![]() ![]() ![]() “From scoring revolutionary feminist humor postcards to musically engaging Puerto Rican communities in the South Bronx and organizations designed to support their country to exploring the Afro Caribbean roots of the transatlantic Slave trade – SONiC is at the tip of the iceberg, surveying sonic results of American musical experimentation and interactivity – between past + present, culture + culture, dream + reality, creator + creators.” “After catching up with each of these curators, I am in constant awe of the brilliance of our American composers – each curator is coming from such a distinct perspective, regarding the nature of ‘Interactivity,’” says ACO Artistic Director Curtis Stewart. In addition, ACO partners with Kaufman Music Center, Hostos Community College in The Bronx, Dizzy’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, Roulette Intermedium, Joe’s Pub, Americas Society, Copland House, and leading performers and composers including Clarice Assad, Angélica Negrón, Miguel Zenón, Kamala Sankaram, Aaron Diehl, Alicia Hall Moran, inti figgis vizueta, Paula Matthusen, Missy Mazzoli, Ellen Reid, the Harlem and Bergamot Quartets, The Rhythm Method Quartet, Music from Copland House, and more. Spearheaded by the organization’s new leadership, President & CEO Melissa Ngan and Artistic Director Curtis Stewart, the Festival is made possible with lead funding from the Fromm Music Foundation, and key partnership with Mannes School of Music/The New School, which is providing space for several events for the duration of the Festival. June 12 – Music From Copland House – CULTIVATE 2023Īmerican Composers Orchestra (ACO) announces the 2023 SONiC Festival, a New York City-wide celebration of the breadth and vibrancy of the nation’s modern composers, taking place June 1-12, 2023. June 11 – EarShot CoLABoratory Showcase Concert by American Composers Orchestra Hosted by Curators Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid June 10 – Luna Lab Composer Showcase with International Contemporary Ensemble, June 9 – Puentes Caribeños Curated by Christine Gangelhoff June 8 – EarShot: NextFest Public Choreography Workshop June 7 – SONiC Explorations with inti figgis vizueta and Paula Matthusen June 6 – Bergamot Quartet with Dan Trueman June 5 – Latin Jazz & Classical Music: Clarice Assad and Yosvany Terry June 4 – Afternoon of Music Curated by Miguel Zenón and Angelica Negrón June 3 – The Next Festival of Emerging Artists June 3 – Communal Sing-In with Kamala Sankaram June 1-2 – ACO’s 31st Annual EarShot Readings led by Tito Muñoz June 1 – Ecstatic Music: Curtis Stewart and Aaron Diehl, Hosted by John Schaefer ![]()
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