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#WeAreNewMusic
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Kala Ramnath
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Next Jazz Legacy
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Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Dancer Ashley Mayeux
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Photo Credit: Maya Bennardo
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Terri Lyne Carrington (photo by John Watson)
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Cali Wang
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Maia Jasper White and Kevin Kumar (photo by Johanna Siegmann)
Supporting the Sounds of Tomorrow
We envision a thriving, connected, and equitable ecosystem for new music across the United States.
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New Music Creator Development Fund
The New Music Creator Development Fund offers grants to individual music creators who need support to get to the next stage of their creative practice in the context of the challenging circumstances created by COVID-19.
Applications Open
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Reel Change Film Fund
Reel Change is a five-year grants and mentorship program for composers of diverse backgrounds who have been marginalized in film composition.
Applications Open
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Amplifying Voices
Amplifying Voices fosters collaboration and collective action between US orchestras and composers toward racial and gender equality in classical music.
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New Music Capacity Building Program
This program combines financial support with professional development opportunities to aid ten NYC-based organizations.
Pamela Z: Expanding Our Imaginations
The only thing that is almost as exciting as watching and listening to a multimedia performance by Pamela Z is to hear her talk about it.
Highlights From Our Grantees
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Bora Yoon + Karmina Silec :: CHOREGIE Project
Multimedia choral songcycle based on recently discovered compendium of German and Bavarian fairy tales, drawing parallels w/ Asian mythology
Creative Music at the DIA & Beyond
Roscoe Mitchell will compose new work and will perform with A Spencer Barefield Super String Symphonica at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Native American Composer Apprentice Project (NACAP)
Native students study composition in an immersive experience, their original works premiered and recorded by professional ensembles.
Resources and More
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How Can Artists Respond to Injustice? Thoughts from Seven Musicians
We know that music is not enough. But what does “more than music” mean?
Looking Out For Each Other with The Real Music Wages Database
The Real Music Wages Database is an anonymous, crowd-sourced list of real wage transactions reported by musicians.
Listen to SoundLives
SoundLives, a NewMusicBox podcast, shares insights and stories from people who dedicate their lives to new music. Listen to our most recent episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
Support for New Music USA and its many programs and activities is provided by foundations, corporations, government agencies, and hundreds of individual contributors.
Support for New Music USA is provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Major annual program and operating support are provided by grants from Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, SESAC, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Sphinx Venture Fund, The New York Community Trust, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, and The Amphion Foundation, Inc., with additional annual or project support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, the Sorel Organization, Sony Music Group, Cheswatyr Foundation, ASCAP, Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Wise Music Trust (Wise Family Charitable Foundation), The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation, The ASCAP Foundation, The SMS Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, JAM Pedals, BMI Foundation, BMI Corporation, Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation, and many individuals. New Music USA acknowledges and is grateful for the support of its endowment donors, including The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, Helen F. Whitaker Fund, Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, Hewlett Foundation, Fidelity Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts.
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