OVERVIEW

Unheard-of//Ensemble is hosting the Collaborative Composition Initiative workshop (CCI//Sessions) in San Antonio, Texas in partnership with University of Texas – San Antonio and San Antonio College between June 3rd and 9th, 2024. This CCI, we will be presenting concerts across San Antonio again from Mission San Jose to coffee shops with concerts, installations, and creative workshops. The ensemble and eight composer participants will work closely with our composition faculty in the creation of new works to be recorded using Unheard-of’s cinema camera and audio setup. After the workshop, the ensemble and participants work together to develop album recordings. In addition, participants and the ensemble will collaborate developing group miniatures using sound samples and field recordings taken during the week in San Antonio.

In addition to our ensemble workshops, there will be a variety of workshop topics including instrumental writing for electroacoustic ensemble, working with digital electronics (streaming, live processing, and more), building large scale projects, and topics selected by our composition faculty.  Composers receive four composition lessons with composition faculty and take part in ten lectures in addition to performances from invited guest artists throughout the week. We also feature local artists, poets, and guest lecturers throughout the workshop.

We are limiting the workshop to eight composer participants to write full ensemble works for Unheard-of to be workshopped and recorded throughout the week. Ford and Matheus will work with participants to edit and mix the tracks for release as part of CCI//Sessions, vol. 6. 

Read a review of our last CCI from Classical Voice North America!