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JOIN ACF! ACF membership is open to anyone engaged in the new music community, either as a composer, a performer, a concert presenter, or an appreciator! Your membership includes access to more than two dozen programs that link composers, performers, and listeners. For composers, these can assist you in obtaining commissions, readings, performances and residencies; developing your career; making CDs; and building relationships with other musicians, artists, and audiences.

By joining the Forum, you join a national and international network of people devoted to music as a living art. With more than 1,700 members in the U.S. and abroad, the Forum is breaking new ground for new music.

Member benefits include access to:
  • Online composer opportunity listings including competitions, calls for scores, residencies, and commissions.


  • Bi-monthly printed national newsletter, Sounding Board, filled with practical information and networking opportunities.


  • Commissions to collaborate with performers and communities on innovative projects.


  • Residencies with professional performing ensembles, schools, community and religious organizations.


  • Low-interest loans for the manufacture, design, and distribution of CDs on the Forum's Innova Recordings label.


  • Readings by professional ensembles and orchestras.


  • Workshops for Professional Development


  • Discounts on Forum services, such as Boston Area New Music Calendar listings, mailing list rental, and sounding board advertising, as well as Finale notation software.


  • A complimentary link to your new music-related website from the ACFNE website.

 

Membership Dues

  • U.S. address: $55 (U.S. members can add $10 to their annual dues to receive sounding board via first class postage.)


  • Non-U.S. address: $60


  • U.S. Student/Senior: $35 (U.S. members can add $10 to their annual dues to receive sounding board via first class postage.)


  • Non-U.S. Student/Senior: $45


 

Donate to ACF New England Volunteer with ACF New England

As we are a small non-profit organization, your support is vital to the success and quality of our programs. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. We will thank you on our Sponsors webpage, and will include a link to your music-related website on our Links webpage. Call us at 617-373-7412 for more information. Thank you for your support of new music.


If you would like to volunteer your time and services, please call us at 617-373-7412 or send us an email. Thank you!
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