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After an evaluation process consisting of three tiers of judges – Artists, Thought Leaders, and Presenting Partners – followed by a Deliberation Period, we are absolutely thrilled to announce the Winners of Ariel AVANT’s inaugural competition, “Impact Performance,” an open call for performance proposals and engagement events designed to generate productive conversation and offer positive means of action around a social justice issue.

We’re thrilled to announce the 9 Finalists of the Ariel AVANT “Impact Performance” competition, an open call for performance proposals and engagement events designed to generate productive conversation and offer positive means of action around a social justice issue. Read on to learn about the top nine performance proposals and associated commissions, and the artists who are passionate about these topics.

An ad for Oni Buchanan’s most recent venture with Ariel Artists might read: “Pianist, poet, and arts manager seeks soloists and chamber ensembles for projects that advance contemporary classical music, interdisciplinary performance, and social justice.” Buchanan founded Ariel Artists in 2009 as means of furthering her vision of making innovative music. She spent ten years as a full-time performing artist, managing her own concerts and honing her vision for the music she wanted to present. Ariel Artists became not only a way for her to leverage her arts management expertise, but also to confront the problems that she sees in 21st century classical music.

Ariel’s own roster artists/collaborators support the innovative work of their colleagues across the industry by joining Ariel AVANT’s 2020 “Impact Performance” judging panel as artist curators

In addition to its Presenting Partners, Ariel AVANT’s 2020 “Impact Performance” competition is also fortunate to enlist the expertise of five industry thought leaders.  These leaders, each known for finding new doorways (or creating them) in… Read More »Ariel AVANT: Q&A with Thought Leaders

We’re thrilled and grateful to partner with five extraordinary concert presenters for the Ariel AVANT “Impact Performance” competition. These five individuals have visionary mindsets energized by risk-taking and rigorous interdisciplinary inquiry in the arts, and… Read More »Ariel AVANT: Q&A with Presenting Partners

A Call for the Best Artistic Ideas in Classical Music, Focusing on Relevance, Innovative Power, Inclusive Dialogue, Diverse Participation, and Positive Impact  Ariel Artists announces a new, annual “innovation competitions” format, launched through its innovation platform, Ariel… Read More »Ariel Artists Announces New Annual Innovation Competitions