The Composition program equips students with the knowledge, skills, and experiences to be creative while engaging with the specific context of our time.
Programs of study for composition majors are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for the fullest development of their individual creative gifts.
Specialized courses for composers include:
In addition to studying with MSM’s expert faculty, composition students are given opportunities for response to present their work in master classes by world-renowned guest composers and performers.
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Composition Department Handbook
Plan of Study: Composition MSM Course Catalog
In this video, created by alumnus Vasily Ratmansky (BM ’20), MSM composition students speak about their 2019/2020 thesis compositions, and what it’s like being at MSM and in New York City.
Reiko Fueting Department Chair; Private Instruction; Composition Course Faculty David Adamcyk Private Instruction; Composition Course Faculty Susan Botti Private Instruction; Composition Course Faculty Nirmali Fenn Private Instruction Marjorie Merryman Private Instruction J. Mark Stambaugh Private Instruction
Hayes Biggs Composition Course Faculty: Undergraduate Form and Analysis Paolo Marchettini Composition Course Faculty: Score Reading David McDonald Composition Course Faculty: Instrumentation/ Orchestration
WATCH! "Sound: Moves: Us" performed in Sakura Park in November, 2020
Learn more about the Sakura Park concert series featuring the work of MSM composition students.
Michael Abene David Amram Angelo Badalamenti Anna Clyne Michael Colgrass John Corigliano Sebastian Currier Michael Daugherty Elliot Goldenthal Ted Hearne Larry Hochman Rupert Holmes Fredrick Kaufman Aaron Jay Kernis Alex Mincek John Musto Jack Perla Tobias Picker Don Sebesky Joseph Trapanese Jie Wang
“MSM has definitely been the best place for me to improve and prepare to embark on the challenging adventures of the real world. It is making me a more thoughtful musician.” Narek Arutyunyan Clarinet
“MSM has definitely been the best place for me to improve and prepare to embark on the challenging adventures of the real world. It is making me a more thoughtful musician.”
Narek Arutyunyan
Clarinet
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