Closing-Week Celebration Party. Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.

Composer and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.

Masterclass and Q & A Session with JoAnn Falletta.

2:30-4:00pm — Masterclass (open to Conducting Program participants only)
4:00-4:30pm — Q & A Session (open to all festival participants)

Guest Lecture: Daniel Spreadbury, Product Marketing Manager from Steinberg's Dorico music notation program, will discuss recent developments and possibilities that come with this next-generation scoring application.

Lindsey Goodman, "The Electroacoustic Flutist", provides a crash course in electronic music for performers featuring a brief history of electronic music, a breakdown of genres, options for first-time and experienced performers, gear recommendations, and more in this session to get you plugged in for your next performance.

Masterclass and Q & A Session the Dior Quartet, semi-finalists of the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition and quartet-in-residence at the Royal Conservatory of Music

Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.

Piano seminar with Anthony de Mare: Creative Entrepreneurial Programming in Today's Concert World.

Demonstration and discussion with Justin Tokke, Senior Product Designer with Sibelius, one of the world’s most popular music notation programs.

Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.

Community outreach seminar with soprano Monica Yunus, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Sing For Hope.

Composer and Composition Coordinator Stephen Cabell discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.

Conversation with John de los Santos and Artistic Director Robert Paterson about John de los Santos's work as a director and librettist.

Composer Paul Moravec discusses his latest works and his career as a composer. Open to Institute participants only.

Masterclass and Q & A Session with Conductor 1.

2:30-4:00pm — Masterclass (open to Conducting Program participants only)
4:00-4:30pm — Q & A Session (open to festival participants only)

Participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of chamber works.

Piano seminar with Geoffrey Burleson: Improvisation Workshop: Approaches, Styles, and the Composition-Improvisation Continuum

Masterclass with Atlantic Brass Quintet. Open to Institute participants only.

Professional development seminar with Cia Toscanini, Vice President, Concert Music, ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers).

Members of the Atlantic Brass Quintet lead Brass Program participants in an exploration of the tools needed to thrive in an ever-changing musical landscape. While this class is aimed towards composers, topics will include those applicable to all participants.

Led by Percussion faculty member Matt Ward and MMF Artistic Director Robert Paterson.

Hosted by the Atlantic Brass Quintet, brass program participants of the Mostly Modern Festival present an evening of improvised music.

Opening Week Celebration Party at the Surrey-Williamson Inn at Skidmore College. Open to faculty, staff, institute participants, and VIP Season Pass holders only.

Joseph Rebman: Bridging the Gap, Writing for Harp and Idiomatic Part Composition

Masterclass and Q & A Session with David Amado.

2:30-4:00pm — Masterclass (open to Conducting Program participants only)
4:00-4:30pm — Q & A Session (open to all festival participants)

Join Capitol Quartet for an informal recital followed by a Q&A! Capitol Quartet will present a wide variety of compositions, including works by Debussy, Garrop, Hause, Pann and others!

Guest lecture with Bill Holab, of Bill Holab Music. Bill will discuss a range of topics, including music publishing, copyright, music notation, and other relevant topics.

Piano seminar with Geoffrey Burleson: Improvisation Workshop: Approaches, Styles, and the Composition-Improvisation Continuum