pavomag.com

This is the first in a series highlighting a small few of the stellar volunteer and non-profit arts organizations in the Birmingham area. 

An almost unparalleled alliance exists right here in our own city.  The Birmingham Art Music Alliance, or BAMA, is one of the only organizations of its kind - a volunteer-run group of local composers whose full purpose is to bring new music - the newest, in fact - to local ears.  

In a world devoted to American Idols, Mylie Cyruses and even the Philip Glasses of the world, the idea of "New Music" is often forgotten.  We have so many ways to take music so for granted - Pandora, itunes, XM Radio, television stations devoted solely to one kind of music, not to mention all the corporate FM stations - and all of these things can be very good things.  Maybe, in fact, this sonic amplitude makes an organization such as BAMA all the more significant.  Read more...