NEWS FEED
August 15, 2017
August 14, 2017
ABOUT ACM
In this video ACM’s founder and Executive Director Seth Boustead lays out our ambitious mission.
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Featured Project
Into the Mystic is September 12
Into the Mystic features music by composers from around the world inspired by religion, spirituality and altered states of consciousness. From Xiaogang Ye’s evocative depiction of the hallucinogenic datura plant to James Primosch’s sparse, intensely […]
READ MORE>Current Productions
ACM produces a variety of events and programs in Chicago, New York, Barcelona, Milwaukee and Mexico City each year that serve our mission of integrating musical creativity into everyday life.
Sound of Silent Film Festival
The Sound of Silent Film Festival now happens in Chicago, New York and Mexico City, and features newly commissioned scores performed live to modern silent films.
Late Night at National Sawdust
A quarterly series in Brooklyn’s hot new music venue that’s also broadcast live on Relevant Tones, the country’s only syndicated weekly contemporary music radio program.
Open House
We work with Open House projects in Barcelona, Chicago and Milwaukee to commission composers to write new pieces inspired by architecture and perform them in the spaces.
ACM School of Music
With four locations and counting, the ACM School of Music brings musical creativity into communities throughout Chicago.
Thirsty Ears Street Festival
Every summer we produce Chicago’s only classical music street festival, a two-day event featuring stellar performances, wine and beer, food trucks and more.
Composer Alive
An international commissioning project in which a composer write a new piece to be publicly rehearsed and recorded in installments while it’s being written.
Our commissions
ACM works with musicians and ensembles in cities around the world to provide commissioning opportunities for composers. Here are some composers we've worked with and a sample of their projects.
