Missouri Summer Composition Institute
Deadline: April 28th, 2024
The Missouri Summer Composition Institute (June 9-15, 2024) is an exciting opportunity for some of Missouri’s young composers to come together for one week of learning and interacting with other creative minds. The deadline for applications is Sunday, April 28th at 11:59 p.m. All accepted students will be able to participate FREE.
We’re excited to be able to offer the camp in person! Accepted students can expect high-quality instruction and a face-to-face experience with our faculty, as well as presentations, workshops, and a performance/recording by renowned musicians of a professional ensemble that will bring their compositions to life.
Participants will receive composition lessons from MU faculty and compose a piece to be premiered at the end of the week. This year’s classical music track will be under the instruction of Dr. Stefan Freund, and Dr. Yoshiaki Onishi. Dr. Bonnie McLarty and Dr. Frank Nawrot will lead a section in popular genres. Learn more about Bonnie’s and Frank’s work on their websites: https://www.bonniemclarty.com/ and https://franknawrot.com/
The Institute is open to students entering grades 9th -12th or their first year of college. Up to 20 composers will be selected to participate, where they will write brand new works to be workshopped, performed, and recorded by an ensemble of professional musicians.