Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library / Andrew Thomas papers. 1945) while a student at the New England Conservatory. We do this by making available a large catalog of music representing a broad spectrum of musical expression in the U.S. from 1900 to the present. Fostering connection, deepening knowledge, and encouraging support for a diverse constituency of new music practitioners and appreciators in the United States.Mission and Values, Staff, Supporters, Boards and CouncilsGrant Programs, Media Programs, and New Music ConnectThe American Composers Alliance (ACA) formed in 1937, led by Aaron Copland, Elliott Carter, Marc Blitzstein, Colin McPhee, Douglas Moore, and Marion Bauer, and began collecting scores of its member composers in the early 1940s. ACA provides sheet music reprints and digital files to solo artists and ensembles. Scope and Contents This collection consists of Andrew Thomas’s (b. Looking for abbreviations of ACA? Founded in 1937 by Aaron Copland, Milton Adolphus, Marion Bauer and others, it is the oldest national organization of its kind, represents over 200 member composers; the organization is based in New York. ACA - American Composers Alliance. In 1944 Luening became chairman of the music department at Barnard and music director of Columbia's Brander Matthews Theatre; in this capacity he conducted the premieres of Gian Carlo Menotti's The Medium (1946) and Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All (1947). Currently, ACA has a digital file library of more than 4500 scores, and a total of more than 14,000 pieces of music, some from as early as 1900, and for every year thereafter to the present day.The ACA agreement with composers is a revocable grant of certain rights to sell, license, and promote works so designated by the composer. American Composers Alliance 75th Anniversary Concert Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 8:00pm The Orchestra of the League of Composers Oliver Hagen, conductor Soloists: Jo Ellen Miller, soprano Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin Fred Sherry, cello Orion Weiss, piano Symphony Space New York City . "In American music today there's a terrific amount of differentiation, a variety of styles and approaches. In recognition of his many achievements, Luening received an honorary degree from the University in 1981. He was born in Milwaukee and began composing in 1906, moving to Munich with his family in 1912 and later studying at a conservatory and university in Zurich. Support services from ACA are provided for composers writing chamber music, choral music, new music, … 1900 - d. 1996) was also a pioneer in the field of electronic music.
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American Composers Alliance Topic Staff Only Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings Found in 7 Collections and/or Records: Andrew Thomas papers Collection — Box 1-4 0299-SCPA.
In 1949 he was appointed professor of music at Columbia.