our 2025 Composers Conference is live! @ AVALOCH FARM MUSIC INSTITUTE, July 13-August 3, 2025 - join us in-person or over livestream
Composers Conference Ensemble Concert #3: louise schulman - A CELEBRATION OF 50 years at the conference
Join the internationally acclaimed musicians of the Composers Conference Ensemble led by our Conference Guest Conductor Matilda Hofman and New Music Conductor Fellow Luka Venter.
Heirich Isaac - Palle Palle
Heirich Isaac - Benedictus
Heirich Isaac - Der Seiden Schwanz
Shulamit Ran - Secret Garden
Sarah Hennies - Growing Block
Johannes Brahms - Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano
Felipe Lara - Ventos Uivantes
G. P. Telemann - Viola Concerto in G Major
Composers Conference: CMW Artists-in-Residence Concert #4
Join the Composers Conference’s CMW Artists-in-Residence for an evening of chamber music.
Kurt Rohde - selections from some slightly f**k** up folksongs & remixes for Violin and Cello (work-in-progress)
Charles Ives - Piano Trio
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Trio op. 70 no. 1 in D
David Kaplan, piano || Jessica Tong, violin || Ashley Bathgate, cello
New Music New Communities Concert
The Composers Conference's New Music/New Communities Initiative(NM/NC) is a project that utilizes the Conference’s role as an arts education organization to inspire and engage young musicians from underserved communities. Through collaborations with local music education organizations in the greater New England area, the Composers Conference provides students with the tools to become composers and creators within a supportive environment, unleashing their personal artistry while fostering enduring creative relationships. The Composers Conference is thrilled to be partnering with the Concord Community Music School and the Walnut Hill School for the Arts for the 2025 season. Join us in celebrating the premieres of four young, promising composers who are currently students at CCMS in Concord, NH and Walnut Hill in MA.
This event is FREE.
Composers Conference Ensemble Concert #4: Fromm Foundation COmposer Fellows World PRemieres
Join the internationally acclaimed musicians of the Composers Conference Ensemble led by our Conference Guest Conductor Matilda Hofman.
Featuring Four World Premieres by 2025 Composer Fromm Fellows Artur Akshelyan, Ty Bloomfield, Yan Ee Toh, & Arshia Samsaminia
Tickets $10 per person.
Composers Conference Guest Composer Spotlight: Felipe Lara
Join the Composers Conference’s 2025 Guest Composer Felipe Lara in an evening of conversation about their work. This conversation is hosted by Artistic Director Kurt Rohde.
This event is FREE.
Composers Conference Ensemble Concert #2: Fromm Foundation COmposer Fellows World PRemieres
Join the internationally acclaimed musicians of the Composers Conference Ensemble led by our Conference Guest Conductor Tian Hui Ng.
Featuring Four World Premieres by 2025 Composer Fromm Fellows Anak Baiharn, Cem Güven, Arin Shahjahanian, & Ihlara McIndoe.
Collaborative New Works: Duo Nessi premieres new works by 2025 Composer Fellows
Our 2025 CPI Fromm Fellow Ensemble, Duo Nessi (Chatori Shimizu, Sho player; Niloufar Shiri, Kamancheh player) will perform the world premieres of four collaborative new works written especially for them by the 2025 Fromm Foundation Composer Fellows.
Suggested Donation $10 per person.
Susan Horvath CMW Commissioned Work Concert
Each year, in honor of the longtime CMW participant and new music advocate Susan Horvath, the Composers Conference selects a Fromm Fellow Composer from the previous year to write a new piece for a joint ensemble of CMW, CPI, and Conference Ensemble musicians.
Join 2025 Fromm Composer Fellow Riccardo Perugini in conversation about his new work, Festivaliera, written for the 2025 Conference. The world premiere performance will be conducted by New Music Conductor Fellow Luka Venter.
This event is FREE.
Composers Conference: CMW Artists-in-Residence Concert #3
Join the Composers Conference’s CMW Artists-in-Residence for an evening of chamber music.
Franz Schubert - Impromptu op. 90 no 1 in C Minor
Philip Glass - Piano Etudes nos. 15 and 16
Johannes Brahms - Regenlied and Wie Melodien zieht es mir
Johannes Brahms - Violin Sonatas nos. 1 and 2
David Kaplan, piano || Jessica Tong, violin || Sharon Harms, soprano
Composers Conference Ensemble Concert #1: Canzon & Crickets
Join the internationally acclaimed musicians of the Composers Conference Ensemble led by our Conference Guest Conductor Tian Hui Ng and New Music Conductor Fellow Luka Venter. Tonight’s concert is given in honor of Conference Ensemble cellist Joshua Gordon who is leaving the Conference after 35 years of exceptional music making with us! He has been a remarkable friend and collaborator and we will miss him deeply.
Giovanni Gabrieli - Canzon per sonar septimi toni à 8
Melinda Wagner - Cricket Passagio
Erin Gee - Mouthpiece 28
Melinda Wagner - Elegy Flywheel
Daniel Schnyder - Brass Trio
W.A. Mozart - Quartet for Oboe and Strings
Composers Conference Guest Composer Spotlight: melinda wagner
Join the Composers Conference’s 2025 Guest Composer Melinda Wagner in an evening of conversation about their work. This conversation is hosted by Artistic Director Kurt Rohde.
This event is FREE.
Composers Conference: CMW Artists-in-Residence Concert #2
Join the Composers Conference’s CMW Artists-in-Residence and Conference Ensemble members for an evening of chamber music.
Ludwig Senfl - Selected Pieces
Edward Elgar - Piano Quintet in A Minor, op. 84
Christopher Oldfather, piano || Jennifer Elowitch and Jessica Tong, violins || Ashley Bathgate, cello || Leander Starr, horn || Louise Schulman, viola || Michelle Farah, oboe
Contemporary Performance Institute Ensemble Fellows: Duo Nessi in concert
Our 2025 CPI Fromm Fellow Ensemble is Duo Nessi, which is made up of Sho player Chatori Shimizu and Kamancheh player Niloufar Shiri. They will perform a program of new works written for and by them, alongside a conversation about their instruments.
Suggested Donation $10 per person.
Composers Conference: CMW Artists-in-Residence Concert #1
Join the Composers Conference’s CMW Artists-in-Residence for an evening of chamber music.
Johann Fasch - Sonata for Violin Oboe, Horn and Continuo, FaWV N:F3
Adolphe Blanc - Romance for Oboe and Horn
Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartet in G Minor, op. 25
David Kaplan and Christopher Oldfather, pianos || Jennifer Elowitch and Jessica Tong, violin || Louise Schulman, viola || Ashley Bathgate, cello || Michelle Farah, oboe || Leander Starr, horn
Composers Conference Ensemble Concert #4: 80th anniversary gala celebration
The Composers Conference celebrates its 80th Anniversary on August 4, 2024, at Avaloch Farm Music Institute. Our Gala Concert at 4pm will feature the premieres of our 8 for 80 Commissions, the 2024 New Music /New Communities pieces, and selected Community Commissions works. Following the performance will be our Gala Dinner; seating is limited to 60. There are also a limited number of rooms available for an overnight stay on the grounds of AFMI on the night of August 4 for a fee of $150. All questions regarding lodging should be directed to AFMI at avalochfarm@gmail.com.