Contemporary performance institute Fellowship

CONFERENCE DATES

July 13 - August 3, 2025

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2025 CPI FELLOWSHIPS

GUIDELINES BELOW

Applications for the 2025 CPI Fellowship are now OPEN. For the 2025 Conference, a single pre-professional, pre-formed 2-4 member ensemble will be invited to the Contemporary Performance Institute (CPI) as Fellows, and will be in residence for WEEKS 1 & 2, July 13-27, 2025.

Accepted CPI Fromm Fellow Ensembles gather for an two-week intensive residency of study, coaching, and performance. We are an inclusive, collaborative environment; Female, Trans, Non-binary, Queer, and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Staff musicians and members of the Conference Ensemble provide coachings and private instruction to the CPI Ensemble Fromm Fellows. At the end of Week 1, the CPI Fromm Fellow Ensemble presents a concert program of works that they have selected. At the end of Week 2, they will perform the World Premieres of collaborative new works created with our Composer Fromm Fellows, and participate in the World Premiere of the 2025 Susan Horvath CMW Commissioned work. CPI Fromm Fellow Ensemble will be able to engage with all the musicians at the Conference in a dynamic, respectful, generous manner.

Our 2024 CPI Fromm Fellow Ensemble is RE:duo, which is made up of Elsie Bae Han (viola ) and Wilson Poffenberger (saxophones).

  • APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 CPI FELLOWSHIPS ARE NOW OPEN

    Once your application is completed, you will receive a confirmation email that it has been submitted. If you do not receive an email confirmation, your application was not processed. If this is the case, please contact Executive Director Kathryn Welter at welter@composersconference.org.

    Application Fee: NONE

    Application Deadline: January 31, 2025

    Notification of Acceptance: by March 1, 2025

    Program Costs (Tuition & Room/Board): FREE

    Accepted Fellows must confirm attendance by March 15, 2025

    Please note that all participants for the 2025 Conference must be up to date with full vaccination for the COVID-19 virus not less than 1 month prior to the beginning of the 2025 Conference. For questions about the application, please email the Executive Director Kathryn Welter at welter@composersconference.org.

  • Avaloch Farm Music Institute is a residential arts center designed to serve as a catalyst for unfettered artistic exploration, creation and performance. AFMI provides an environment to inspire and empower early, mid-career and distinguished musicians to develop meaningful artistic content and collaborations to share with the world-at-large.

    The center is located in Boscawen, NH, a small agricultural community 75 miles north of Boston. The campus is down a dirt country road surrounded by acres of woods, cornfields and apple orchards. You will have access to meadows and forests for hiking and a beautiful lake for swimming and boating. Although you will be provided with everything you will need on the campus, there is a home-made ice cream shop located on a local farm within walking distance. You will also be within 20 minutes driving from a multitude of restaurants, shops and attractions. Concord, the state capital is 10 miles away. If you are an avid hiker, NH presents many hiking opportunities in the area.

    AFMI provides hotel-quality, fully air-conditioned bedrooms that are charming and sufficiently sound-proofed to make them suitable for private practice. The living areas are set up in two person suites with bathroom facilities within each suite. Throughout the campus, there are also large rehearsal rooms with grand pianos, wooded rehearsal cabins and several additional practice rooms in the basement.

    Three delicious, healthy, creative meals a day are served in the dining room, prepared by a resident chef and his staff. There are always snacks, fruit, and beverages available, and each suite has a small refrigerator for personal use. There is a laundry room, fitness room and ping-pong and pool tables for use by all residents.

    For more information and photos of the Avaloch facilities, visit www.avalochfarmmusic.org.

  • Rehearsals, coachings and classes: Daily as requested or needed, except for Sunday.

    Private instruction: Scheduled according to availability.

    CPI and Composer Fellows Collaboration: Scheduled during week of performance of collaborative pieces.

    Evening Concerts and Presentations

    Sunday: FREE NIGHT and/or Movie Night

    Monday: Chamber Music Workshop (CMW) event & get-together

    Tuesday: Guest Composer presentation

    Wednesday: Conference Ensemble (CE) concert

    Thursday: CMW Artists concert or CMW/CE Event

    Friday: Contemporary Performance Institute concert

    Saturday: CMW Artists concert

    *Parties and receptions are offered after each evening event.