UNSETTLEMENT SESSION 2026
AUGUST 2-10, 2026
FOR COMPOSER-PERFORMERS AND CREATORS OF MUSIC
CREATING OUTSIDE THE ALGORITHM
WHAT IS IT
The first ever Unsettlement Summer Session will take place August 2-10, 2026.
This 8-day residency on Avaloch’s gorgeous New Hampshire campus is run by Unsettlement Music¹ and geared toward creators of music – solo artists, band leaders, music producers and interdisciplinary artists – who want to forge a new path for their work.
This is a place for hybrid-minded artists who want to develop ambitious projects.
This is a workshop to strengthen your musical fluidity, to sharpen your critical approach to your own work.
It’s an opportunity to meet new collaborators and develop the resources to build a dynamic community² for your music.
WHO WE ARE
Our Resident Ensemble is full of experienced musicians, along with artists from different disciplines, who are drawn to making new and challenging work. Generative artists who not only think deeply about their practice but who have seen many projects all the way through.
TED HEARNE (festival director) composer/bandleader/vocalist
NATHALIE JOACHIM composer/vocalist
MICAELA TOBIN composer/vocalist
SOLOMON DORSEY (Amos Lee, Brandi Carlile), bass/arranger/music-director
TAYLOR LEVINE (Dither Quartet, Bang on a Can All-Stars), guitar/curator
ELIZA BAGG (Lisel, Roomful of Teeth), composer/vocalist
RON WILTROUT (Unsettlement Music), drums and percussion/writing for hybrid ensembles
ROHAN CHANDER (aka BAKUDI SCREAM) composer/electronics/performing artist
CHANA PORTER playwright, novelist and theater artist
NIA EASLEY visual artist/educator
