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Introducing experienceaws.com
A living archive of where we’ve been and a lens on how we got here. experienceaws.com traces the history of Alarm Will Sound from its
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Land of Winter—A Journey Through Light, Time, and Sound
Donnacha Dennehy: Land of Winter by Donnacha Dennehy, Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson 2026 GRAMMY® WINNER Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance 2026 GRAMMY® Nominee: Best
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Matt Marks Impact Fund
The Matt Marks Impact Fund offers up to $7,500 seed money to begin development on exciting, ambitious projects with Alarm Will Sound that have potential
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Mizzou International Composers Festival
Mizzou International Composers Festival 2026 Distinguished Guest Composers: Karola Obermüller and Jlin The 2025 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF) brings together an adventurous group of
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Alarm Will Sound’s 2023-2024 Season
Alarm Will Sound Announces 2023-2024 Season “Alarm Will Sound is one of those ensembles that you can simply trust to have put together an interesting
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2023 Matt Marks Impact Fund Recipients
Announcing the Recipients of Support from the 2023 Matt Marks Impact Fund! Alarm Will Sound is excited to announce Brittany J. Green and Nnux (Ana
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Paper Pianos: Alan Pierson, Mary Kouyoumdjian, and Nigel Maister in Conversation
Alan Pierson, Alarm Will Sound Artistic Director/conductor, sat down with Mary Kouyoumdjian and Nigel Maister to discuss Paper Pianos, an evening-length theatrical work that explores
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Execution – Alan Pierson and JG Thirlwell in Conversation
Alan Pierson, Alarm Will Sound Artistic Director/conductor, sat down with composer JG Thirwell to talk about Execution, his new work for Alarm Will Sound. Alan:
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Artificial – Translating Electronics
Composer Daniel Wohl is known for music that blends electronics with acoustic instrumentation to often “surprising and provocative effect” (NPR). His newest project is Artificial, a ten-minute
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Golden Lily – A new opera based on a banned book
November 5 at 7:30pm at Washington University in St. Louis’s 560 Music Center, Alarm Will Sound will present the world premiere of excerpts from Golden Lily
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MICF Mailing List Sign-up
stay in touch with Alarm Will Sound Sign up and receive a digital copy of our recording of Coast by John Adams (arr. Caleb Burhans).
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Praise for “For George Lewis | Autoschediasms”
We’re over the moon about the reception of For George Lewis | Autoschediasms, our new double album featuring music of Tyshawn Sorey. Check out the highlights below
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The 2021 Recipients of the Matt Marks Impact Fund
Alarm Will Sound has selected Damon Davis and the duo Joshua Edward and Zharia O’Neal as the most recent recipients of support from the Matt
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Alarm Will Vinyl
John Orfe, Alarm Will Sound pianist, compiled links for the numerous albums and publications mentioned in the video “Alarm Will Vinyl.” Alarm Will Vinyl with
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Get Out The Vote
Music has always accompanied the march towards a more just society. Our fellow citizens have for decades sung “¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!” to
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