The Composers Conference

It is vital to emphasize that the synergy that occurred between the Fromm Composers, the CPI Ensemble Fellows, the Guest Composers, the CE members, the CMW staff, the New Music Conducting Fellow, the NM/NC participants, the CMW Commissioned Composer, and the CMW participants was truly enthralling. And it would not have been possible without our community at AFMI.
— Kurt Rohde, Artistic Director of the Composers Conference

The Composers Conference nurtures the creation, performance, and appreciation of music, serving as a catalyst for conscientious creativity through shared wisdom, expertise, and diverse artistry.

Through an inclusive, collaborative environment, the Conference offers a unique opportunity for exceptional emerging composers, professional musicians, amateur chamber players, and conservatory-level musicians to come together as colleagues, audience, teachers and students in an atmosphere of fertile creativity and concentrated, high-level music making each summer at Avaloch Farm Music Institute. The Conference aspires to serve as a musical utopia that fosters, teaches, cultivates, shares, creates, and performs the best contemporary music with the highest artistic standards, allowing for exploration and invention with integrity and honesty.

The Conference is entering in its second year of partnership with Avaloch Farm Music Institute with the 2024 Conference taking place on the grounds of Avaloch Farm Music Institute from July 14-August 4, 2024.