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Our 10th annual Thirsty Ears Festival will take place on August 23rd and 24th and we need your help to make it happen!  We need volunteers on both days to… Read More »Volunteer for the 2025 Thirsty Ears Festival

We’re celebrating 20 years of the Sound of Silent Film Festival with an all-new program of modern silent films with new scores commissioned by ACM performed live by our wonderful… Read More »Tickets now on Sale for the 20th Annual Sound of Silent Film Festival

The second season of our nationally broadcast PBS series Songs About Buildings and Moods is now released!  Look for it on your local PBS station or watch it on demand… Read More »Songs About Buildings and Moods Season Two Now on PBS

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