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Welcome Orientation at Arthur Zankel Music Center in Filene Ladd Hall for all participants, faculty and staff of MMF Season Six. Picnic to follow at the amphitheater outside Zankel Hall.
Keve Wilson and Dave Eggar join together in a conversation geared to empower musicians with career realities, discuss entrepreneurial skills and provide answers to your questions.
An in-depth percussion instrument maintenance and repair class led by Percussion faculty member Matt Ward. Open to percussionists only.
Led by Robert Paterson and Stephen Cabell, this seminar will serve as a brief composer introduction and we will also review MMF's Music Preparation Guidelines for Composers and review best practices for score and part preparation.
Mostly Modern Orchestra Reading Session with MMF composer participants, conducted by MMF conducting participants and mentored by MMF faculty. This event is open to the entire MMF community.
Victoria Paterson interviews fellow FAB5 members: Andrew Griffin (viola), Laura Metcalf (cello), and Chuck Palmer (percussion).
Composer Keith Fitch discussed his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to institute participants only.
Concerto Competition auditions get underway with MMF instrumental and vocal participants. Schedule TBD.
Mostly Modern Orchestra Reading Session with MMF composer participants, conducted by MMF conducting participants and mentored by MMF faculty. This event is open to the entire MMF community.
Masterclass and Q&A session with Jacqui Danilow, double bass at the Metropolitan Opera.
Piano seminar with Geoffrey Burleson: Improvisation Workshop: Approaches, Styles, and the Composition-Improvisation Continuum
Seminar by percussion faculty Micheal Barnes: In "Catfish," Applebaum creates form through different rhythmic techniques, primarily liquidation, grouping dissonance, indeterminate accelerating phase canons, and expanding canons, but consistently thwarts the construction of meter. This theory presentation will explore these metric and rhythmic techniques in this piece and teh overall effect they have on the listener's experience.
Masterclass and Q & A Session with David Amado.
2:00-3:30pm — Masterclass (open to Conducting Program participants only)
3:30-4:00pm — Q & A Session (open to all festival participants)
Joseph Rebman: Bridging the Gap, Writing for Harp and Idiomatic Part Composition
Opening Week Celebration Party at the Patersons house! Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.
Guest lecture with Bill Holab, of Bill Holab Music. Bill will discuss a range of topics, including music publishing, copyright, music notation, and other relevant topics.
Led by Percussion faculty member Matt Ward and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson.
Learn the ins and outs of performing on Broadway, conductor cams, click tracks, vamps, and much more with Keve Wilson and Victoria Paterson!
Meet Victoria Paterson, General Director; and Robert Paterson, Artistic Director in a conversation covering their careers as working Musicians, and as a composer and personnel contractor leading to the foundation of the Mostly Modern Festival.
Piano seminar with Geoffrey Burleson: Improvisation Workshop: Approaches, Styles, and the Composition-Improvisation Continuum
Composer Jennifer Bellor discusses her latest works and her career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.
Masterclass and Q&A session with Guy Yehuda, clarinet faculty at Michigan State University.
Masterclass and Q&A session with Cenovia Cummins, former concertmaster of the New York Pops.
Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.
Masterclass and Q&A session with Caroline Gilbert, principal viola of the Buffalo Philharmonic.
Masterclass and Q & A Session with JoAnn Falletta.
2:00-3:30pm — Masterclass (open to Conducting Program participants only)
3:30-4:00pm — Q & A Session (open to all festival participants)
Second Week Celebration Party at the Surrey-Williamson Inn at Skidmore College. Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.
Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.
Composer Jonathan Newman discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to institute participants only.
Flutist Lindsey Goodman presents “Flute Forward", a modern perspective on writing for flute, discussing notation, extended techniques, and practical tips. This useful guided tour of the 21st-century flutist’s tool kit includes repertoire examples and resources which will assist composers and flutists in collaborating on their next projects.
Masterclass with Benjamin Bowman, concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera.
Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.
Q&A Session with Benjamin Bowman, concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera.
Closing Week Celebration Party. Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.
Masterclass and Q & A Session with Andrew Crust.
2:00-3:30pm — Masterclass (open to Conducting Program participants only)
3:30-4:00pm — Q & A Session (open to all festival participants)
Closing-Week Celebration Party. Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.
Composer and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.
Masterclass and Q & A Session with JoAnn Falletta.
2:30-4:00pm — Masterclass (open to Conducting Program participants only)
4:00-4:30pm — Q & A Session (open to all festival participants)
Guest Lecture: Daniel Spreadbury, Product Marketing Manager from Steinberg's Dorico music notation program, will discuss recent developments and possibilities that come with this next-generation scoring application.
Lindsey Goodman, "The Electroacoustic Flutist", provides a crash course in electronic music for performers featuring a brief history of electronic music, a breakdown of genres, options for first-time and experienced performers, gear recommendations, and more in this session to get you plugged in for your next performance.
Masterclass and Q & A Session the Dior Quartet, semi-finalists of the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition and quartet-in-residence at the Royal Conservatory of Music
Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.
Piano seminar with Anthony de Mare: Creative Entrepreneurial Programming in Today's Concert World.
Composer Rob Smith discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.
Demonstration and discussion with Justin Tokke, Senior Product Designer with Sibelius, one of the world’s most popular music notation programs.
Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.
Community outreach seminar with soprano Monica Yunus, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Sing For Hope.
Composer and Composition Coordinator Stephen Cabell discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.
Conversation with John de los Santos and Artistic Director Robert Paterson about John de los Santos's work as a director and librettist.
Composer Paul Moravec discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.
Masterclass and Q & A Session with Conductor 1.
2:30-4:00pm — Masterclass (open to Conducting Program participants only)
4:00-4:30pm — Q & A Session (open to festival participants only)
Learn the ins and outs of performing on Broadway, conductor cams, click tracks, vamps, and much more!
Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.
Piano seminar with Geoffrey Burleson: Improvisation Workshop: Approaches, Styles, and the Composition-Improvisation Continuum
Masterclass with Atlantic Brass Quintet. Open to Institute participants only.
Professional development seminar with Cia Toscanini, Vice President, Concert Music, ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers).
Members of the Atlantic Brass Quintet lead Brass Program participants in an exploration of the tools needed to thrive in an ever-changing musical landscape. While this class is aimed towards composers, topics will include those applicable to all participants.
Led by Percussion faculty member Matt Ward and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson.
Hosted by the Atlantic Brass Quintet, brass program participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of improvised music.
Opening Week Celebration Party at the Surrey-Williamson Inn at Skidmore College. Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.
Joseph Rebman: Bridging the Gap, Writing for Harp and Idiomatic Part Composition
Masterclass and Q & A Session with David Amado.
2:30-4:00pm — Masterclass (open to Conducting Program participants only)
4:00-4:30pm — Q & A Session (open to all festival participants)
Join Capitol Quartet for an informal recital followed by a Q&A! Capitol Quartet will present a wide variety of compositions, including works by Debussy, Garrop, Hause, Pann and others!
Guest lecture with Bill Holab, of Bill Holab Music. Bill will discuss a range of topics, including music publishing, copyright, music notation, and other relevant topics.
