers Forum (ACF-SFBAC) seeks a qualified Northern California composer to teach high school students in its Composer in the Schools (CITS) after-school program. Classes will held for 2 hours one day each week at Lowell High School in San Francisco and will begin in mid- to late October, 2006.
Click on the "Programs" button on the upper left side of the page for more information about this program.
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ACF Selected for 2006 Joyce Award
(February 1, 2006)
The Forum was selected for the 2006 Joyce Award for Music to support the commission of a new concerto for guitar and orchestra by Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate.
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2005 NCCP Winners Announced
(October 1, 2005)
The American Composers Forum, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Northern California Composers Commissioning Program (NCCCP). Click on the link above for the full story.
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WE NEED YOUR ADVICE
(April 5, 2005)
In order to serve your needs better and to open a line of communication with composers, musicians, patrons, and stakeholders, The American Composer's Forum - DC Chapter (ACF-DC) has embarked upon an Organization Development effort to improve itself.
Please help us serve you better by taking a brief survey, which will only take five minutes of your time, but provide us with valuable information on how you see us as an organization and what YOU need from us:
[CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY]
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NEW MUSIC SALON FEATURING ANTI-SOCIAL MUSIC
(August 28, 2004)
ACF-DC is pleased to present Anti-Social Music, a rare artistic species that features new music written by emerging artists.The unconventional chamber orchestra is a perfect match for a New Music Salon, which are designed to introduce cutting-edge new music. The evening will include refreshments and a casual post-show discussion, allowing artists to receive valuable feedback and providing audiences with a glimpse into the composers' processes.
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NEW MUSIC SALON
(April 20, 2004)
The American Composers Forum, Washington DC Chapter (ACF-DC) presents its second New Music Salon at Flashpoint. Two featured composers will present new work in an intimate and informal setting.
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CALL FOR SCORES: LYRA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
(April 5, 2004)
The American Composers Forum, DC Chapter in collaboration with the Lyra Chamber Ensemble, announces a call for scores to be performed at our June 17 New Music Salon. Click on "Opportunites" on the left-hand menu for more information.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAM
(March 2, 2004)
The Washington DC Chapter of the American Composers Forum is seeking proposals from composers, performers, presenters, and/or ensembles for projects that foster the creation and performance of new music in the context of community engagement. We are seeking projects to be implemented during the summer of 2004.
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Composers Chosen to Participate in Institute Reading Sessions with the Minnesota Orchestra
(December 1, 2003)
The winners of this year’s Minnesota Orchestra Reading
Sessions and Composer Institute have been selected from a total
of 112 entries from 26 states.The seven composers selected
are Philip Fried (Saint Paul, Minn.); Michael Gatonska
(East Hartford, Conn.); Gregory Hutter (Chicago, lll.); Mark
Koval (Los Angeles, Calif.); Robert Paterson (New York,
N.Y.); Eric Samuelson (New York, N.Y.); and William A.
Ware (New York, N.Y.).
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John Adams Young Composers Program Concert
On February 24, the Crowden Music Center will present an evening of world premieres from the faculty of the John Adams Young Composers Program performed by the Ariel String Quartet. This free concert, supported in part by a grant from the ACF's Bay Area Chapter, will feature new music by Alexis Alrich, Molly Axtman, Alan Crossman, Arkadi Serper, Clark Suprynowicz, and Katy Wreede.
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Press Clips |
2008 JEROME COMPOSERS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM AWARDS ANNOUNCED
(October 15, 2008)
The American Composers Forum is pleased to announce the Jerome Composers Commissioning Program (JCCP) recipients for 2008. Awards this year ranged from $1500 to $8,000. A total of 19 projects were funded from a pool of $90,000.
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ACF Annual Report 2007
(September 1, 2007)
A PDF version of the Forum's Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2007 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007). File size is 427 KB.
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Music in Motion Winners Announced
(February 24, 2006)
Two teams have been selected for ACF's "Music in Motion" commissions to create new music and dances for the James Sewell Ballet
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ACF's Annual Report for 2005
(September 13, 2005)
Each year the American Composers Forum publishes its Annual Report, a survey of organization's programs and projects with a listing of the composers it has benefited and the funders who made it all possible. A copy of the Forum's Annual Report 2004 is now available for downloading as a PDF file.
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ACMP Database
(January 1, 2004)
Initiative Targets Untapped Audience for New Music
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Press Downloads |
Sept/Oct 2006 Sounding Board
(September 1, 2006)
A PDF version of our September/October 2006 newsletter (Please note: this abbreviated edition was wrapped around our 2006 Annual Report, available as a separate PDF download). File size is 189 KB.
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Annual Report 2006
(September 1, 2006)
A PDF version of our Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2006 (July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006). Fize size is 513 KB.
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Sept/Oct 2005 Sounding Board
(September 13, 2005)
A PDF version of our March/April 2005 newsletter, which was mailed wrapped around our 2005 Annual Report (see above)
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Sept/Oct 2004 Sounding Board
(September 11, 2004)
The Forum's Annual Report 2004 was mailed as a special enclosure with the Sept/Oct 2004 issue of Sounding Board, the organization's bi-monthly newsletter. A copy of the newsletter is now available for downloading as a PDF file. The Annual Report 2004 special enclosure can also be downloaded as a separate PDF file (see below).
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Sounding Board: Sept/Oct 2004
(September 11, 2004)
The Forum's Annual Report for 2004 was mailed as a special enclosure with the Sept/Oct 2004 issue of its newsletter Sounding Board. A copy of the newsletter is now available for downloading as a PDF file.
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ACF's Annual Report for 2004
(September 11, 2004)
Each year the American Composers Forum publishes its Annual Report, a survey of organization's programs and projects with a listing of the composers it has benefited and the funders who made it all possible. ?A copy of the Forum's Annual Report 2004 is now available for downloading as a PDF file.
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ACF Annual Report FY03
(September 1, 2003)
A complete listing of Forum programs and participants for July 2002 to June 2003
640KB PDF file
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