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September 28, 2026
Composers Now 2026–27 Season Brings Performances, World Premieres and New Commissions to New York and New Orleans
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September 24, 2026
Announcing the 2026 Cheswatyr Commission
May 20, 2026
Composers Now Announces 2026 Second Stage Commission Awardees as the Organization Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary
January 27, 2026
Announcing 2026 Visionary Award Recipients
January 5, 2026
The 2026 First Commission Award - Amil Abumrad
The 2026 First Commission Award - Amil Abumrad
December 15, 2025
2026 Composers Now Festival
November 10, 2025
Composers Now 2025 Cheswatyr Commission by Brittany J. Green and featuring works by Allison Loggins-Hull, Akua Dixon, and Jennifer Curtis
Composers Now is proud to present the 2025–2026 Cheswatyr Commissions event
October 2, 2025
Composers Now Announces Bold and Expansive 25–26 Season
Featuring New Commissions, Residencies, and the Annual Festival Celebrating Living Composers
September 27, 2025
Announcing the 2025 Cheswatyr Commission!
September 2, 2025
Honoring Tania León, William Schuman Award Concert, Columbia School of the Arts
August 2, 2025
Composers Now welcomes Cathy Hung as the new Executive Director
July 1, 2025
Kavita Shah is a new member of the Composers Now Board of Advisors
May 6, 2025
Susie Ibarra wins the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Susie Ibarra wins the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Music
May 5, 2025
This Month on IMPACT - Lainie Fefferman
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March 10, 2025
This Month on IMPACT - Jorge Sosa & Robert Dick
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February 15, 2025
2025 Composers Interviewing Composers
February 1, 2025
2025 Composers Now Festival - REGISTER YOUR EVENT
January 31, 2025
This Month on IMPACT - Carla Lucero
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January 27, 2025
Announcing 2025 Visionary Award Recipients
January 10, 2025
Standing Strong Together: A Message of Solidarity for the LA Community
January 3, 2025
This Month on IMPACT - Sami Seif & Renee Baker
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December 2, 2024
This Month on IMPACT - Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano
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November 19, 2024
2025 First Commission Award Presented to Sophia Kunxu Dou
The 2025 First Commission Award - Sophia Kunxu Dou and her mentor, Eve Beglarian.
November 4, 2024
This Month on IMPACT - Leonid Galaganov
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October 1, 2024
This Month on IMPACT - Concetta Abbate & Yumi Kurosawa
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September 19, 2024
Announcing the 2024 Cheswatyr Commission!
September 18, 2024
Announcing the 2024 Second Stage Composers and Mentors
September 1, 2024
This Month on IMPACT - Lucie Vítková & Tobias Fandel
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August 1, 2024
This Month on IMPACT - Kathleen Tagg & Itzá García
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July 1, 2024
This Month on IMPACT - Jeryl Johnston & Shoko Nagai
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June 1, 2024
This Month on IMPACT - Andrew Drury & Santiago Beis
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May 1, 2024
This Month on IMPACT - Dafna Naphtali & Che Buford
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April 1, 2024
This Month on IMPACT
James Ilgenfritz
March 1, 2024
This Month on IMPACT
Stephanie Griffin
February 1, 2024
2024 Composers Interviewing Composers
February 1, 2024
This Month on IMPACT
Stefania de Kenessey
January 31, 2024
Announcing 2024 Visionary Award Recipients
January 3, 2024
2024 First Commission Award Presented to Devon Gates
The 2024 First Commission Award was presented to Devon Gates and her composer mentor, Yosvany Terry.
January 31, 2023
2023 First Commission Award
January 31, 2023
Announcing the 2023 Cheswatyr Commission!
January 30, 2023
Announcing 2023 Visionary Award Recipients
January 27, 2023
2022 First Commission
January 3, 2023
Announcing the 2022-2023 Second Stage Composers and Mentors
January 31, 2022
Announcing the 2022 Cheswatyr Commission!
January 27, 2022
Announcing 2022 Visionary Awards Recipients
January 30, 2021
2021 First Commission
January 30, 2021
Announcing 2021 Visionary Awards Recipient
January 31, 2020
2020 First Commission
January 31, 2020
Announcing 2020 Visionary Awards Recipient
January 31, 2019
Announcing 2019 Visionary Awards Recipients
January 30, 2018
Announcing 2018 Visionary Awards Recipients
January 4, 2018
Announcing the 2018/2019 Civitella Ranieri Center Fellows
February 1, 2017
Announcing 2017 Visionary Awards Recipients
January 4, 2017
Announcing the 2016/2017 Civitella Ranieri Center Fellows
January 30, 2016
Announcing 2016 Visionary Awards Recipients
Composers Now Announces Younje Cho as 2025 Pocantico Center Resident Composer
October 23 to November 4
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