High School Composer's Workshop Chicago Musicians

Now in its fifth year, ACM's High School composers workshop is an excellent opportunity for young musicians to work with professional composers and write a new piece of music to be performed and recorded by professional musicians.

Whether the student is already composing, considering a career in music, or is interested in learning to compose for the first time, this workshop provides the tools for success.

All students will receive:

• Nine three-hour sessions in which they work with a professional composer, and their classmates, to compose a new piece of music.
• Workshops with professional musicians who will be on hand to read through the works in progress, to demonstrate their instruments and to answer questions
• A final performance of their finished pieces in Ganz Hall at Roosevelt University
• A master class with an internationally recognized composer
• A professional quality CD recording of their finished work
• Confidence in their ability to express themselves musically and to speak articulately about their music