creating the music of tomorrow
soundSCAPE facilitates the exchange of new music, ideas, and culture between musicians of tomorrow's generation, providing composers and musicians an international platform for performances of new music. The festival annually attracts participants from around the world for two weeks of inspiring concerts, lectures, master classes, and workshops.
The 2009 festival offers performance studies and composition opportunities in flute, guitar, mandolin, piano, percussion, violin, and voice. The music of emerging composers is featured in open rehearsals, the Composition Colloquium, and in recorded performances. In turn, performers receive coaching from composers, complementing instruction in modern performance techniques from an internationally renowned faculty. The experiences of soundSCAPE resonate well beyond the festival, as participants develop a myriad of collaborative initiatives resulting in future commissions, performances, and careers. Please join us for a celebration of new music in 2009!
Florestan Recital Project residency in '09
soundSCAPE is pleased to present members of Florestan as guest artists in 2009! Currently Artists-in-Residence at the Boston Conservatory, and Dickinson College, the Florestan Recital Project is dedicated to championing the art of the song recital, including works by living composers. Of Florestan's 2003 Boston premiere of 'Evidence of Things Not Seen' by Ned Rorem, the composer commented: "the performance...is exemplary and definitive. I am deeply moved that Florestan should wish to retain this work in their repertory.” Other composers of note commissioned by Florestan include Thea Musgrave and Libby Larsen.
During their residency at soundSCAPE, members of Florestan will coach composers in the creation of new art song, to be composed AND performed at the festival in recital. Composers will also work directly with local poets in setting their poetry to song. The lieder will be performed by Florestan, in collaboration with voice and instrumental performance participants at the festival.
Of special interest to voice students: Florestan and acclaimed soprano Tony Arnold will direct participants in 1 to 2 concert stagings of short chamber opera. Vocalists will also study Italian diction and language at the festival.