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New Music Events
Other NPAC Events
Welcome and Orientation Meeting
The staff and Board of Directors of the American Music Center, American Composers Forum and Meet The Composer will host a coffee meet-and-greet on Wednesday, June 11 from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. Come mingle with your fellow composers and new music professionals as you learn about the wonderful seminars and performances at your disposal, as well as our collective ability to affect the agenda for performing arts advocacy through the America Speaks caucuses and town meeting.
Taking Note: A Major Study of New Music in the United States
The American Music Center (AMC) and the American Composers Forum (ACF) are the two largest membership service organizations for composers and other new music professionals in the country. In an effort to better understand the ever-changing landscape of new music and those who create it, the AMC and ACF have joined together, with the help and advice of Meet the Composer (MTC) to conduct a new research study to collect quantitative data on the breadth and depth of new music activity throughout the United States .
The goal of the study is:
- To better understand how the lives of composers and artists performing new music as well as audiences for new music have (and have not) changed in the past few years, and what will be needed to support new music in the next few years.
- To discern ways in which we can focus and broaden our service and advocacy in the field of American music.
The study, concentrated in ten locales across the country, will be administered by the Research Center for Arts and Culture (RCAC) at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Through in-depth interviews and focus groups, information and data will be gathered from major presenters, ensembles, academic institutions, publishers, licensing organizations, service organizations, recording companies, funders, and composers, each of whom has a major stake in the future of new music.
A preview of the results of this joint study will be hosted by Joanne Hubbard Cossa, CEO of AMC, John Nuechterlein, President and CEO of ACF, and presented by Joan Jeffri of RCAC on Friday, June 13 at 4pm. Questions and discussion will follow.
21st Century Town Meetings
Attend the Town Meeting on Saturday to ensure that you have a strong voice and make major decisions to impact the field, the future, and those in leadership positions. The Convention will culminate in an action agenda, determined on the spot and positioned to build a better future for the performing arts in America for years to come.
ArtsTown 2028
Catch a glimpse of what an ideal ArtsTown will be like in 2028, so you can begin planning yours in your own community.
Radical Ideas from Beyond the Border
Moderated by Marin Alsop
Celebrate the innovative work being done in other countries by our speakers. Each one has introduced bold strategies that establish the arts at the center of community life. Meet Jose Antonio Abreu, the visionary founder of El Sistema, the Venezuelan music education miracle; and Madhusree Dutta who founded Majlis, a center for rights discourse and multi-cultural initiatives in Mumbai, India.
From Good to Great and the Social Sector
Keynote Speaker Jim Collins
Best-selling author Jim Collins discusses his groundbreaking theory on what makes the difference between a "good" organization and a "great" one, and how to achieve superior performance in the social sector.
The Power of Community Building
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia
This 90-minute session will celebrate the performing community and share exciting visions of what the future of the performing arts could be. You'll hear three inspiring stories of successful community-building with the arts, from three distinct and compelling perspectives: Louisiana's Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu speaks on building a strong performing arts community as a crucial part of a vital society; Oregon Shakespeare Festival artistic director Bill Rauch talks about creating performance in partnership with community; and Denver's Mayor John Hickenlooper and Cultural Affairs Director Erin Trapp, present Denver's deeply researched and carefully crafted vision for a healthy performing arts future in 2028.
In-depth Sessions
Hear thoughtful presentations from experts on big issues, engage in active problem solving and exploration in small groups, and, in many cases, create take-away plans and ideas to inform your work back home. The full range of topics can be found on the NPAC Website.
Dozens of practical and thought-provoking breakout sessions, including:
- New Technologies/New Opportunities
- Adventurous Programming: Making New Music the Main Course
- Art and Activism: Making Art, Making a Difference
- The Art of Living or Living for Art: A Survival Guide for Artists
- The Online Salon Movement
- Fun with Critics
View a full listing on the NPAC site.
Art Making Sessions
Regardless of the kind of role you play on a daily basis, you're in the arts and attending this Convention because of your devotion to the art itself. Stretch your creative wings and take a master class with an artist from your own discipline or another—and take home something you create yourself! Workshops are open to anyone at the Convention, whether novice or expert. Sessions include Opera, Hip-Hop, Playwriting, Collaborative Dance-making, Composition, African Rhythms and Rituals, and Conducting. See the NPAC Website for more information.
The Convention will be preceded on Tuesday, June 10 by NPAC seminars presented by National Arts Strategies to provide insight and tools for building partnerships, funding opportunities, and negotiating skills. Registration for these seminars is open to all NPAC attendees on a first-come, first served basis.
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