LISTEN. COMMUNICATE. RELATE.

In 2015, Composers Now launched Dialogues, an innovative initiative hosted by the organization's Founder/Artistic Director, Tania León. Events in the series open with inspiring performances, followed by thought-provoking town hall-style conversations and a forum for meaningful exchanges of ideas between composers, performers, and audiences.

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Dialogues: ACF 2024 McKnight Fellows Showcase

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 7 pm

Luminary Arts Center700 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 554012

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Dialogues No. 17

Saturday, November 9, 2024, 2 pm

Queens Public Library at Central
89-11 Merrick Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11432

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Dialogues No. 16

Thursday, September 19, 2024, 7 pm

The Little Theater at LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101

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Dialogues No. 15

Saturday, August 17, 2024, 3 pm

PianoForte
1335 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605

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Composers Now is collaborating with Chicago composers and ensembles to host the fifteenth edition of Dialogues, a program launched in 2015 designed to bring together audiences and composers through conversation and live performances. Co-hosted by Composers Now Founder/Artistic Director Tania León and Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) chair Coco Elysses, this event features compositions by Edward Wilkerson Jr, Sophie McMillan-Myers, and Kari Watson played by members of the AACM, Ensemble Dal Niente,and the Grossman Ensemble. Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.

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Dialogues No. 14

Monday, August 5, 2024, 6:30 pm

Miami Light Project
The Light Box at Miami Theater Center
9806 NE 2nd Ave.
Miami Shores, FL 33138

- FREE ADMISSION -

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Dialogues No. 13

Saturday, July 13, 2024, 2 pm

Van Cortlandt House Museum Lawn, 6036 Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY 10471
Rain Location: Vladeck Hall at Amalgamated Houses, 74 Van Cortlandt Park South, Bronx, NY 10463

- FREE ADMISSION -

a co-presentation of  Bronx Arts Ensemble, Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, and Composers Now

Hosted by Composers Now founder and artistic director Tania León, Dialogues No. 13 celebrates composers Victoria Cheah, Susie Ibarra, and Kamala Sankaram. Followed by thought-provoking town hall-style conversations, a forum for meaningful exchanges of ideas, between composers, performers, and audiences, the event is co-presented with Bronx Arts Ensemble and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.

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Dialogues No. 12

Thursday, November 9, 2023, 6 pm

Bargemusic

1 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Hosted by Tania León

Part of Bargemusic Admission FREE Concerts, the "Music in Motion" Series

Featuring guest composers Wang Lu, Fernando Otero, and Laurie Spiegel.

With performances by Fernando, pianist Vicky Chow, and guitarist/banjo player James Moore.

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Dialogues No. 11

Saturday, July 22, 2023, 2 pm

Van Cortlandt House Museum Lawn, 6036 Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY 10471
Rain Location: Vladeck Hall at Amalgamated Houses, 74 Van Cortlandt Park South, Bronx, NY 10463

- FREE ADMISSION -

a co-presentation of  Bronx Arts Ensemble, Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, and Composers Now

Hosted by Composers Now founder and artistic director Tania León, Dialogues No. 11 celebrates Bronx composers Oliver Caplan, Mimi Jones, Huang Ruo, and Hilliard Greene who is joined by The Jazz Expressions (TK Blue, saxophone and flute; Dwayne (Cook) Broadnax, drums; and Sharp Radway, keyboard). Followed by thought-provoking town hall-style conversations, a forum for meaningful exchanges of ideas, between composers, performers, and audiences, the event is co-presented with Bronx Arts Ensemble and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.