SICPP 2012 Summer Institute

July 20th, 2012

The New England Conservatory Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, also known to its participants as “Sick Puppy” was held at New England Conservatory in Boston June 15-23. An 8-day immersion into new and experimental music for advanced and professional musicians, SICPP began in the 1990’s when noted pianist and Artistic Director Stephen Drury began a contemporary music performance seminar for his students. Eventually Drury began to add composers, percussionists, vocalists and instrumentalists until it reached its present form, a new music institute that includes an Ensemble Program, an Electronic Music Workshop, and the New Works Program, which is a workshop for composers who have the opportunity to study with the Composer-in-Residence. » Read the rest of this entry «