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There are truly no limits to what we can create and accomplish with Interdisciplinary collaborations. From curating multi-disciplinary performances to creating lecture exchanges between departments, these collaborations are the foundation for a residency with a lasting impact. Why not create a Collaboration FairCollaboration FairOur Collaboration Fair is the perfect event to set your students up with projects for an entire year and beyond. The best part is that it can include students and faculty from every department on your campus, creating a space where everyone can be included in the creative process. The Collaboration Fair can be organized and presented in person, remotely, or as a mix of both. to pair students and projects across the school? A concert curated and designed by architecture students, composers, dancers, and instrumentalists? Sounds good! How about curating a new educational presentation for pre-school students, designed between chamber music ensembles, sociology students, and the linguistics department, to explore the influence of language and culture in different societies? Let’s go for it! We will empower your students with essential tools to continue building new creative collaborations that will expand far beyond a residency.

Building an AudienceBuilding an AudienceAs artists, we must always find ways to expand the reach of our artistry. The mobility and flexibility of chamber music provides a very unique opportunity, allowing us to create easy access to great music even in the most challenging scenarios. As we build our audiences, we explore how outreach concerts and educational programs can serve as the foundation for the arts in your community. is all about creating and nurturing an environment that welcomes new experiences. We must embrace the opportunity to create First Impressions for our audiences. There is no ONE SIZE FITS ALL here. It is important to analyze and identify what can work for each community. Usually, success is achieved by putting in place several different ideas on how to grow and nurture an audience. From short Pop Up Concerts,Pop Up ConcertsOur Collaboration Fair is the perfect event to set your students up with projects for an entire year and beyond. The best part is that it can include students and faculty from every department on your campus, creating a space where everyone can be included in the creative process. The Collaboration Fair can be organized and presented in person, remotely, or as a mix of both. Interdisciplinary lectures,Interdisciplinary lecturesSharing the beauty and value of what you do is great and can inspire others to appreciate your craft. But showing others the artistry of what they do can be much more powerful. With these interdisciplinary lectures, we work across departments to show the beauty and art involved in just about anything we do, be it in the study of our planet, in the design of a building, or in the research to cure a disease. And the exchange happens both ways, as the music department opens its doors to the physics department to study sound, the school of medicine to examine how muscle memory plays an important role in music, or the psychology department to analyze performance anxiety and human reaction to stress. to off-campus Educational Concerts,Educational ConcertsWe workshop ideas from conception to implementation, as we guide your students to create positive, meaningful, well planned educational programs to make a lasting impact in your community. Patron Alumni Especial Events,Patron Alumni Especial EventsThese events give you an opportunity to show your appreciation to your most dedicated supporters in an intimate and exclusive setting. How about a night out with artists and patrons socializing at a local brewery, a restaurant, or the alumni house? Add a short special VIP performance to say thank you to your most treasured patrons and alumni! and concerts at Unconventional Venues,Unconventional VenuesWhy not curate a concert at a factory, a night club, a church, a gym, a warehouse, a living room, or any place where you can safely host artists and audience for a delightful time listening to great music and having fun with new friends. everything is on the table when you are expanding your department’s reach and the impact it has within your community.

The creativity continues whether we are workshopping The Business of Making Music,The Business of Making MusicCovering a wide range of topics from forming a group to selling concerts and everything in between, this class is directed to college and graduate student. The entrepreneurial side of musicians has never been as important as it is today. Whether you need to understand how to present yourself on stage or how to create an effective image to attract students, presenters or audiences, this class can help you organize your ideas and execute your plan. This class is usually open to all students in the music department. (Length - Flexible, from 50 minutes to multiple sessions) understanding the challenges of Creating a Market,Creating a MarketThe musical landscape has changed drastically in the last few decades. Today, it is essential that we equip our students with the knowledge to create their own market. We must inspire every student to think creatively in and out of the practice room. Here we put the same discipline and focus of practicing and mastering an instrument into successfully creating and executing a business plan! analyzing if a Non-Profit,Non-Profit - Is It For YouIs a Non-Profit for you? In these sessions we go over the pros and cons of setting up a non-profit organization as we help each student identify the best option for their projects. Furthermore, we explore how non-profit and for-profit can co-exist and help each other. is for you, Fundraising,FundraisingTechnology and social media have made fundraising simpler, and yet much harder. While the internet and social media makes it easier to find grants and reach out to potential donors, it also overflows everyone’s feeds with requests for support and creates a much larger pool of applicants for available grants. It is important to be able to distinguish yourself from the masses so you can be noticed. These sessions focus on understanding the different levels of support each potential donor can offer and how to make your grant applications stand out! or curating, producing, and releasing a Recording Project.Recording ProjectA recording project can be an overwhelming endeavor for even the most experienced musicians and ensembles. In these sessions we breakdown the different paths one can explore when creating a professional recording for distribution. Covered topics include choosing repertoire, producers, venues, engineers, dates, potential labels, and reproduction options. And as we develop and nurture relationships between composition and instrumental students, we put into practice different ways to conquer a Successful Commissioning Project,Successful Commissioning ProjectSuccessful commissioning is a far more intricate process than just asking a composer to write a new work or finding an ensemble to perform a new commission. These sessions explore ideas on how to secure funds for the commissioning and performance of new works. Furthermore, we look into the ideal collaboration between composer and performance to create a product that will last far beyond its world premiere. from conception to performance and recording!

To wrap things up, we offer a series of ConcertsConcertsEvery season we offer three or four different themed recital programs as well as concerto features with orchestras, wind ensembles, and special guests. Checkout our Concert Programs page. and Masterclasses,MasterclassesFrom traditional coachings to open-panel discussions on the future of music, we offer a long list of topics and formats to help inspire and prepare your students. Check out our Education page. including collaborations with faculty in various disciplines, concerto appearances with school ensembles, side-by-side concerts with students, chamber music recitals, coachings, clinics and much more. What We Do Is SecretWhat We Do Is SecretWhat We Do Is Secret is also a stellar concerto for brass quintet and wind symphony or orchestra by composer Lansing McLoskey. A collaborative performance of the concerto can be included as part of our residency. is a Modular ResidencyModular ResidencyEvery school has different needs, and we want to help you identify your specific needs and design a residency that will have the most impact both within and outside of your campus. Every aspect of these residencies can be customized to fit the size of your school, your budget and your educational needs. that can be tailored to fit your school’s needs while also fitting your budget. We’d be happy to customize What We Do Is Secret with you.