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Nebal Maysaud: Rumored “Death” of Classical Music Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
October 16 2020 / Conversations
By Imani Mosley
A year after writing “It's Time to Let Classical Music Die,” Nebal Maysaud says, “I still believe ... that classical music as a field does still have a lot of...

Pandemic Journal - How We Cope

Pandemic Journal – How We Cope
How We Cope is an exploration of the number of ways in which our community is coping with uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Flauto d’Amore Project: A New Language for New Communication
My goal was to bring new life to an instrument that fell into the cracks of history. When the pandemic hit, we wanted to have this instrument become a communal...
Clouds and Clouds: Composing through the Fog of Depression
I’ve been clinically depressed for roughly as long as I’ve been writing music. It has naturally been a constant question as to how it would manifest itself in my music;...

Going Digital in the Time of COVID-19

Going Digital – A Toolbox
We have created this collection of resources to help music creators and performers navigate the transition to digital and virtual performances. We've scoured our archive, curated links from trusted sources,...
Online Score Sales for Self-Published Composer
How can you get your music in front of the right musicians in a format that makes it easy for them to purchase, download, and start practicing your pieces right...
Innovations and Experimentations in Distanced Choral Singing
While the entire music sector has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the choral community has been hit especially hard. There might not be a safe way for choirs to...

Isolation Inspiration - from the NMBx Archives

Isolation Inspiration
We have been incredibly lucky to hear artists in their own words throughout NewMusicBox's 20 years of existence. Whether in interview or essay form, their words have motivated us, challenged...
19 More Reasons to Celebrate
We're celebrate the certification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by sharing conversations we’ve had with 19 extraordinary women.
A Lot to Take Pride In
Knowing that most people will probably be staying at home in front of their computers instead of going out and celebrating Pride this year, we thought we’d share some of...
NewMusicBox LIVE: New Music Gathering
The concept for New Music Gathering was born in an online forum and now, in our time of physical distancing, it has been reimagined for virtual space.
Third Coast Percussion: The Collaborative Process
David Skidmore, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and Sean Connors of Third Coast Percussion explain how they introduce audiences to percussion instruments, how they each came to devote their lives to...
Nathalie Joachim: Stepping Into My Own Identity
Nathalie Joachim’s exuberant, forward-looking attitude about music-making and her inspiring comments about how she came to follow her creative path still represent our collective future once we are able to...

THE LATEST FROM NEWMUSICBOX AND AROUND THE WEB

New Board Members: Aja Burrell Wood, Sue Wegleitner, Joseph Young
New Music USA announces three new appointments to its Board of Directors: Aja Burrell Wood, Susan Wegleitner, and Joseph Young. This follows the recent appointment of Co-Chairs Reena Esmail and Joe...
October 22 2020 / Articles
The Flauto d’Amore Project: A New Language for New Communication
My goal was to bring new life to an instrument that fell into the cracks of history. When the pandemic hit, we wanted to have this instrument become a communal...
Clouds and Clouds: Composing through the Fog of Depression
I’ve been clinically depressed for roughly as long as I’ve been writing music. It has naturally been a constant question as to how it would manifest itself in my music;...
“Calls for Scores” – The Teenage Years of a Composing Career
What is the role of submitting to calls for scores and competitions in the grand scheme of building a career? Are there wholesome and compassionate ways that calls for scores...
Why Artist-Driven Change is Exactly What We Need Right Now
I ordered about 80 scores by BIPOC composers, sight unseen, so that I could be surrounded by unfamiliar things to explore. I’ve been lucky to have conversations with some of...
How Audition Requirements Exclude
I challenge my colleagues across the country to examine their required repertoire lists for both auditions and graduation recitals. Ask yourselves—who do these lists exclude? Who does this list benefit...
Eyes Wide Shut—The Case Against Blind Auditions
I’ve called for an end to the practice of blind auditions for years. To make a contentious change requires the buy-in of many different kinds of people. One person’s call...
Closing the Music Gender Gap
To achieve equity and inclusion, change must be tangible across every level of our community—including leadership at large non-profit and commercial music institutions, where slow progress inhibits sector-wide change.
September 9 2020 / NewMusicBox
Online Score Sales for Self-Published Composer
How can you get your music in front of the right musicians in a format that makes it easy for them to purchase, download, and start practicing your pieces right...
President and CEO Vanessa Reed reflects on her first year at New Music USA
We recognize that there’s no turning back to where we were. Instead we can channel this momentum toward a re-set that enables New Music USA and everyone in our community...
The Big Pivot: Moving Urban Birds from the Park to the Internet
In March of 2020 Synchromy was busy planning their Urban Birds concert when safer-at-home ordinances shut down all public events in Los Angeles. Urban Birds faced either cancellation or becoming...
Sounding and Writing Good: Composer Ethics When Writing for Children
What music should high schoolers sing? What should even younger children sing? Following the line of logic where they can’t sing truly “good” music, it seems they should and can...
TODAY'S COMPOSER BIRTHDAY
Erykah Badu

Born: Tuesday, October 26, 1971 Dallas, Texas

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