Events

Seminar with award-winning composer Donald Grantham, whose music has been celebrated for its lyricism, color, and expressive clarity. A recipient of honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Prix Lili Boulanger,...

Seminar with composer and educator Stephen Cabell, whose distinctive music blends orchestral, chamber, electronic, and multimedia influences into a bold contemporary voice. A recipient of honors including the Morton Gould...

Opening Week Celebration Party at the Patersons' house! Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.

Join celebrated conductor David Amado for a dynamic seminar on conducting, leadership, and building a career in today’s orchestral world. Music Director of the Mostly Modern Orchestra and the Atlantic...

Led by Percussion faculty member Matt Ward and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson. This seminar will explore the basics of writing for percussion, extended techniques, and is an opportunity for...

Professional development seminar with Deirdre Chadwick, Executive Director, Creative, Classical Music, New York, for BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.). Deirdre will give a performing rights organization overview (how the contracts work, what the...

Professional development seminar with Tiffany Soricelli, founder of Virtuoso Advising for Artists. Open to Institute participants only. “Tiffany gives great, ‘no-nonsense’ advice about saving, planning, and investing in your financial...

Improvisation Workshop 2: Approaches, Styles, and the Composition-Improvisation Continuum (90 minutes) Both workshops will include elements of everything from Baroque to jazz and “free” improvisation, and explore the fluidity between...