View of Duino castle from Rilke path.

This week in our composition seminar, we are getting to know one another, both musically and personally. One way we can do this is by listening to each other’s music. Today, we heard pieces by Neil and Jamie. We also discussed possible ways to begin an electro-acoustic piece using the sounds we collected yesterday. For tomorrow, students will create an etude using these sounds.

We are also beginning to think about possible collaborative projects to get us working with our performer colleagues at IMFA.

This week, we begin private lessons, twice per week for 1 hour. I will meet with everyone today and tomorrow, and the students will meet with Stefano on Thursday and Friday.