Lembit Beecher and Karen Ouzounian -- Photo by Ebru Yildiz
Interview

5 Questions to Lembit Beecher (composer) and Karen Ouzounian (cellist, composer)

Aizuri Quartet, Charles Aznavour, Karen Ouzounian, Layale Chaker, Lembit Beecher, Marian Marais, Nathalie Joachim, Niloufar Nourbakhsh
Lembit Beecher and Karen Ouzounian are a husband-wife creative team who balance their collaborative work with individual interests. Ouzounian is a founding member of the Aizuri Quartet and a member of…
Photo by Marion Aguas
Playlist

ListN Up Playlist: Lia Ouyang Rusli (OHYUNG) (June 26, 2025)

Brian Ennals, dead prez, Dreamcrusher, FRANKI3, GHÖSH, Infinity Knives, Lia Ouyang Rusli, Material Support, Matt Evans, OHYUNG, Sunik Kim
ListN Up playlists are commissioned by American Composers Forum. Artists are selected by ACF staff (including I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and innova Recordings). Lia Ouyang Rusli (She/they) is a film compos…
Tom Chiu and Brian Mark at MATA Festival 2025 -- Photo by Cameron Kelly McLeod, courtesy of ISSUE Project Room
Concert

MATA Festival 2025 Transports Listeners with a Beautifully Curated Cosmic Program

Anna Meadors, Anuj Bhutani, Brian Mark, Conrad Harris, Diallo Banks, Elsie Bae Han, FLUX Quartet, George Lewis, Giordano Bruno do Nascimentoruno do, Inga Chinilina, Jee Seo, Jessie Cox, Katie Porter, Kevin Ramsay, Marshall Allen, MATA, Music At The Anthology, Negar Soleymanifar, Nina Fukuoka, Paul Novak, Pauline Kim Harris, Petra Strahovnik, RE:duo, Reza Vali, Rodrigo Espino, Roscoe Mitchell, Sun Ra Arkestra, Tom Chiu, Tyler J. Borden, Wilson Poffenberger
The annual Music at the Anthology (MATA) Festival connects courageous composers and listeners through daring works from the global compositional community. Since Lisa Bielawa, Eleonor Sandresky, and P…
The Crossing -- Photo by Charles Grove
Album

The Crossing’s “At Which Point” is a Beautifully Executed Record of New Choral Works

Ayanna Woods, Donald Nally, New Focus Recordings, Tawnie Olson, The Crossing, Wang Lu
Released on April 4 2025, At Which Point (New Focus Recordings) from The Crossing continues the choir’s dedication to commissioning and furthering the genre of choral music. Having commissioned nearly…
Paula Sanchez -- Photo by Luis Matias Kerman
Interview
Paula Sanchez uses performance to traverse the connections between sound, material, and improvisation. The cellist and vocalist refined her interdisciplinary approach through music studies at Argentin…
Ashley DuBose -- Photo by Jayme Halbritter
Ashley DuBose — Photo by Jayme Halbritter

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