News & Insights
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Q&A with Guitarist JIJI
Jamie Barton and Charles Ives
Orchestrating Ives
Q&A with Composer Hilary Purrington
Building Bridges: Mentoring American Composers from Mexico and the United States
Underwood New Music Readings - Composer Spotlight: Chen Yihan
Where We Lost Our Shadows - Performer Portrait: Shayna Dunkelman
Where We Lost Our Shadows - Performer Portrait: Ali Sethi
Where We Lost Our Shadows - Performer Portrait: Helga Davis
Call for Scores: 2026 Edward T. Cone Composition Institute
American Composers Orchestra Announces a Special EarShot Showcase in NYC – January 12, 2026
ACO 2024–25: EarShot Readings, CoLABoratory & Call for Scores
Carnegie Hall Hosts ACO's The New Virtuoso: Borders on October 30
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Raise Up! 2024 ACO Gala & Creative Catalyst Awards
This year’s gala embraces a theme of “Raise Up!” as ACO celebrates a trio of musical visionaries: Regina Carter, MacArthur Fellow, Doris Duke Award recipient, and multi-GRAMMY® Award-nominated violinist; Hollis King, Emeritus Creative Director and VP, Verve Group; and the BMI Foundation, a non-profit organization supporting creators of American music through awards, scholarships, grants, and commissions. The three honorees have been selected as exemplars of core ACO values: artistry, creativity, community, and equity.
The New Virtuoso: For Art’s Sake
American Composers Orchestra presents an evening of premieres exploring virtuosity through experimentation
American Composers Orchestra Announces 49th Season in 2025-2026
SEARCHLIGHT: 2025 Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards
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ACO Announces 2025 EarShot Readings and BMI Foundation Partnership
Spring 2025 EarShot & CoLABoratory
Mil Mundos Bookstore + Reading List
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Carnegie Hall Hosts ACO: Hello, America – March 6, 2025
Composer Spotlight: Victoria Polevá with Leah Batstone
Carnegie Hall Presents the American Composers Orchestra in America in Weimar: On the Margins at Zankel Hall
The New Virtuoso: For Art’s Sake
American Composers Orchestra presents an evening of premieres exploring virtuosity through experimentation
LOOKING BACK: 2025 Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards
ACO raises over $240K in support of its national EarShot composer advancement initiatives and Sonic Spark educational programs
Concert Artists Guild Announces Signing of Composer and ACO EarShot Alum Oswald Huỳnh
American Composers Orchestra Announces 49th Season in 2025-2026
SEARCHLIGHT: 2025 Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards
GRAMMY-Nominated Violinist/Composer Curtis Stewart Appointed as ACO's New Artistic Director
Composer Spotlight: Viet Cuong + Sandbox Percussion in conversation with Garrett McQueen
The Natural Order Spotlight: Everything you need to know!
Composer Spotlight: Viet Cuong + Sandbox Percussion in conversation with Garrett McQueen
American Composers Orchestra Announces 49th Season in 2025-2026
SEARCHLIGHT: 2025 Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards
Favorite ACO Memories from 2022
American Composers Orchestra is Accepting Applications forTeaching Artists who are Composers
Two ACO Students Honored in 2020 American Composers Forum NextNotes High School Music Creator Awards
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).
5 Ways to Make Your Orchestra Concerts More Physically Accessible
3 Ways to Make Your Orchestra More Gender Inclusive
Compose Yourself! Reading of New Student Works
Eric Lindsay gives a samba lesson - video blog entry
The New Virtuoso: For Art’s Sake
American Composers Orchestra presents an evening of premieres exploring virtuosity through experimentation
LOOKING BACK: 2025 Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards
ACO raises over $240K in support of its national EarShot composer advancement initiatives and Sonic Spark educational programs
Concert Artists Guild Announces Signing of Composer and ACO EarShot Alum Oswald Huỳnh
American Composers Orchestra Announces 49th Season in 2025-2026
SEARCHLIGHT: 2025 Gala and Creative Catalyst Awards
ACO Announces 2025 EarShot Readings and BMI Foundation Partnership
Spring 2025 EarShot & CoLABoratory
Announcing 2 Upcoming EarShot Readings with ROCO in Houston and with ACO in NYC
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