Dr Robert Young McMahan, Chair of the AAA Composers’ Commission Committee, has written historical and analytical articles about AAA commissioned works from 1997 to 2019.

The original version of each article published annually in the AAA Journal is listed in pdf format for historical purposes at: http://www.ameraccord.com/aaacommissions2.php

Dr McMahan is pleased to announce that three of the twenty-two articles he wrote have been updated and expanded by the author to include additional information, commentary, and musical examples.
These are:
– AAFJ1998 Prelude and Dance, by Paul Creston;
– AAFJ2010 Sonata-Fantasia, by Normand Lockwood;
– AAFJ2011 Introduction and Scherzo, by Nicholas Flagello.

Future revisions of the remaining articles will be announced as they are completed.