Festival of Contemporary Music — In Conversation

Date/Time

08/04/2022 1:00pm

Location

Tanglewood (297 West St., Lenox, MA 01240, Lenox MA)

Ellen Highstein and the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music Concert Curators will talk about this year’s celebration of new music with the TMC. The 2022 festival is under the direction of Ellen Highstein in her final year as TMC Director, with co-curators Tony Arnold, Stephen Drury, George Lewis and Astrid Schween.

The Festival of Contemporary Music (FCM) is one of the world’s premier showcases for works from the current musical landscape and landmark pieces from the new music vanguard of the 20th century. FCM affords Tanglewood Music Center Fellows the opportunity to explore unfamiliar repertoire and experience the value of direct collaboration with living composers.

Flutists rehearse with a Boston University Tanglewood Institute winds workshop. Press photo courtesy of BUTI

Musicians rehearse with a Boston University Tanglewood Institute trombone workshop. Press photo courtesy of BUTI

Musicians rehearse with a Boston University Tanglewood Institute horn workshop. Press photo courtesy of BUTI

Musicians rehearse with a Boston University Tanglewood Institute tuba and euphonium workshop. Press photo courtesy of BUTI

A bassoon player rehearses with a Boston University Tanglewood Institute winds workshop. Press photo courtesy of BUTI

This summer, the Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) will welcome conductors, composers, soloists and other artists this summer to share their work and their lives.

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