The RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Workshop will help composers widen their creative perspectives and hone their craft through open rehearsals with guest performers h2 Saxophone Quartet and Hub New Music, and seminars with distinguished guest faculty composers Bright Sheng and Missy Mazzoli, as well as resident faculty composers Martha Horst, Roy Magnuson, Carl Schimmel, and Roger Zare. Invited participants will each compose a 5 to 10-minute piece for one of the guest ensembles. Each composition will be carefully rehearsed during the festival, and will be premiered at a formal concert. Each composer will receive a recording of his or her piece. Professors Mazzoli and Sheng and the resident faculty composers will also attend rehearsals, offering comments and suggestions. Participants will discuss their compositional ideas, techniques, and aesthetics with the faculty and other fellows. In addition, each student composer will have the opportunity to meet with the faculty composers individually or as part of group lessons or masterclasses. Each day of the festival culminates in an evening concert featuring contemporary music performed by the guest ensembles or members of the School of Music faculty.
Faculty |
Roy Magnuson Carl Schimmel |
Featured Performers |
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2022 Workshop Participants |
Patrick Holcomb, Eastman School of Music
Wenxin Li, University of Iowa
Benjamin Rieke, Indiana University
Antonio Sanz, University of Houston
Yeeun Sim, Peabody Institute of Music
Chris Williams, Duke University
Adrian Wong, Curtis Institute of Music
Hao
Zou
, University of Missouri Kansas City
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Dining and Housing |
Dinners will be organized and paid for by the RED NOTE New Music Festival. Workshop participants will be responsible for their other meals, and for their own lodging. Normal, Illinois is a university town with many dining options within walking distance. RED NOTE will assist workshop participants in finding appropriate lodging; options range from staying with one of our student composers at no extra cost, to a room at the new Marriott hotel next door for a discounted rate. We will facilitate room shares and transportation to reduce lodging costs. |
Tuition |
$350 (due by October 31, 2021) |
Refund Policy |
We do not offer refunds for our workshop. All fees are non-refundable. |
How to Apply |
Please contact Roger Zare with any questions. |