Merging: American Music Center and Meet the Composer

Submitted by GIA News on March 29, 2011

(3-29-2011) From the press release:

The American Music Center (AMC) and Meet The Composer (MTC), two of America's three leading organizations in the field of new music, announced today their intention to merge into a new advocacy and service organization. New Music USA will reach composers, performers, and listeners in all 50 states and project a more visible and audible profile for new American music all over the world.

New Music USA will operate in two broad program areas, grantmaking and media. The media programs will embrace new media in its many forms as a vehicle for connecting musicians and audience members. The grantmaking programs will build on the rich histories of support within each organization by working to galvanize composers, ensembles, and communities to create, embrace, and disseminate the diverse and exciting new music of today. The American Composers Forum will take on AMC's former membership services, addressing the stated desire of composers across the country for a single comprehensive membership resource.

Read the full release here.