80th Season
July 14 - August 4, 2024
The Composers Conference 80th Anniversary will be celebrated at Avaloch Farm Music Institute July 14-August 4, 2024. ALL FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. !
The Composers Conference nurtures the creation, performance, and appreciation of music, serving as a catalyst for conscientious creativity through shared wisdom, expertise, and diverse artistry.
The Composers Conference is a summer program that embraces collaborative music creation by musicians at the beginning of their careers, those that are well-established, and those for whom music is an important part of their lives.
“Founded 80 years ago, the Composers Conference has sought through learning and adapting, to serve as an inclusive, collaborative environment that promotes the exploration, invention, and performance of music at the highest levels. The Composers Conference knows and believes in the power of music to create a more compassionate, ethical, and equitable world.” -KURT ROHDE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Please note that all participants must be up to date with full vaccination for the COVID-19 virus not less than 1 month prior to the beginning of the 2024 Conference. Proof of vaccination is required of all registered participants.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMS
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Through an inclusive, collaborative environment, the Composers Conference offers a unique opportunity for exceptional emerging composers, professional musicians, amateur chamber players, and conservatory-level musicians to come together as colleagues, audience, teachers and students in an atmosphere of fertile creativity and concentrated, high-level music making each summer at Avaloch Farm Music Institute. The Composers Conference is a musical utopia that fosters, teaches, cultivates, shares, creates, and performs the best contemporary music with the highest artistic standards. The result allows for exploration and invention with integrity and honesty.
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Fromm Foundation Composer Fellowship
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Contemporary Performance Institute Fellowship
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New Music Conductor Fellowship
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Chamber Music Workshop
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Conference Ensemble