1995-2012 Vermont MIDI Project marks 17 years of infusing music composition into the curriculum.
The purpose of the Vermont MIDI Project is to encourage and support students in composing and arranging music. A community of professional composers, teachers, pre-service educators, and students engage in mentoring and online discussion of student work. Learn more.
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New summer workshop in composition for students
July 23-27, 1-4 pm
Shelburne Town Hall
in collaboration with
Burlington Ensemble
Erik Nielsen, instructor
More information and registration
Annual Music and Multimedia Summer Institute
Professional Development for Teachers
Where: Champlain College, Burlington VT
When: July 16-20, 2012
Courses: Composition, Digital Audio, Developing Curriculum with Noteflight Learning Edition, Independent Projects
MORE INFO - Summer Institute
REGISTRATION - Summer Institute
ALSO OFFERING:
Conversational Solfege
with Betsy Greene
July 23-27
Opus 24
Opus 24
Downloads from the concert coming soon.
Thanks to all for a successful event!
Opus 23
Opus 23
Listen to and download the audio files
Monday, December 5, 2011
Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College
Colchester, VT
New Membership Details for 2011-2012
contact Sandi for information
or call 802-879-0065
School Participation or
Independent Study students
BENEFITS: live performances, online mentoring,
professional development for teachers,
composition resources,
discounts on software and services
New school members and Independent Study students welcome to join now.
Independent Study students are homeschooled or students without a program at their school.
Contact Sandi for IS member details.Workshops and Presentations:
NAfME Composition Academy, Baltimore, MD
June 23-24, 2012
Sandi will present a session.
CMEA, Hartford, CT
April 12- 14, 2012
Composition in the Cloud: Access for All presentation
Sandi will be in the exhibit booth.
NAfME, St. Louis, Missouri
2012 Biennial Music Educators National Conference
March 28-31, 2012
Sandi will present a session:
Music Composition in the Cloud: Access for All and serve on a panel for Composing Our Future.
Florida MEA - Tampa FL
January 11-14, 2012
Sandi will be at the Inside Music: Exploring Composition booth during the conference.
NYSSMA - Rochester NY
December 1, 2011
Showcase Presentation with
Inside Music
Ontario Music Educators Assn.
Huntsville, ON November 3-5, 2011
** New Resource: **
Podcasts by composer mentor
Erik Nielsen
22 podcasts now available
NEWS
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Kickstarter campaign for Opus 24 performance successful |
Thanks to our 137 backers for the $7058 raised to support our Opus 24 Student Composers campaign. Your funds go towards online mentoring by professional composer mentors, the professional musicians, and the concert expenses.
Alumni Spotlight:
New feature!
Alumni Spotlight
featuring Zach Sheets
Read about Zach Sheets who began composing with VMP as a fifth grader. Now he's a junior at Harvard University and continues to receive recognition for his compositions.
Thanks to Jody Woos for organizing this new section.
We're looking for more alumni who would share how composing with VMP has influenced their lives. Contact Sandi if you are an alumni or have contact info for one of the thousands of young composers from the project.
Upcoming Performances:
David Morgan's brass quintet composition titled "Verdant Gales" will be performed at the Family Concert by the Vermont Philharmonia at the Barre Opera House on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 3:30 pm. Tickets and more information
Performances of Student Compositions:
Jacob Morton-Black's composition for orchestra, Overture, was performed as part of the Vermont Youth Orchestra's First Night appearance at the Flynn Theater, Burlington, VT at 1:00 pm on Saturday, December 31, 2011. Read an article about Jacob in the Burlington Free Press.
Jill and the Beanstalk, a fractured fairy tale written for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra by Burlington High School 9th grader, Eileen Kocherlakota will be presented in three performances with the VSO's Holiday Pops Concerts.
Dates:
Friday, December 9th, 7:30 pm at the Barre Opera House
Saturday, Dec 10, 7:30 pm at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington
Sunday, Dec 11, 3:00 pm at the Paramount Theater, Rutland.
This new work will delight all audiences. Get your tickets now.
The Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble performed Cecelia Daigle's two movement piece titled Mortal Fools in two concerts: the Unitarian Church in Montpelier on Friday, April 1, 2011, and the Flynn Space in Burlington, VT on April 3, 2011.
Joshua Morris' "Suite for Solo Viola" was performed in concert by Elizabeth Reid on Saturday March 12th at Radio Bean in Burlington. Liz performed this piece at the Opus 20 concert as well.
Joshua Morris, a homeschooled senior from St. Albans, entered the winning score in the annual Call for Compositions by the Vermont Youth Orchestra. In the Night was performed at the First Night Burlington celebration at the Flynn Theater on December 31, 2010.
Colin and Bastien Gliech arranged a song about Alternative Energy called Wind, Water and Sun for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's One Green Earth concert as part of the Flynn Students Matinee Series in two performances on December 2, 2010. The song was created by 4th graders with their teacher Aurie Thibault from the Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler in Burlington VT.
Seven Vermont MIDI Project composers had compositions performed in a reading session with eighth blackbird in connection with a master class/reading session held on Friday, December 3, 2010 at Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael's College. Students are: Gawain Usher, Eileen Kocherlakota, Anne Sutton, Nicolas Chlebak, Kate Sheeser, Josh Morris and Aaron Gould-Kavet.
Joshua Morris from St. Albans, VT participated in the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival as one of four invited young composers. His cello piano duet was included in the Sounding Board reading session of new music, performed by Colin Carr and Matan Porat. The Northeast Kingdom Community Orchestra performed Eamon Roosa's Opus 20 piece, Melody for Flute and Oboe, on April 29th, 2010. Eamon is an 8th grader from Barnet School.
Welcome to our new sponsor:
Noteflight -
and thanks to Joe Berkovitz for his recognition of our ground-breaking
work. Noteflight Learning Edition will bring new tools for composition
to many more students.