RESONATE SYMPOSIUM
April 14: 9am-5:30pm – April 15: 1:30pm-9pm
LOCATION: The Carr Center
15 E. Kirby St., Midtown Detroit (Inside the Park Shelton building)
Visiting The Carr Center Gallery & Performance Center Details
Learn from some of the best composers in America!
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This two day symposium will bring both high school and college composition students together with the community to discuss the career and craft of being a composer in today’s world. Alongside our 2021-23 Resonate composers, attendees will hear dialogues on how decisions are made while making music. Each day, the symposium will end with a concert showcasing our Resonate composers works that were commissioned over the last two years.
Students admission is FREE with student ID.
General Admission: $15 per day | Two day pass: $25
(Price includes all events on that day. Come for some, or stay for all.)
Who should attend?:
Composers
Musicians
Poets
Lyricists
Beat Makers
Writers
Event Features
Keynote speakers
Concerts
Artist talks
Open rehearsals by performers
University admissions panel
Networking with other musicians
Featured composers
Symposium Admission & Ticket Details
Tickets provide access to all symposium events at The Carr Center on the assigned day. You have the flexibility to pick which events you want to attend – we hope to see you at all!
Students are FREE with a student I.D.
General Admission: $15 per day | Two day pass: $25
For more information or to sign up groups, contact Jainelle Robinson (robinson@art-ops.org).
Symposium Agenda
Friday April 14th
9:00am Welcome and Keynote address with Damien Sneed
10:00am-12:00pm Open Rehearsals and Small Group Discussions with composers
12:00pm-12:45pm Lunch w/ Damien Sneed
1:00pm-2:00pm Resonate Concert
- Differences composed by Pamela Z performed by Western Michigan University
- Monuments composed by Adolphus Hailstork performed by University of Michigan & Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
- Radical Revelations composed by Nathalie Joachim performed by Michigan State University
2:00pm-2:30pm Post Concert Q&A with composers
2:30pm-3:30pm BREAK
3:30pm-5:30pm Composition Masterclass with University Students
Saturday April 15th
1:30pm-3:30pm Open Rehearsals and Small Group Discussions with composers
3:30pm-5:30pm Composition Masterclass with University Students
5:30pm-7:00pm* BREAK
*6:30pm Doors open for concert
7:30pm-8:30pm Resonate Concert + Q&A
- Endless Shout composed by George Lewis performed by Justin Snyder
- blackportrait composed by Michael Frazier performed by Oberlin College and Conservatory
- The Resonate Suite composed by Patrice Rushen performed by the Carr Center
8:30pm-9:30pm Closing Reception
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