Advisory board

  • The Composers Conference is delighted to welcome and introduce our Advisory Board. Consisting of an array of exceptional artists and creative minds who are active in the world of new music, the Advisory Board will assist Artistic Director Kurt Rohde in helping make the Conference a more creatively compassionate, ethical, nurturing and dynamic space.

  • Chen Yi

    Composer, Educator, Advocate

    University of Missouri-Kansas City, Conservatory of Music

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  • Billy Childs

    Composer, Performer, Producer

    President, Chamber Music America

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  • David Dominique

    David Dominique

    Composer, Performer, Educator, Writer

    College of William & Mary

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  • Hiroya Miura

    Composer, Performer, Conductor, Dducator

    Bates College, Department of Music

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  • Cathy White O'Rourke

    Performer, Producer

    President of the Board, Kaufman Center/Merkin Hall

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  • Gabriela Ortiz

    Composer, Curator, Advocate

    Mexican University of Mexico City, Department of Music

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  • David W. Sanford

    Composer, Director, Educator

    Mount Holyoke College, Department of Music

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  • Tina Tallon

    Composer, Educator, Archivist, Researcher

    University of Florida, School of Music

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  • Augusta Read Thomas

    Composer, Educator, Advocate, Producer

    University of Chicago, Department of Music

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  • Shalini Vijayan

    Violinist, Chamber musician & soloist, Advocate

    Lyris Quartet, Brightwork

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