Forward Music Project 1.0
For elevating stories of suffering and joy. For raising awareness of injustice. For shining a light on a culture of musical-patriarchal deification. Whether you come with caution and leave with curiosity, come as a victim and find a voice, or come as an ally and feel a sense of community - I founded Forward Music Project for you.
For mothers. For sisterhood. For brave storytellers and quiet listeners. I sing, I gasp, I fight, I breathe life into the work of these fearless artists. I founded Forward Music Project for you. And you are not alone.
— Amanda Gookin, April 2020
Cellist and creator of Forward Music Project
“It is the highest level of artistry that can realize a message, a story, or an emotion while seeming to have not performed it at all.”
— The WholeNote
“communal joy embedded in a music of cooperation”
— NY Times
2020 BEST-OF LISTS
NEW YORK TIMES
The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020
Dam mwen yo by Nathalie Joachim
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
Editor’s Picks: 2020 Contemporary Classical Albums
Track 1
Dam mwen yo
by Nathalie Joachim
Track 2
Stolen
by Allison Loggins-Hull
Track 3
Las Desaparecidas
by Angélica Negrón
Track 4
memories lie dormant
by Morgan Krauss
Track 5
Stray Sods
by Amanda Feery
Track 6
For Edna
by Leila Adu-Gilmore
Track 7
Swerve
by Jessica Meyer
Cello and Vocals
Amanda Gookin
Portraits designed by Giselle Manzano Ramirez
Listen to the composer audio notes and recording excerpts
This album was made with support from:
The NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in association with The New York Foundation for the Arts