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The New Music USA Online Library is a vast and comprehensive digital database that contains over 57,000 works by more than 6,000 composers, and includes over 14,000 media samples (recordings and scores).

The Online Library was created by the American Music Center, and, after many evolutions, continues today under the guidance of New Music USA.

Artist Spotlight: Alba L. Potes

A native of Colombia, Ms. Potes moved to the USA in 1983. She became involved in the field of composition in 1990 and has established a career as a composer of a subtle, yet energetic and personal style. In her language, there can be perceived rich European influences blended with occasional traces of rhythms and melodic gestures inspired by Colombian and Latin-American traditional music. Her most recent performances include, among others, the world premiere at Carnegie Hall of Tukanos for guitar and chamber orchestra by Nilko Andreas Guarín and the Azlo Orchestra conducted by Vince Lee, the ... Read more »

Please note: New Music USA does not maintain a physical collection of any kind. Any printed scores or manuscripts held by the American Music Center are now part of a special collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Please contact the Music Division for more information.