January 26-28, 2012
Welcome to the Ninth Annual Young Composers Festival, a week-long festival of new music by young composers and fun, challenging workshops for the whole family. Community Music Center of Boston and New Gallery Concert Series are proud to present the annual Young Composers Festival, a week-long program of workshops, panel discussions and concerts by and for students from elementary school to college. Young musicians work alongside professional composers and performers to create, perform and enjoy contemporary music. Opportunities include collaborative workshops, a reading session, visual arts, and improvisation. This year’s Young Composers Festival (YCF) takes place from January 26-28, 2012 at Community Music Center of Boston.
Thursday, JANUARY 26, 2012
NEW GALLERY CONCERT SERIES CONCERT—”Magnetism”
ALLEN HALL, 7 PM
Featuring
visual artist Tessa Day and her magnetic drawings with a world premiere by Lior Novak.
Friday, JANUARY 27, 2012
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER OF BOSTON PIANO DEPARTMENT RECITAL
ALLEN HALL, 7 PM
A Piano Department Recital featuring CMCB students performing traditional pieces by classic composers and original compositions based on classical forms written, performed and premiered by CMCB piano students.
Saturday, JANUARY 28, 2012
10:30-11:30a
BEGINNING SONGWRITING
Kimberly Khare, Director of the CMCB Music Therapy Department, will lead young students through the steps of creating their first original pieces in a fun, creative environment. Most appropriate for ages 6-12.
11:30a-12:30p
JAZZ WORKSHOP
Ever wonder how jazz bands create music when most of it is based on improvisation? Faculty Member, Mike Giordano, and members of the CMCB Jazz Faculty will show how jazz bands put together pieces based on simple jazz charts, created by CMCB students. Most appropriate for ages 10-18.
12:30-1:00p BREAK
1:00-2:00p
NEW SOUNDS WORKSHOP
Special Guests DJ Mike and Spogga.
2:00-3:00p
ERAN EGOZY
Special Guest Eran Egozy, creator of Guitar Hero, talks about his transition from classical musician to software developer.
3:00-3:30p
BeatShop Workshop
3:30-4:15p
IMPROV WORKSHOP
Led by Firebird Ensemble and Aaron Trent. Bring an instrument and participate!
4:30-5:30p
READING SESSION
Featuring Composer John Morrison and performances by members of the CMCB faculty
6:00-7:00p
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY
Listen to students perform original pieces from classical and jazz to rock!
