Our Vision
We envision a thriving, connected, and equitable ecosystem for the music of our time, in all its forms.
Our Mission
We nurture a vibrant and inclusive community for artists and listeners by supporting the creation, performance, and appreciation of new music throughout the United States.
2021-2022 Impact Report
Your support and creativity enabled us to do more than ever before.
View ReportOur Values
Imagination
We believe that imagination is the key to building a better, more open world. Imagination helps us and our community to discover new sounds, new ideas, and better ways to bring people together.
Connectivity
Music derives its meaning from an interconnected community or ecosystem of creators, interpreters, presenters, advocates, supporters, listeners, and partners. We see our role as nurturing community and forging connectivity across aesthetic, geographic, racial, and cultural divides.
Empowerment
We seek to empower our whole community by amplifying voices that have not been sufficiently heard, identifying barriers to access, and providing resources that help all talented creators thrive.
Belonging
In new music, every sound is welcome. We strive to create a sense of belonging by continuing to examine our relationships and implicit biases, and by creating inclusive opportunities through which diverse perspectives are celebrated. We do this with intention and an ongoing commitment to evolving in response to the needs of our community.
Trust
New Music USA is from and of the community it serves. Our community's trust is something we will never take for granted; it provides the foundation from which we lead, support, collaborate, and respond as an accountable partner.
Our Impact
Advocating for new music and our community of performers, composers, and appreciators is at the heart of everything New Music USA does. Here are some of the ways we measure our impact.
Meet Our People
We’re a passionate team of music makers and music lovers, and we’re proud to be part of the dynamic new music ecosystem in the United States.
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For the past ten years, New Music USA has offered support and opportunities to individual artists and organizations undertaking imaginative and transformative work in music.
We are known for our project grants and programs and our role as advocate for new music discovery in the United States. We represent our community internationally through our membership of the International Association of Music Information Centers and the International Society for Contemporary Music.
We’re fortunate to have as our legacy, decades of good work done by the American Music Center and Meet the Composer, the two important organizations that merged to form New Music USA in 2011. The American Music Center (AMC) was founded in 1939 as a membership organization by composers Marion Bauer, Aaron Copland, Howard Hanson, Harrison Kerr, Otto Luening, and Quincy Porter. Meet The Composer was founded in 1974 by the New York State Council on the Arts and later run as an independent organization by the composer John Duffy.
Read more about our history here.