
INMF
2021
August 1 - 14, 2021
Online Festival for composers and performers in new music

2021 PROGRAMS
INMF FELLOWSHIPS
Festival fellowships offer emerging, early-career composers an invaluable and immersive experience. Applicants selected for an IMPULSE FELLOWSHIP or BRIGHTWORK FELLOWSHIP will have a new or existing work performed by performance faculty, supported by lessons with the composition faculty, workshops and readings with the selected musician(s), and our series of online masterclasses.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Alternatively, our COMPOSITION LESSONS and PERFORMANCE LESSONS programs give applicants the opportunity to focus on studying with festival faculty. Participants also have access to our series of online masterclasses, and may submit solo audio/ video recordings of their work or performance for consideration on one of the festival's streaming concerts.
All participants have access to our public Evening Lecture Series, to recordings of streamed concerts, and have priority registration for CONDUCTING FUNDAMENTALS and DOCUMENTS REVIEW
APPLY


IMPULSE FELLOWSHIP
08/01 - 08/14
FOR COMPOSERS
Selected applicants compose a new solo work for assigned instrument, working with composition and performance faculty during the festival to prepare for its premiere at our streamed Solo Works Concert.
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3 Composition Lessons Online (50 min)
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2 Instrumental Workshops Online (30 min)
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1 Reading/rehearsal Online (50 min)
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Streamed/ Recorded Performance by INMF Faculty
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Access to Streaming Masterclasses & Evening Lecture Series Online
Instruments Available:
flute, violin, viola, cello, piano
*Scholarship support available
$800

BRIGHTWORK FELLOWSHIP
08/01 - 08/14
FOR COMPOSERS
Selected applicants compose a new solo work for Brightwork Ensemble, working with composition faculty and the ensemble during the festival to prepare for its premiere at our streamed Ensemble Works Concert.
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3 Composition Lessons Online (50 min)
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Workshops Online with ensemble members (30 min)
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1 Reading/rehearsal Online (50 min)
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Streamed/ Recorded Performance by Brightwork
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Access to Streaming Masterclasses & Evening Lecture Series Online
Brightwork Instrumentation:
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion
*Scholarship support available
$1,475


COMPOSITION
LESSONS
08/01 - 08/14
FOR COMPOSERS
Hone your craft, polish an existing work, or develop a new work under the guidance of INMF composition faculty. Whether your interest is counterpoint and orchestration or contemporary and electronic techniques, you will work one-on-one to build critical skills and strategies for a career in the field. Participants may submit an electronic work for inclusion in one of INMF 2021's streaming concerts.
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3 Composition Lessons Online (50 min)
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Optional electronic work performance
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Access to Streaming Masterclasses & Evening Lecture Series Online
*Scholarship support available
$375

PERFORMANCE
LESSONS
08/01 - 08/14
FOR PERFORMERS
Performers, this one is for you: Work with INMF Performance faculty to build musical, technical, and analytical skills that will take your playing to the next level. Whether standard repertoire or challenging new music, one-on-one lessons give you the opportunity to focus on what you need to develop your craft and carve out a career in the field.
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3 Instrumental Lessons Online (50 min)
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Access to Streaming Masterclasses & Evening Lecture Series Online
Available Instruments:
flute, violin, viola, cello, piano
*Scholarship support available
$375


CONDUCTING
FUNDAMENTALS
08/01 - 08/14
FOR COMPOSERS & PERFORMERS
If you are completely new to conducting or want to refine existing skills, this package is for you. You will learn and practice the basics of marking scores and running effective rehearsals. In addition, you will be able to customize your lessons by discussing your goals with Maestro Vizireanu, before the festival. Limited spaces available, priority for participants enrolled in Solo, Brightwork, Composition, or Performance Packages.
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1 Preliminary Consultation Online (30 min)
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2 Conducting Lessons Online (50 min each)
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Access to Streaming Masterclasses & Evening Lectures Series Online
$200

DOCUMENTS
REVIEW
08/01 - 08/14
FOR COMPOSERS & PERFORMERS
Get written feedback and notes on your C.V., Cover Letter, or other Professional Document from INMF Faculty. Utilize the video consultation to talk strategies, ask questions, and review feedback to ensure your documents are helping you put your best foot forward. Limited spaces available, priority for participants enrolled in Solo, Brightwork, Composition, or Performance Packages.
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Written Feedback on 2 documents
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Video Consultation (30 minutes)
$125

Faculty & Guest Artists

BRANDON J. ROLLE
Artistic Director
A Los Angeles-based composer and conductor, Dr. Rolle's interdisciplinary approach to composition incorporates psychoacoustics, computer programming, and electronic techniques.

ROBERT DEMAINE
Guest Artist, Cello
Principal Cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, deMaine is an incredibly accomplished musician with a passion for new music.
DIANA WADE
Performance Faculty, Viola
Violist and co-founder of new-music duo Spacepants, Wade is a versatile musician with an incredible range of experience from the studio to experimental performance art.

VLAD VIZIREANU
Executive Director
Maestro Vizireanu is an active conductor who is passionate about bringing new music and living composers to his audiences through creative programming.

MARI KIMURA
Guest Artist, Composition
Composer, Performer, Improviser, and Inventor Mari Kimura is truly a one-of a-kind musician, trailblazing an exciting path in performative technology.
ASHLEY WALTERS
Performance Faculty, Cello
Walters performs some of the most demanding and virtuosic new repertoire for cello, including works written through her collaboration with the composer.

JOEL FEIGIN
Composition Faculty
Feigin's brilliant music combines a deep sense of tradition inspired by his studies with Nadia Boulanger and Roger Sessions, with an ambitious and curious musical imagination.

MARIYA VIZIREANU
Professional Development
Dr. Mariya Vizireanu consults on processional documents, and is Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University.
BRIGHTWORK
Resident Ensemble
Consisting of world-class musicians, Brightwork is a flexible and fearless ensemble championing the works of today's best living composers.

AMBROISE AUBRUN
Performance Faculty, Violin
With an international career as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician, Dr. Aubrun brings exciting and intelligent approach to new music.

ERIN MCKIBBEN
Performance Faculty, Flute
Principal flute for L.A.'s experimental classical ensemble, Wild Up, Grammy-nominated McKibben has extensive experience in new music and working with living composers.

ANDREW THOLL
Composer-Performer Faculty
Solo and chamber musician Andrew Tholl is a performer-composer with a breadth of experience spanning studio, classical, and experimental work.

We Are
Unlike Anything Else
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I attend lots of festivals - I even did so during lockdown - and INMF2020 really stood out. I felt that the faculty of composers and performers were exceptionally generous with their time and knowledge. More than that, however, I felt that they had a clear and current focus on the world of music making, gave honest answers to difficult questions, and actually offered me practical, usable advice on how to further my career. I came away from every session feeling energised and motivated. I would strongly recommend this festival.