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August 1, 2006
Young Composers' Works in Concert
Students in the Pennsylvania Academy of Music's summer “Composers' Workshop” camp will present their compositions in a concert on Friday, August 18 at noon at the Academy's 313 West Liberty Street location. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Academy at 717.399.9733.
A violin sonata, string trio, and even a small ensemble piece in a “rock and roll” style (featuring piano and percussion) could all be part of the program, according to Dr. Simon Andrews, composition faculty member and head of the Academy's theoretical studies department.
“An important part of composing is hearing your pieces played and working with performers,” says Andrews of the concert opportunity. The feedback, he points out, will be invaluable to the young composers.
The Composers' Workshop is a six-week summer program designed to unlock young musicians' creative impulses. It has featured both composition and listening assignments.
The Pennsylvania Academy of Music is a non-profit pre-collegiate institution dedicated to the musical advancement of its students. Founded in 1990, the Academy attracts students from an immediate nine-county area as well as from around the world, who study disciplines ranging from instrumental, chamber music, orchestra, opera and vocal performance to music composition and theory, improvisation, accompanying ,jazz and recording. The Academy has a widely accomplished international faculty and is one of only 12 autonomous pre-collegiate music schools in the country accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
