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Announcing New Music USA’s New Music Organizational Development Fund
The New Music Organizational Development Fund offers grants to non-profit organizations, performance groups, dance organizations, festivals, presenters, and venues with a proven track record and impact who need support to...
March 25 2021 / NewMusicBox
Announcing Reel Change Film Fund
New Music USA announces the launch of Reel Change: The Fund for Diversity in Film Scoring, powered by SESAC and composer and film scorer Christophe Beck, and administered by New...
October 29 2020 / Headlines
New Music USA Launches Two-Year Capacity-Building Program
Thanks to support from New York Community Trust, New Music USA is leading a two-year capacity building program for a diverse cohort of small to medium sized music groups and...
February 17 2021 / Headlines
Inaugural Grant Recipients of Reel Change Film Fund Announced
May 11 2021 / Headlines
By New Music USA
Reel Change: The Fund for Diversity in Film Scoring, powered by SESAC and Christophe Beck and administered by New Music USA, announces the first recipients of the grant program. The...
New Music USA Announces Creator Development Fund Grant Recipients
New Music USA is pleased to announce the selection of 53 awardees for the first round of the New Music USA Creator Development Fund.
April 5 2021 / Headlines
Announcing New Music USA’s New Music Creator Development Fund
The New Music Creator Development Fund offers grants to individual music creators who need support to get to the next stage of their creative practice in the context of the...
November 24 2020 / Headlines
Amplifying Voices unites 30+ orchestras to address inequities in classical music
Composers Valerie Coleman, Juan Pablo Contreras, Tania León, Jessie Montgomery, Brian Raphael Nabors, Tyshawn Sorey, and Shelley Washington will write new works to be performed by 30+ orchestras.

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New Music USA Impact Report
March 23 2021 / NewMusicBox
New Music USA’s Impact Report for 2019-2020 is now available. Your support and creativity enabled us to provide more grants to more music creators, performers, and organizations than ever before. The Impact Report includes a catalog of the projects we were able to fund, as well as the list of donors — individuals and foundations […]
Upcoming Panel Discussions
New Music USA will be leading two live debates about film scoring and orchestral music during the Virtual Edition of New York Music Month happening throughout January to June 2021.
Could you be New Music USA’s next Communications Director?
New Music USA is seeking an exceptional Communications Director who will join our organization during an exciting phase of our development. The Communications Director will play a leading role in...

The Latest from NewMusicBox

Pandemic Journal – How We Cope
How We Cope is an exploration of the number of ways in which our community is coping with uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Isolation Inspiration
We have been incredibly lucky to hear artists in their own words throughout NewMusicBox's 20 years of existence. Whether in interview or essay form, their words have motivated us, challenged...
Going Digital – A Toolbox
We have created this collection of resources to help music creators and performers navigate the transition to digital and virtual performances. We've scoured our archive, curated links from trusted sources,...