On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Charles Ives' birth, the series Music of Our Time includes 3 concerts featuring several landmark works by American composers, 14 lectures on concert music in the U.S., an art workshop, and an International Forum of 15 young composers and performers invited to compose and work on new works for the festival.
Full program available here
Conversations
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Aeolos Woodwind Quintet and the Frall Trio present an unusual program of USA and Greek composers where concert music coexists with Avant-garde Jazz.
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The closing event of a workshop for young pianists Grades 6-12, dedicated to works with extended techniques by USA and other composers.
![Ligeti3](/images/2024/SummerOverseas/Chios/Sounds.jpg)
![Lambretsa](/images/2024/SummerOverseas/Chios/ArtWorkshop.jpg)
Open Art Workshop based on the various techniques used by the artists of the New York School: Abstract Expressionism, Action painting, Minimalism, Mobiles, etc.; Alexander Calder, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Willem de Kooning, Merce Cunningham and others.
![Joseph Sedarski Photo15](/images/2024/SummerOverseas/Chios/Forum.jpg)
Fifteen young composers and performers come together to compose, practice, and present new works.
Daily rehearsals, meetings, presentations, clinics, and duscussions open to the general public.