EDUCATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY - (EAR) INITIATIVE

The Educational Artist Residency (EAR) Initiative seeks to bring in distinguished musicians and ensembles for a week of off-campus interactive workshops and masterclasses with surrounding schools and educational institutions. At the same time, it will offer a unique, on-campus, residential opportunity for music lovers and enthusiasts-- where they can live, dine, socialize and learn alongside incredible performers, musicologists and composers, exploring historical and cultural contexts of the artists' repertoire and musical lineage. A weeklong invitation for a mid/late career, established artist (or ensemble) to come for a creative residency at Avaloch, in return for an educational/community engagement activity and public concerts produced in-house at Avaloch. This is somewhat flexible in format, and may take on myriad forms, from weeklong educational workshops with students to more introverted, exploratory time for the guest artist. Ensembles who are invited will be given a stipend in addition to having room and board covered, as well as access to a rehearsal space and the AFMI concert barn.