New Music On The Point
May 31 - June 13, 2020

The New Music On The Point Festival encourages imaginative collaboration among composers, instrumentalists, and singers

Our two-week program fosters collaborative music-making in a relaxing environment where aspiring musicians explore contemporary music in a glorious setting on the shores of Lake Dunmore

2020 Master Artists:

Nicole Mitchell (flute/composition/improvisation)
Felipe Lara (composition)

2020 Faculty:

Amy Williams (Artistic Director, composition/piano)
Carola Bauckholt (composition)
Tony Arnold (voice)
Helena Bugallo (piano)
JACK Quartet (ensemble-in-residence)
- Christopher Otto (violin)
- Austin Wulliman (violin)
- John Pickford Richards (viola)
- Jay Campbell (cello)
Wet Ink Ensemble (guest ensemble-in-residence)
- Sam Pluta (composition/improvisation)
- Kate Soper (composition/voice)
- Alex Mincek (composition/saxophone)
- Eric Wubbels (composition/piano)
- Erin Lesser (flute)
- Ian Antonio (percussion)
- Josh Modney (improvisation/violin)

2020 Special Guests:

Eve Beglarian (composition)
Matthew Evan Taylor (saxophone/composition/improvisation)
Sky Macklay (composition/oboe)
Jan Williams (percussion)
Robert Black (bass)
Natacha Diels (composition)

Participants engage in an intensive schedule of rehearsals, seminars, workshops, professional development talks and nightly concerts. Every day there is time for composing, practicing, rehearsing and spontaneous musical and recreational experiences. Participants have the opportunity to present their work for feedback from faculty and peers through one-on-one lessons, masterclasses and performances. For more details about the 10th anniversary festival and themes, please go to the program page.

Open to ALL instrumentalists and vocalists, including brass, winds, strings, piano, guitar, and percussion.

New Music On The Point is situated on Lake Dunmore beneath the Green Mountains of Vermont and under a nighttime sky filled with stars. There are rehearsal studios and practice cabins that dot the woods and rustic bunkbed cabins, most with lake views. Chef Steve and his staff serve three locally-sourced, sometimes foraged, gourmet meals daily!

JACK Quartet (photo: Beowulf Sheehan)