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NATS composer mentorship program to conclude with Cincinnati Song Initiative concert featuring new works by Black composers posted on 11:01 AM, May 4, 2021 The season finale video concert, ‘Let it Be New,’ is May 16. The Cincinnati Song Initiative invites everyone to its free season finale video concert on Sunday, May 16 from 4-5 p.m. ET, celebrating new works from Black composers in its largest commissioning project to date. The concert features one commissioned song from each of the 10 c...

Checking in with our first class of composer mentees posted on 12:03 PM, February 16, 2021 In fall of 2020, NATS selected 10 Black composers to participate in its new Mentoring Program for composers In October of 2020, the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) announced and began its inaugural season of the NATS Mentoring Program for Composers. The new program was designed to encourage the creation and performance of new works by pairing a celebrated art song composer with an emerg...