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08/01/2026

This month's featured NACUSA member is Ryan Clark!

Ryan Thomas Clark (b. 2006) is a trombonist, conductor, and composer. Ryan's professional debut in composition came in 2022 with the publication of his work, "Dépassé" for two oboes, two bassoons while he was still in high school. A graduate of South Panola High School, he received the Director's Award, Chris Gray Memorial Award and Scholarship, and Class of 2024's Who's Who Most Talented Boy. Additionally, Ryan led the SPHS Brass Quintet and guest conducted the Mississippi University for Women Wind Ensemble to premiere his work "Stewart's Ballad," dedicated to his grandmother. Currently, Ryan is a student at Northwest Mississippi Community College (Senatobia, Mississippi) studying trombone under Dr. John Hagan; additionally, he leads the student-ran Northwest New Music Ensembles. Ryan is a former composition student of Dr. Valentin Bogdan at Mississippi University for Women (Columbus, Mississippi) as well.

Listen to his work, Short Farewell, for string orchestra:

Performed at MSO Composers' Reading - April 14th, 2025 in Jackson, ...

08/01/2026

It's time for another issue of ComposerUSA! Check out the August 2026 edition here:

07/04/2026

The Sounds New chapter is representing NACUSA at NATS national at the Riverwalk conference center. We hope to make many new friends and talk about our mission. If you are in town, stop by exhibitor booth 201.

07/02/2026

It's time for another issue of ComposerUSA! Check out the July 2026 edition here:

05/01/2026

ComposerUSA is back! Check out our May 2026 edition here:

04/29/2026

Hi all, we have exciting news from one of our members, Bob Fleisher, who is a member of our Sounds New and SF chapters! See below for an invitation to a fantastic performance on May 4th.

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Dear Friends & Colleagues:

Soon after performing my Six Little Piano Pieces in 2022, pianist-composer-conductor Max Lifchitz kindly requested a new work from me for a planned solo CD. He premiered my Minims for Max (2023) in 2024 and released it last year on his Piano Crosscurrents (N/S), which recently received a most appreciative Fanfare review.

On Monday, May 4, at Klavierhaus in NYC (7 pm EDT), Mr. Lifchitz will perform the Minims for Max again in his annual Cinco de Mayo celebration--this year also featuring music by Marshall Bialosky, Carlos Chavez, Aaron Copland, Manuel Enriquez, Max Lifchitz, Sheli Nan, William Ortiz, Silvestre Revueltas, Manuel M. Ponce, and Emiliana de Zubeldia. The program's duration is approximately 80 minutes.

Attendance is free @ Klavierhaus (790 11th Avenue between 51st-52nd), but the program can also be livestreamed wherever you may be, via this (clickable) LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/live/QVc4OXmE6J0?si=Zn3u5sUQQJMBnJTr. (If unable to access the program in real time, I'll be glad to share a post-concert link that can be viewed at one's convenience.)

Sincerely,

Bob Fleisher

04/03/2026

Join us for the 2026 Young Composers Competition! https://ycc.nacusamusic.org/