Creative Music Intensive 2023 | Summer Hybrid Workshop
July 15th - July 30th, 2023
In Person or Online
Creative Music Intensive is a two-week hybrid ( in-person & online ) program which will be held from July 15th – 30th at Arts Letters & Numbers in 2023. The program is open to musicians working in any genre. Participants will be immersed in the creative process of making and performing music, exploring new approaches and developing individual and collaborative works as creative artists.
This unique program will be directed and led by Michael Harrison (in person), Music Program Director and recurring Visiting Artist of Arts Letters & Numbers, and co-taught by Bergamot Quartet (in person), Aleksandra Vrebalov (in person), Elliot Cole (in person), Payton MacDonald (in person), and Arts Letters & Numbers founding director David Gersten (in person), with special guest Terry Riley (online). They will each host weekly classes on site and via Zoom, offer one-on-one private lessons, as well as facilitating potential collaborations with co-participants and local artists affiliated with Arts Letters & Numbers.
Topics to be covered during group and private classes include composition and improvisation; performance, recording and career strategies in the current environment; Indian classical ragas, rhythms and techniques; polyphony; music programming; developing interdisciplinary work and collaborations.
At the conclusion of the program, on July 29th, participants will present a public performance together (live onsite and online), in which they may perform or arrange for other musicians to perform their work. Participants will also have the opportunity to compose a new work for Bergamot Quartet, which will be premiered on their concert on July 28th. The participants’ concert, BQ’s concert and other events are opportunities to explore new performance practices and material in a safe and welcoming environment. In addition, the faculty will also offer two concerts during the program – please see program page by clicking the button below.
