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SoundLives May 2021

Ricky Ian Gordon: My Way of Enveloping a Story
May 5 2021 / Conversations
By Frank J. Oteri
For the past 20 years, Ricky Ian Gordon has been creating works for the stage—operas, musicals, or one-of a-kind music/theater hybrids—and getting them produced one after another, seemingly without a...

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...
The Art of Being True: Sonic Creation & Motherhood in Music
In our 2nd installment from the anthology of writings by the members of M³, Erica Lindsay states that the goal of sonic creation is to "express what is beyond your...
May 7 2021 / NewMusicBox
Diversity, Inclusion, and Funding New Music in the ’90s
This three-decade-old episode of an attempt to diversify the world of contemporary composition––amidst a landscape of increasing arts austerity, loud Congressional battles over avant-garde art, and public backlash from prominent...

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.
Elena Urioste & Melissa White: Your Unique Body, Voice & Healing Process
Violinists and yoga instructors Melissa White & Elena Urioste discuss the impact of abusive or unsupportive teachers and methodologies in conservatory life that strip power from students instead of inspiring...
Underscoring How Human and Relatable Immigrants Actually Are
While people who looked and sounded like us were being taken from their homes, we presented a song cycle underscoring how human and relatable immigrants actually were.

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,...
Looking Out For Each Other with The Real Music Wages Database
Inspired by similar crowd-sourced spreadsheets for dancers, baristas, museum workers, and adjunct professors, we created the Real Music Wages Database to help freelance music workers navigate what can be a...
Livestream Community Survey: What We Learned from the Field
[Switch~ Ensemble] led a Community Survey about the habits, preferences, and interests of concert-goers for livestreams. We are pleased to provide a summary of the responses, as well as recommendations...

THE LATEST FROM NEWMUSICBOX AND AROUND THE WEB

2021 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Awards Announced
The ASCAP Foundation has announced the 21 recipients and 17 honorable mentions of the 2021 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, which encourage talented young creators of concert music...
May 17 2021 / Headlines
The Art of Being True: Aretes of the New Cyrene & Reminder to Self
[Ed. Note: Beginning on April 30 and continuing on consecutive Fridays until the next round of concerts of M³ (Mutual Mentorship for Musicians) taking place on June 12 and 13,...
May 14 2021 / NewMusicBox
Elena Urioste & Melissa White: Your Unique Body, Voice & Healing Process
Violinists and yoga instructors Melissa White & Elena Urioste discuss the impact of abusive or unsupportive teachers and methodologies in conservatory life that strip power from students instead of inspiring...
Inaugural Grant Recipients of Reel Change Film Fund Announced
Reel Change: The Fund for Diversity in Film Scoring, powered by SESAC and Christophe Beck and administered by New Music USA, announces the first recipients of the grant program. The...
The Art of Being True: Sonic Creation & Motherhood in Music
In our 2nd installment from the anthology of writings by the members of M³, Erica Lindsay states that the goal of sonic creation is to "express what is beyond your...
May 7 2021 / NewMusicBox
The Art of Being True: To Speak in Memory & The Sun Itself
To celebrate today's publication of The Art of Being True, an anthology of writings by the members of M³, and in anticipation of their upcoming concerts on June 12 and...
April 30 2021 / NewMusicBox
Untangling Anxious Signals and Creative Impulses
There are stark differences between imaginative impulses and anxious physiological signals.
Underscoring How Human and Relatable Immigrants Actually Are
While people who looked and sounded like us were being taken from their homes, we presented a song cycle underscoring how human and relatable immigrants actually were.
Daniela Candillari: Creative Blessings in Disguise
Conductor and composer Daniela Candillari reflects on her personal experience with performance anxiety, how emotion shapes our perception of time, and why her memories of living through the wars in...
Diversity, Inclusion, and Funding New Music in the ’90s
This three-decade-old episode of an attempt to diversify the world of contemporary composition––amidst a landscape of increasing arts austerity, loud Congressional battles over avant-garde art, and public backlash from prominent...
New Music USA Announces Creator Development Fund Grant Recipients
New Music USA is pleased to announce the selection of 53 awardees for the first round of the New Music USA Creator Development Fund.
April 5 2021 / Headlines
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