American Mavericks
American Mavericks
The American Mavericks Project (AMP) celebrates piano music by Black American composers 1900-present, with emphasis on 21st century composers, through commissions, performances, education and research.
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AMP’s 2026 call for scores Winners will be announced July 29th
AMP TALKS interviews with the composers of
American mavericks project vl. 1: quest out NOW
Read interviews with the composers commissioned for Quest. Read More.
The 2026 Call for Scores is now closed. Winners will be announced on or around Wednesday, July 29th. Read More.
Chelsea Randall will premiere AMP’s inaugural commissioning project, Quest: new piano music by six acclaimed composers, based on Black Art Movement poetry on Friday, March 20th, at the DuSable Black History Museum in Chicago. Details.
World Premiere of American MAVERICKS Project Vl. I: QUest
Dorothy Rudd Moore
Jonathan Bailey Holland
Pamela Z
George Walker
Mary D. Watkins
Jeffrey Mumford
Joyce Solomon Moorman
Adolphus Hailstork
Julius Eastman
Carolyn Yarnell