Guest Composers

Composers of national and international renown visit the School of Music every year, and participate in lectures, master classes and performances.

Past visitors include:

Guest Composer Lessons, 2010-2011

IU Composition Majors, Minors and Outside Area students:
During 2010-2011, three composers will be visiting the Jacobs School of Music and have agreed to spend three hours in semi-private meetings with our students, critquing work and having discussions. Seven composers will share each ninety minute time slot. Students should bring one completed work (both score and recording) to the meeting. All three composers should stay the whole ninety minutes to take advantage of the insights offered by the guest. These opportunities will be distributed by lottery.

If you are interested in a meeting, send Composition Department Coordinator an email indicating your top three choices by noon, Sept. 7. Your email should contain ONLY ONE LINE OF TEXT: your name, first choice, second choice, third choice. For example:
Joe Student, KS1, PC2, JK2

Here is a list of the seven composers, times of meetings, links to their web-sites, and the concert they are visiting IU for:

Cindy McTee

9/13, seminar
9/14, 12:30-3:30, lessons

Joel Feigin
9/27 seminar
9/28, 9-12, lessons

Philippe Hersant
11/3, 4:00-5:30 lecture (location tbd)
11/4, 9-12, lessons

Dorothy Chang
11/29, seminar (or ad hoc 12/1?)
12/2, 9-12, lessons

Bernard Rands
3/7, seminar
3.8, 9-12, lessons

Augusta Thomas
April 6, 4:00 lecture (location tbd)
April 7, 1-4 lessons

Kurt Rohde
4/20, 4:00 lecture (location tbd)
4/21, 9-12, lessons

Three students are sharing each time slot. You are asked to bring one completed work (both score and recording) to the meeting, where about 30 minutes will be devoted to your music. All three composers should stay the whole 90 minutes.

Guest Composers

Past visitors include:

Guest Composer Lessons, 2010-2011

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