Student Composition Workshop
with ICEBERG New Music
Saturday, August 24, 2024
9am-4pm
The University of Memphis Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center
Questions: Contact executivedirectior@myspmusic.org
Register Here
The MYSP is excited to present a new opportunity for students interested in composition!
About the Workshop
The day-long workshop includes composition lessons with professional composers, time to compose and refine an original composition with assistance from composers, and a performance of student compositions by Blueshift Ensemble.
The workshop is open to any student (not just MYSP students) interested in composing but students should bring an original composition (or outline/rough sketch) with them to the workshop. The composition can be long or short and the instruments that students can write for are listed below (solo or any combination of the following):
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Alto saxophone
String quartet instruments (2 violins, viola, cello)
Tuition
Tuition for the workshop is $50.
Schedule
9-9:30 - Welcome meeting with ICEBERG composers
9:30-10:30am - Students meet with mentor composers
10:30-12pm - Individual time to work on compositions
12pm - Lunch break (students should bring their lunches)
1-2pm - Students meet with mentor composers
2-2:30pm - Finishing touches on pieces
2:30-4pm - Composition reading session with Blueshift Ensemble (open to parents, friends, and family)
About ICEBERG New Music
https://www.icebergnewmusic.com/about
ICEBERG New Music is a collective of ten composers based in New York City. ICEBERG's mission is to promote the idea that substance, not surface, is the heart of music creation and perception. The collective's ten member composers hail from different schools of thought and cultivate radically different sounds – from musical theater and indie rock to avant-garde sounds and electronic installations – but their contrasting musical languages belie a shared emphasis on structure and depth of meaning. When these artists compose for the same ensemble and present their works during a joint concert, the result is a glimpse into the ever-widening possibilities of art music in the twenty-first century.
ICEBERG composers are dedicated to engaging directly with the community as energetic advocates of contemporary music. The collective participates in an annual residency at Crosstown Arts in Memphis, TN, during which they present public concerts, free lectures, and other educational outreach activities. In 2018, ICEBERG unveiled its Young Composer Award, a scholarship fund aimed at pre-collegiate composers from underprivileged and underrepresented backgrounds. In 2020, they began the ADVICEBERG project, which offers free career counseling to young composers.
