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Discover more AAPI composers

In addition to the resources on this site, you can search the sites below to discover repetoire by AAPI Composers.

Composer Diversity Database
Created by the Institute for Composer Diversity. Offers search facets for gender and sexuality, race/ethnicity, region, genre, medium and location. Try browsing this database and then searching roc.curtis.edu for the composer.
No Broken Links
The No Broken Links directories are a starting point for scholars, performers, composers, and teachers to discover minority composers through solo and chamber repertoire for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, and Horn. The directories focus specifically on the work of women, transgender & gender non-conforming individuals, and/or Black, Indigenous, or persons of color.

AAPI Arts and Cultural Organizations

Asian Musical Voices of America
Building community among Asian Americans in classical music. Events and resources.
Music of Asian America Research Center
From their webpage: "The Music of Asian America Research Center (MAARC) strives to empower our communities through collecting, promoting, and teaching music created by Asian Americans.
We seek to advance knowledge about and social justice for Asian Americans through music."
Wear Yellow Proudly
An initiative of the Aural Compass Projects. Celebrating and bringing awareness of Asian artists worldwide.
Asian Arts Initiative
Asian Americans United
Philadelphia-based organization for promotion of Asian culture
Asian American Musical Theatre Writers Project
Asian American Arts Alliance
Asian American Performers Alliance
National Asian Artists Project

AAPI composers in the Curtis library

A partial list of AAPI composers in the Curtis library collections. Click on the links below to find their works, or try doing an author search of the ROC using "family name, given name" and limiting the search to printed music, Curtis recordings, or sound recordings.