Aspen Music Festival venue
workshop July 10, 2024 – July 17

Contemporary Music Workshop

Conducting techniques for contemporary and avant-garde repertoire

Aspen Music Festival and School Aspen, CO Conducting fellows and advanced students

Week-long workshop exploring specialized techniques for contemporary music, including extended notation, aleatoric elements, and collaboration with living composers. Participants prepared and conducted works by John Adams, Kaija Saariaho, Thomas Adès, and Caroline Shaw.

The workshop culminated in a public concert featuring world premieres of student composer works, conducted by workshop participants under mentorship.


Media

Videos

John Adams: Harmonielehre

40:22

Contemporary masterwork studied in workshop

Gallery