The RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Workshop will help composers widen their creative perspectives and hone their craft through open rehearsals with guest performers Quintet Attacca and Trio Diorama, and seminars with distinguished guest faculty composers Derek Bermel and Andreia Pinto Correia, as well as resident faculty composers Roy Magnuson, Carl Schimmel, Alex Stephenson, and Alex Taylor. Invited participants will each compose a 5- to 10-minute piece for one of the guest ensembles. Each composition will be carefully rehearsed during the festival and will be premiered at a formal concert. Each composer will receive a recording of his or her piece. Participants will discuss their compositional ideas, techniques, and aesthetics with the faculty and other fellows. In addition, each student composer will have the opportunity to meet with the faculty composers individually or as part of group lessons or masterclasses. Each day of the festival culminates in an evening concert featuring contemporary music performed by the guest ensembles or members of the School of Music faculty.
Dining and Housing
Dinners will be organized and paid for by the RED NOTE New Music Festival. Workshop participants will be responsible for their other meals, and for their own lodging. Normal, Illinois is a university town with many dining options within walking distance. RED NOTE will assist workshop participants in finding appropriate lodging; options range from staying with one of our student composers at no extra cost, to a room at the Marriott hotel for a discounted rate (within a short walking distance from campus). We will facilitate room shares and transportation to reduce lodging costs.
Tuition
$350 (due by October 31, 2025)
Refund Policy
We do not offer refunds for our workshop. All fees are non-refundable.
Eligibility
Applicants must be enrolled as graduate or undergraduate students in fall 2025 and/or spring 2026.
