By GALA Expert
May 11, 2024
Join this meet-and-greet with your favorite composers and learn to know some new ones!
Composer Fair – Choral Carnival
Sponsored by the American Composers Forum
Date: Friday, July 12
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center Lobby, outside Exhibit Room B
Artistic directors and singers – looking for new repertoire, want to commission a new work, or are you excited to meet the composer of a song you have performed? Join us for this meet-and-greet.
Composers – this is a space for you to host a table, share your compositions, and chat with Festival folks about new commissions and collaborations! Our composer tables are filled. Thank you!
Composers are encouraged to display:
- Sample scores
- Wallet cards or QR codes to link to your website and compositions
- Information about how to commission your work
- A way for artistic directors to sign up to receive more information
- You are also welcome to bring and sell scores at this event, however, don’t feel pressure to bring a large inventory. Many of our attendees will primarily want to learn more about your work, discuss programming ideas, and stay connected as they plan for the future.
Here is a list of songs that conductors have submitted for their programs so far. You are welcome to search for your compositions and performance times. This searchable Festival Schedule will help.
Featured Composers: (check back for an updated list!)
| Kyle Pederson | www.kylepederson.com |
| Dominick DiOrio | www.dominickdiorio.com |
| Ash | www.MusicByAsh.com |
| Joan Szymko | www.joanszymko.com |
| Elizabeth Alexander | www.elizabethalexander.com |
| Saunder Choi | www.saunderchoi.com |
| Timothy C. Takach | www.timothyctakach.com |
| Andrea Clearfield | www.andreaclearfield.com |
| Linthicum Blackhorse | www.linthicumblackhorse.com |
| Paul Winchester | www.paulwinchester.com |
| Eric Knechtges | www.ericknechtges.com |
| The Podd Brothers (Adam & Matt Podd) | www.poddbrothers.com |
| Linda Tutas Haugen | www.lindatutashaugen.com |
| Taylor Schultz | www.instagram.com/denbreezy |
| David Walters | www.dwaltersmusic.com |
| Steve Milloy | www.stevemilloymusic.com |
| Catherine Dalton | www.catherinedalton.net |
| Stuart Beatch | www.stuartbeatch.com |
| Graphite Press- Cantus Series | www.graphitepublishing.com/publisher/cantus/ |