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 «