The Composers Conference celebrates its 80th Anniversary on August 4, 2024, at Avaloch Farm Music Institute. Our Gala Concert at 4pm will feature the premieres of our 8 for 80 Commissions, the 2024 New Music /New Communities pieces, and selected Community Commissions works. Following the performance will be our Gala Dinner; seating is limited to 60. There are also a limited number of rooms available for an overnight stay on the grounds of AFMI on the night of August 4 for a fee of $150. All questions regarding lodging should be directed to AFMI at avalochfarm@gmail.com.

Join the internationally acclaimed musicians of the Composers Conference Ensemble led by the Conference Music Director Vimbayi Kaziboni and New Music Conductor Fellow Christina Morris.

Featuring Four World Premieres by 2024 Composer Fromm Fellows Composer Fellows Inga Chinilina, Omer Barash, Marguerite Brown, and Riccardo Perugini.

Tickets $10 per person.

The Composers Conference's New Music/New Communities Initiative (NM/NC) is a project that utilizes the Conference’s role as an arts education organization to inspire and engage young musicians from underserved communities. Through collaborations with local music education organizations in the greater New England area, the Composers Conference provides students with the tools to become composers and creators within a supportive environment, unleashing their personal artistry while fostering enduring creative relationships. The Composers Conference is thrilled to be partnering with the Concord Community Music School for the 2024 season. Join us in celebrating the premieres of three young, promising composers who are currently students at CCMS in Concord NH.

NM/NC Composer: Felix Gary
Fromm Composer Mentor: Omer Barash
CE Performer(s): Greg Chudzik, bass

NM/NC Composer: Judson West
Fromm Composer Mentor: Sofia Ouyang
CE Performer(s): Louise Schulman, viola

NM/NC Composer: Luke Zielinski
Fromm Composer Mentor: Lily Koslow
CE Performer(s): Louise Schulman, viola; Barry Crawford, flute

NM/NC Composer: Gianna Cruz
Fromm Composer Mentor: Inga Chinilina
CE Performer(s): Barry Crawford, flute

This event is FREE.

Join the Composers Conference’s CMW Artists-in-Residence for an evening of chamber music.

Selected movements from works by Robert Schumann (10’)

Nora Ponte - Uno para tres (1.5’)

Andrew Sigler - The End of December (1.5’)

Community Commissions, celebrating the Composers Conference’s 80th Anniversary

Beethoven Piano Trio in Bb Major, op. 97, “Archduke” (45’)

David Kaplan, piano || Jessica Tong, violin || Ashley Bathgate, cello

Tickets $10 per person.

Join the internationally acclaimed musicians of the Composers Conference Ensemble led by the Conference Music Director Vimbayi Kaziboni and New Music Conductor Fellow Christina Morris.

Courtney Bryan - Balm (7’)

Bottesini - Two Arias for soprano, double bass & piano (9’)

Arne Sanders- anfár (10’)

Lee Hyla - Anhinga (7’)

Elway Bevin - Browning (4’)

Luciano Berio: - Beatles Songs (10’)

Kay Rhie (2024 Guest Composer): Cereus - Night Blooms (13’)

Tickets $10 per person.

Join the Composers Conference’s 2024 Guest Composer Kay Rhie in an evening of conversation about their work.

This event is FREE.

Join the internationally acclaimed musicians of the Composers Conference Ensemble led by the Conference Music Director Vimbayi Kaziboni and New Music Conductor Fellow Christina Morris.

Featuring Four World Premieres by 2024 Composer Fromm Fellows Composer Fellows Arjan Dogra, Sofia Ouyang, Thanakarn Schofield, and Lily Koslow. The concert will begin with a performance of Mario Davidovsky’s “Romancero.”

Tickets $10 per person.

RE:duo, the 2024 CPI Fellow Ensemble, give the world premieres of collaborative new works written especially for them by the 2024 Fromm Foundation Composer Fellows.

RE:duo is made up of Elsie Bae Han (viola ) and Wilson Poffenberger (saxophones).

Suggested Donation $10 per person.

Each year, in honor of the longtime CMW participant and new music advocate Susan Horvath, the Composers Conference selects a Fromm Fellow Composer from the previous year to write a new piece for a joint ensemble of CMW, CPI, and Conference Ensemble musicians.

Join 2023 Fromm Composer Fellow Zygmund de Somogyi in conversation about their new work, Gilded, written for the 2024 COnference. The world premiere performance will be conducted by New Music Conductor Fellow Christina Morris

This event is FREE.

Join the Composers Conference’s CMW Artists-in-Residence for an evening of chamber music.

Iannis Xenakis - Dhipli Zyia (4’)

Franz Schubert - Notturno for Piano Trio ,D. 897 (10’)

Bedřich Smetana - Piano Trio in G Minor op. 15 (30’)

David Kaplan, piano || Jessica Tong, violin || Ashley Bathgate, cello

Tickets $10 per person.

Join the internationally acclaimed musicians of the Composers Conference Ensemble led by the Conference Music Director Vimbayi Kaziboni and New Music Conductor Fellow Christina Morris.

Coleridge Taylor - Nonet mvt I (7’)

Brittany Green - Men nor Gods (8’)

Thomas Morley - Canzonets (7’)

Johann Friedrich Fasch - Sonata for oboe, violin, bassoon and basso continuo FaWV N: F4 (Zerbst, ca. 1750) (7’)

Marcos Balter (2024 Guest Composer) - we carry our homes within us which enables us to fly (19’)

Tickets $10 per person.

Join the Composers Conference’s 2024 Guest Composer Marco Balter in an evening of conversation about their work.

This event is FREE.

Join the Composers Conference’s CMW Artists-in-Residence and Conference Ensemble members for an evening of chamber music.

François Couperin - Le Parnasse ou L'apothéose de Corelli (13’)

Guillaume Connesson - Techno Parade (5’)

Anton Arensky - String Quartet no 2 in A Minor, op. 35 (30’)

Barry Crawford || Jessica Tong || Ashley Bathgate || David Kaplan || Chris Gross || Emilie-Anne Gendron || Leah Asher || Chris Oldfather || Marianne Gythfeldt

Tickets $10 per person.

An program of new works performed and curated by the 2024 CPI Ensemble Fellows, RE:duo.

RE:duo is made up of Elsie Bae Han (viola ) and Wilson Poffenberger (saxophones).

Suggested Donation $10 per person.

Join the Composers Conference’s CMW Artists-in-Residence and Conference Ensemble members for an evening of chamber music.

J.S. Bach - Ricercar a 6 from a Musical Offering, BWV 1079 (8’)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Cello Sonata no. 4 op. 102 no 1 (15’)

Gabriel Fauré - Piano Quintet no 2 in C Minor, op. 115 (30’)

Barry Crawford || Jessica Tong || Ashley Bathgate || David Kaplan || Chris Gross || Emilie-Anne Gendron || Leah Asher || Chris Oldfather

Tickets $10 per person.