Experience

The program is set for this year’s Sound of Silent Film Festival and it’s a doozy!  Our esteemed film review panel has chosen ten films this year out of the… Read More »Sound of Silent Film Festival 2022 Program Announced

Composer Alive is an innovative commissioning project in which we work with a composer to write a new piece in installments Each installment is sent to us as the composer… Read More »Arshia Samsaminia is Our Next ‘Composer Alive’

SEPTEMBER SONGWRITING SHOW: PROPOSALS DUE BY APRIL 30TH DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SUNDAY, MAY 8TH Concept Lab Vol. XIV on September 25th features a songwriting workshop for composers interested in writing… Read More »Submit Your Score and Proposal for Concept Lab

The Driehaus Museum hosts a special evening for friends with “a feast for the senses”  through an exclusive sneak peek at a new docuseries created by ACM that explores the… Read More »ACM “Unveils” the Driehaus Museum on December 10th

Concept Lab is a series featuring exclusively works in progress, sound experiments and musical trial and error of all kinds.  We work with some of the most talented musicians in… Read More »Concept Lab: Volume XI is December 4

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival is a unique event featuring new short silent films in every conceivable genre screened with newly-composed musical scores performed live.

The exciting launch of a new series exploring the intersection of music and architecture, Songs About Buildings and Moods is an artistic interpretation of historically and culturally relevant spaces. We’ll… Read More »Relevant Tones Tenth Anniversary Festival Continues with Songs About Buildings and Moods’ Live

Cartoonist Rube Goldberg’s intricately complex contraptions have inspired everyone from the classic Mousetrap game to Pee-wee Herman, and the Rube Goldberg machine has become a household name. This concert features music inspired… Read More »Relevant Tones Tenth Anniversary Festival Opens Tonight With ‘Useless Machines’

ACM’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival is a unique event featuring new short silent films in every conceivable genre screened with newly-composed musical scores performed live.

We’re not just on the app anymore! All of the original music inspired by the cultural and historical spaces of Wicker Park will be brought to you live by Palomar, ACM’s resident… Read More »Sonic Walkabout: Live in Wicker Park this Sunday, 9/12!