We are fresh off an invigorating week of working with three very talented student composers at CCSU! It is always a whirlwind experience to learn and workshop entirely new music, and we spent a good amount of our “winter break” between the fall and spring teaching semesters learning, editing, and collaborating long-distance not only with each other but with each composer. It was such a delight to finally meet the composers at CCSU this week! Their pieces were all very different in a way that made for an exciting program. We were also thrilled to perform with CCSU horn professor Barbara Hill; thanks to Barbara for joining us for Nate Pawelek’s two-horns one-harp piece!

With CCSU music faculty and student composers. Pictured left to right: Brian Kershner, Ethan Sadoian, Nathaniel Schull, June Violet Aino, Charles Menoche

Enjoy these pictures from the open rehearsal and concert! We will also be posting videos of their pieces on YouTube.