Expositions/Fairs/Festivals - Music

An international, four-day artistic and cultural event committed to showcasing excellence and the talent, vision and passion of artists with disabilities. The festival seeks submissions of visual art and performance work that exemplifies the diverse and exceptional quality of artistic talent within the disabled communities. The festival is held in odd-numbered years, alternating with the PROJECTIONS Disability Film Festival.

Use this free resource to learn about and listen to music from all around the African Diaspora. The site also includes discussion groups and opportunities to contribute site content.

All members of Alternate ROOTS receive regular member bulletins and newsletters, may list activities in the calendar of events, are eligible for a performance slot during festivals, receive fee discounts for ROOTS’ programs, can be listed in the ROOTS Resource Directory, are eligible to apply for the Tour/Residency Program, are eligible to apply for residency support through the Community/Artist Partnership Project, may apply for Artistic Assistance or other programs which may be offered. Some programs are only available to member artists within the Southeast region.

The Annual Symposium and Festival features symposiums, performances and workshops dedicated to the accordion.

Festival activities will include an incredible array of accordion talent, exhibits, mass band and workshops. Next World Accordion Championships & Festival Washington, DC (Alexandria, Virginia) will take place on August 13-17, 2008.

The American Cello Council promotes professional cellists and the American and World Cello Congresses.

Sonic Circuits, started in 1993, is a festival with a difference; it comprises a caravan of curated works which travels the world to form the basis for a multitude of events throughout the season.

Bi-monthly organizational newsletter.

The American Festival of Microtonal Music, Inc. (AFMM) was founded by Johnny Reinhard to showcase past and contemporary microtonal music and to introduce microtonality to the listening public. Through his direction of the AFMM and his other individual efforts, Reinhard has almost singlehandedly revived public awareness of microtonality in the 1990's. The AFMM has become a leader in new music activity today.

NewMusicBox is the Center's online magazine for and about new American music. Each month, NewMusicBox delivers interviews with leading figures in American music, the latest American music news, audio and video files, a listing of new music recording releases, and more. Available at http://www.newmusicbox.org/

An annotated listing of ongoing grants, US and international competitions, artists colonies, and other opportunities for composers and performers. Now available online by subscription.

A quarterly research-oriented journal. A forum for authoritative articles of current music therapy research and theory, including book reviews and guest editorials. An index appears in issue four of each volume