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Realize your complete musicianship and achieve the demands of a 21st-century artist
Online collaborative summit
July 26–August 01, 2021

Presented by Nief-Norf, this online summit focuses on hybrid musicianship: working across disciplines as a composer, performer, and improviser. This inspiration comes from several sources, including the increased demand for the Performer–Composer track at our annual Nief-Norf Summer Festival, as well as the College Music Society’s 2013 Manifesto, which "takes the position that improvisation and composition provide a stronger basis for educating musicians today than the prevailing model of training performers in the interpretation of older works." Multidisciplinary approaches to music making has always been at the core of Nief-Norf and its programs, and our recent nnSF guest artist Wadada Leo Smith and his beautiful music only further inspired those efforts.

Summit participants will collaborate with one another in the creation of new imaginative works, guided by individualized coaching and mentoring from faculty including Kendall Williams, Carolyn Chen, Jordan Munson, and Andy Bliss. Participants will also have the opportunity to attend keynote presentations from guest artists as well as present their original work through online Norf Space events and the virtual marathon concert on Sunday, August 01, 2021.

This summit is a confluence of a wide range of skills and perspectives—all ages and levels of experience are welcome.
https://www.niefnorf.org/cpi