Events

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...

Seminar with award-winning American composer Robert Paterson, whose vibrant and wide-ranging music has been performed by leading orchestras, choirs, and ensembles across the United States and internationally. Named Composer of...

All participants are welcome to watch and attend.