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The Thirsty Ears Festival is Chicago’s only classical music street festival happening on September 7 and 8 and we need your help to bring it to life!  Volunteers work two… Read More »Volunteer to help us at the Thirsty Ears Festival September 7 and 8

Don’t miss the 19th annual Sound of Silent Film Festival!  This unique event features newly composed scores, all commissioned by ACM, performed live to modern silent films.  It takes place… Read More »Tickets Now on Sale for the Sound of Silent Film Festival on April 4th in Chicago

For Your Consideration Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble, Best Classical Compendium, Best Engineered Album Best Instrumental Composition ACM’s Composer Alive album features music we commissioned over the last twelve years as… Read More »Composer Alive Album Submitted to the Grammy Awards

Chicago’s only classical music street festival returns to Ravenswood on August 5 and 6 but we need your help!  We’re looking for volunteers to help us at the entrances, in… Read More »We Need Volunteers for Thirsty Ears

Every year 5,000ish people come out to the Thirsty Ears Festival, Chicago’s only classical music street fest.  They come for the music, the beer, the food and for community vendors… Read More »Vendor Applications Open for Thirsty Ears

ACM is releasing a new album on June 23rd of music by Seth Boustead inspired by stories of Italo Calvino.  The album features the NYC-based ensemble Unheard-of//Ensemble.  We’ll celebrate with… Read More »Tickets Now on Sale for Relevant Tones Live: Cosmicomics

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival celebrates its 18th year with an all-new program of modern silent films with scores we commissioned performed live. One night only!  Wednesday, April… Read More »Tickets Now on Sale for the Sound of Silent Film Festival in Chicago

The first of a three-part series of live-taped episodes of ACM’s award-winning podcast Relevant Tones features conversation and music inspired by lives featured in the New York Times’ Overlooked series… Read More »Tickets on Sale for Relevant Tones Live: Overlooked No More in NYC

Songs About Buildings and Moods has been picked up by WTTW in Chicago!  We’ll air on Wednesday nights at 6:00 PM between March 22 and April 19. You can always… Read More »Songs About Buildings and Moods to Air on WTTW in Chicago

Songs About Buildings and Moods has been picked up by Milwaukee PBS!  We’ll air in fifteen different time slots in the coming weeks.  Check their schedule for more info. You… Read More »Songs About Buildings and Moods to Air on Milwaukee PBS