New Music USA Announces Recipients of Thea Musgrave Performer-Composer Collaboration Grant 2026

New Music USA has announced the recipients of the second annual Thea Musgrave Performer-Composer Collaboration Grant, awarding $10,000 to composer Stephanie Ann Boyd, multidisciplinary artist and inventor Geoff Robertson, and violinist Audrey Wright for their collaborative project “PRISMBODY.” The grant is made possible through an endowed gift from composer Thea Musgrave and her husband, opera director Peter Mark. “PRISMBODY” will {…}

New Music USA Announces 2024 Organization Fund Awardees

New Music USA has named 85 awardees for the New Music Organization Fund’s 2024 grant cycle. This year, 702 applications were submitted. Grant seekers included music organizations, performance groups, dance organizations, festivals, presenters, and venues spanning 17 states. Applicants chose their preferred funding strand from one of the following categories: General Operating Support, Creation of New Work, or Live Music {…}

New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices Announces the Addition of Two Composers to Co-Commission Roster

New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program has announced the addition of two composers to its existing roster of nine working on high-profile co-commissions. The newly selected composers are Katherine Balch and Clarice Assad. Katherine Balch will compose a work co-commissioned by lead orchestras, the New York Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, while Clarice Assad’s composition will be premiered by the {…}