Upcoming events
Beyond Bars: Creating ‘Non-Traditional’ Scores and Parts
Staff Moderator: LaRob K. Rafael
Featured Speakers: Mali Irene, Mazz Swift
While creating and providing standard orchestral scores and parts remains a key component of being a broadly performed composer, more ensembles are increasingly exploring graphic notation and improvised scores. LaRob K. Rafael, Director of Composer Advancement at the American Composers Orchestra, will be joined by composers Mazz Swift and Mali Irene for a dynamic conversation on how to successfully navigate—and creatively thrive within—this expanding corner of new music.
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DELIVERANCE: WORLD PREMIERE AT CARNEGIE HALL
I’m thrilled to announce the world premiere of Deliverance at American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall – Oct 27, 2026! rt by the American Composers Orchestra, a renowned ensemble dedicated to presenting bold new works by today’s leading composers and voices in American music.
Deliverance — an orchestral piece inspired by and incorporating material from my electronic composition Rite to Freedom — will make its Carnegie Hall debut in Zankel Hall, offering audiences a vibrant fusion of electronic roots and rich orchestral expression. This moment marks a milestone in my artistic journey, and I’m beyond excited to share this music on one of the world’s most iconic stages.
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Song Bath Experience
Oasis Experience at HIGH Museum of Art includes yoga class, contemplation talks and soundscapes! Join us at rotating sessions from 11:20-2:oo pm
Vocal Workshop
MALI IRENE, GUEST VOCAL CLINICIAN w/ GIWAYEN MATA
SUNDAYS, APRIL 13 and 27
GIWAYEN MATA is the award-winning, dynamic, soul-stirring, all-sistah, dance, percussion, and vocal ensemble that celebrates the richness of traditional Afrika by exhibiting its exemplary art forms. The ensemble performs traditional, contemporary and original pieces that address issues pertaining to people of color, women, and the environment.
COUNTERPOINT artist talk
JOIN US for an Artist Talk hosted by THE TENTH and The Atlanta Symphony’s COUNTERPOINT
Click here for tickets to the concert and to learn more about Counterpoint membership.
DELIVERANCE 1ST PUBLIC READING
This MLK and Inauguration Day we did our first public reading of Deliverance through this Earshot CoLaboratory Workshop with the American Composers Orchestra.
Ripley Grier Studios
New York, NY