Connecting Students, Musicians, Composers and Audiences

The Present Music Creation Project is a partnership between Present Music, professional local composers, and several Milwaukee schools and community centers, to collaborate with them in creating, performing and responding to new musical works written by students, young people and living composers.

Schools, community centers, and their students will explore the creative process during a 10-week period by having composers work "in residence" with young people, assisting them in composing and creating meaningful musical works that will be performed and heard the public. The Creation Project will culminate in public performances of the student compositions by student and professional musicians for audiences that will include student peers, teachers, administrators, families and the general public.

Additional features of the Creation Project include:

• Present Music ensemble performing a concert of music by living American composers at each school;
• National composers working in residence with Present Music will visit schools to discuss their music and careers;
• Select student compositions will be performed on Present Music subscription concerts;
• Student compositions will be performed at the biennial MPS city-wide music festival held in May of each year.
• An exhibition of scores and audio tapes may be mounted at various schools, at Present Music concerts and at other public locations.

For more information on the Creation Project, call Present Music at 414-271-0711 or email newmusic@presentmusic.org.