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1995-2009 Vermont MIDI Project marks 14 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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"Well now that I'm a composer...

I do a lot more with music.
Last year when I started composing
it kind of opened up this new world to me."
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OPUS 19 AND 20 FOR 2009-10
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Opus 18 Flash Presentation

CD audio recording and complete concert DVD coming very soon! Contact Sandi if you want to order a CD or DVD.

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Vermont MIDI Project
Participation Agreements

Now Available!
 2008 - 2009 School Participation

Independent Study Student Participation
contact sandi@vtmidi.org
for details and application


Opus 16 music selections to view

Photos from Opus 16 event
by Bob Eddy/First Light Studios


Presentations
Hear more about our work:

GMEA, Savannah, Georgia
January 30, 2009
Two presentations by
Sandi MacLeod, project coordinator

TI:ME National Conference at TMEA
San Antonio, TX
Wednesday, February 11 and
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Two presentations by
Sandi MacLeod and Anne Hamilton

MENC Eastern Division Conference
Providence, RI
Friday, March 13, 2009
Two presentations by
Sandi MacLeod and Anne Hamilton

 


 

Call For Compositions!

Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble - VCME
Call for Scores - open to experienced Vermont MIDI Project participating students who wish to write for trio or quartet.
First post by July 15th with final post by September 15th.
See details of instrumentation, time line and this year's theme.

Vermont Youth Orchestra - VYO
Call for Scores - open to experienced Vermont MIDI Project participating students who wish to write for full orchestra.
First post by July 15th with final post by September 15th.
See all details and time line.


Summer Camp Opportunity!

Warebrook Institute
For the Advancement of Modern Music for Youth and Adults -
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July 6-11, 2009. Open to anyone interested.
See all Warebrook camp details.

 

Time to Register for Summer Institute 2009!

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March 1, 2009
A grant from the ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund was awarded in support of our work with professional composers who are members of ASCAP.


Live Performances of Student Compositions :

Shadows on the Water by Holly Mugford

Performance: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Holly Mugford from Randolph, currently a first year music education student at the University of Vermont will have an opportunity for her composition to be performed as part of the Water Music Celebration at the Vermont Statehouse Cafeteria on Tuesday, You can hear Shadows on the Water for string trio as performed at Opus 16 last April.

Premiere of Piano Trio by Joshua Morris

Performance: Friday, February 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7th by the Vermont Contemporay Music Ensemble. Check vcme.org for details.


Snow Flurries by Thyme Plummer-Krause, a 6th grader from Moretown

2 Performances:
Friday, March 13th, Providence, Rhode Island at the Music Educators National Conference Young Composer Concert.

Sunday, March 29th, Youth Concert by the Vermont Philharmonic. Check www.vermontphilharmonic.org for details.

Sturmisch Bewegt by Zach Sheets, a senior from Norwich

Performance:
Friday, March 13th, Providence, Rhode Island at the Music Educators National Conference Young Composer Concert.

The Mix of Strings by Bastien Gliech,
a fifth grader from Champlain Elementary School, Burlington

Friday, March 13th, Providence, Rhode Island at the Music Educators National Conference Young Composer Concert.


Bounce by Tim Woos, a junior from New Haven

Performance:
May 11th to 15th, Vermont Symphony Orchestra Orchestral Tour. "Team VSO" tours the state with 10 school shows.