# @americancomposersforum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CLs7Lk3AkT4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/3905832-americancomposersforum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-02-25T04:34:31.000+00:00

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“My work seeks to empower the disenfranchised and powerless, and to combat the systemic oppression that plagues our world today. In the past, I have created work that brought people together and fortified the souls of the people in the most pain and the most struggle. Now I make work that not only focuses on pain, but also on the joy of those people.” In this week’s 5Q interview, post-disciplinary artist Damon Davis talks about the influence Sun Ra has had on his work, trying to find peace through his artistic process, and Ligeia Mare, a “science fiction electronic fantasy opera” he’s creating as one of the recipients of the 2021 Matt Marks Impact Fund Award. Read more on @icareifyoulisten at the link in our bio #NewMusic #5Q #DamonDavis #AlarmWillSound

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damondavis, newmusic, alarmwillsound, 5q

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