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Welcome Orientation at Arthur Zankel Music Center in Filene Ladd Hall for all participants, faculty and staff of MMF Season Four. Picnic to follow at the amphitheater outside Zankel Hall.
Meet Victoria Paterson, Executive Director, in conversation about her life, career, and the years leading up to Mostly Modern’s first season in 2018.
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.
Concerto Competition Auditions get underway with MMF instrumentalist 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.
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.
Professional development seminar with Tiffany Soricelli, founder of Virtuoso: Advising for Artists.
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.
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)
Opening Week Celebration Party at the Surrey-Williamson Inn at Skidmore College. Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.
Hosted by the Atlantic Brass Quintet, brass program participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of improvised music.
Led by Percussion faculty member Matt Ward and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson.
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 brass players, topics will include those applicable to all participants.
Masterclass with Atlantic Brass Quintet. Open to Institute participants only.
Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.
Learn the ins and outs of performing on Broadway, conductor cams, click tracks, vamps, and much more!
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)
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.
Demonstration and discussion with Justin Tokke, Senior Product Designer with Sibelius, one of the world’s most popular music notation programs.
Piano seminar with Anthony de Mare: Creative Entrepreneurial Programming in Today's Concert World.
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.
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.
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)
Composer and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.
Closing-Week Celebration Party. Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.
Closing-Week Celebration Party. Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.
Piano seminar with Geoffrey Burleson: Improvisation Workshop: Approaches, Styles, and the Composition-Improvisation Continuum
Composer and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.
Piano seminar with Geoffrey Burleson: Swiftly Decoding the Score: Learning Contemporary Piano Music Quickly, Efficiently and Thoroughly
Movement is at the heart of peak performance and great musicianship. This class led by Pablo Rieppi discusses the use of relaxation and natural rebound, and its connection to all percussion instruments, by focusing on the connections between them.
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.
Composer Tarik O’Regan discusses his latest works. Open to composition institute participants only.
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)
Recital featuring participants of the Piano Program.
Demonstration and discussion with Simon Smith, Senior Product Designer with MuseScore, the world’s most popular open-source music notation program.
Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.
A careful exploration of the elements that make up a great percussion section; synchronicity, optimal sounds and techniques, balance, and style. Led by percussion faculty member Pablo Rieppi.
Composer and Composition Program Coordinator Stephen Cabell discusses his latest works. Open to Institute participants only.
Composer Mara Gibson discusses her latest works. 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)
Masterclass and Q & A Session with the 2022 Grammy® Nominated Neave Trio, interviewed by composer and Mostly Modern’s Artistic Director Robert Paterson.
Join Eric Roth of AWR Music, music director and producer of A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY ffnewworld.com, the licensed chamber music production, and a prominent performer and producer of video game music in concerts, for a freewheeling discussion about any and all aspects of the concert production (and recording) process.
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.
Masterclass with Atlantic Brass Quintet. Open to Institute participants only.
Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.
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 brass players, topics will include those applicable to all participants.
Led by Percussion faculty member Matt Ward and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson.
Masterclass with legendary American tenor, Paul Sperry. Entitled How to Perform Comedy, Sperry’s masterclass will cover how to decide who’s singing, how you get into the character’s head, how the character behaves physically, and how that all comes out in sound and acting.
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 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)
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.
Piano seminar with Anthony de Mare: Creative Entrepreneurial Programming in Today's Concert World.
