Jacobs Composition Academy Summer Intensive

Jacobs Composition Academy Summer Intensive

Dates: June 22 - July 25, 2026

The Jacobs Composition Academy Summer Intensive is a transformative 5-week online composition program from June 22 - July 25, 2026, providing aspiring composers of all ages and levels with an education on the level of the nation's top conservatories from the comfort of their homes. Offering private composition lessons, masterclasses with Jacobs composition professors, distinguished guest lectures, and a recording of student works by IU performance majors, this program is perfect for students preparing a composition portfolio for college auditions or an adult musician who wants to explore the craft of composing.  This unique online program gives composers of all ages the opportunity to learn from award-winning mentors, lecturers, and performers from anywhere in the world, develop their musical craft, and meet/interact with some influential figures in the business.

Academy faculty

Corey Chang, described as “a major composer…of his generation” by The Millbrook Independent, is an award-winning American composer, pianist and educator currently based in Bloomington, Indiana. As the recipient of a Charles Ives Scholarship Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Morton Gould Young Composer Award from ASCAP, and the New Music Ensemble Commission Award from Indiana University, among other accolades, Chang’s music has been performed by many top musicians and ensembles, both nationally and internationally.

His music has received performances in highly acclaimed spaces such as Carnegie Hall, National Sawdust, Sprague Hall, Vienna’s Ehrbar Hall, the Cité de la Musique, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Arts On Site, The Center at West Park, the Avaloch Farm Music Institute in New Hampshire, and multiple other locations throughout NYC and Canada.

Chang has a passion for music of all genres and is influenced by jazz, rock, pop, musical theatre and Chinese culture, among many other things. He believes in the transformative and unifying power in music; his multiple grant-winning initiative, East-West Collaboration, broke boundaries by producing works fusing together eastern traditional instruments and western instruments in a contemporary music setting. He worked with director of the IU Chinese Gateway Steven Yin, pipa virtuoso Wu Man, Zhejiang Conservatory’s director of international affairs Jimmy Wu, and faculty from Indiana University’s East Asian Languages and Cultures department and the Jacobs School of Music Office of Entrepreneurship and Career Development to commission four composers to write for mixed Chinese-Western instrumental quartets which were performed in May, 2024, with all the composers present in Hangzhou.

Chang holds dual degrees in Composition and Mathematics from Bard College and a Master’s Degree in Composition from The Juilliard School, where he was a Morse Teaching Fellow and was awarded the Joseph W. Polisi “Artist as Citizen” prize. Chang is currently a doctoral student and Associate Instructor of Composition at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music

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Alexey Logunov is a composer and pianist with a primary focus on contemporary and experimental music. His music explores textural density, timbral complexity, and fusion of acoustic and electronic sound worlds. He is inspired by a broad range of styles, from the emotional depth of late romanticism to dynamic energy of progressive rock and heavy metal.

Alexey was born in Leningrad, Russia. He graduated in 2014 from Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory of Rimsky-Korsakov, where he studied composition with Vladimir Tsitovich and Gennady Banshchikov and was later assistant to Sergei Slonimsky. Logunov studied piano performance at Saint-Petersburg Conservatory, mentored by Ekaterina Murina from 2016 to 2018. In 2020, he earned a Master of Music degree in Composition from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he studied with P. Q. Phan, Eugene O’Brien, and Tansy Davies. Logunov is now a doctoral student and recipient of a fellowship from the Composition Department at the Jacobs School of Music.

Logunov’s compositions have been performed at numerous festivals in Russia and internationally, including Synesthesia Lab 2024, Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend, From Avantgarde to Present Days, Children’s Earth, Sound Ways, reMusik.org, Musica Futura (Minsk, Republic of Belarus), New music-new reality (Ekaterinburg), Composer 2.0 (Yaroslavl) and the Midwest Composers Symposium 2019 (Indiana University, USA), Performing Media Festival 2024 (South Bend, Indiana), SEAMUS@40 (Louisiana State University, USA).

Alexey Logunov is a laureate of the IV International competition of performing musicians and composers “Romanticism: sources and horizons” Franz Schubert’s in memoriam (2013, Moscow), VI and VII young composer’s competitions at the International festival “Three centuries of classical romance” (2016, 2018, Saint-Petersburg), II young composers competition “Siberia symphony” (2017, Krasnoyarsk), diplomant of XVI Open composers competition named after Andrey Petrov (2022, Saint-Petersburg). He is a winner of 2023 Georgina Joshi Composition Commission Award at Jacobs School of Music and a nominee for a 2024 American Academy of Arts and Letters music award.

Additional 2026 faculty TBA.

For program information, please contact Corey Chang at changco@iu.edu. For registration questions, please contact musicsp@iu.edu.

Distinguished Guests

JCA has gathered a roster of some of the world's most respected and celebrated composers and contemporary music specialists, to share their stories, experiences, and insights in composition and approaches to the contemporary music world. From Grammy and Guggenheim Foundation award winners to leading artists of the rising generation, these 70-minute lectures promise an unparalleled opportunity for learning on the highest level. In addition, students will have the privilege of engaging in conversation with these individuals through Q&A sessions.

2026 Distinguished Guests TBA

Masterclass faculty

Each member of the masterclass faculty is a professor in the Composition Department at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.
2026 Masterclass Faculty TBA

Optional Add-Ons (only available to Track 1A or 1B)

Increase reading session by 15 minutes from 20 minutes to 35 minutes

WHY? A longer reading session gives you more time for feedback and allows for a fuller, more accurate representation of your work. With 15 extra minutes (a 75% increase in time), you’ll:

  • Hear your composition performed more completely
  • Gain deeper, more detailed feedback
  • Identify specific areas to refine before your final performance

Cost: $50

Increase masterclass by 10 minutes from 20 minutes to 30 minutes

WHY? Our composition professors at the Jacobs School of Music are not just masters of their craft — they are influential figures in the contemporary music world and the very panel that decides who earns a spot in the full-time Jacobs School of Music college program. That extra 10 minutes (a 50% increase in time) can make a big difference and gives you more space to:

  • Dive deeper into your favorite professor’s creative process
  • Receive richer feedback on your own work
  • Build a stronger personal connection with faculty who shape the future of the School

Cost: $50

Lessons like you've never had them before! Prior to your reading session, you will receive five speed-round 12-minute lessons back-to-back with five JCA faculty members. Get your pen and notepad ready!


WHY? Private lessons are valuable, but Lightning Lessons are designed to maximize your growth in record time. In this rapid-fire format, you’ll:

  • Rotate through five - yes, FIVE - different JCA faculty members, each offering a unique perspective
  • Stay energized and focused, since every new session brings a fresh set of ears
  • Recognize key insights faster — when multiple faculty echo the same advice, it clicks
This dynamic structure ensures no wasted time, just a flood of actionable feedback that you can immediately bring into your next rehearsal or reading session.

Cost: $100

*Please note, Tracks 1-3
  1. These programs are entirely virtual via Zoom
  2. Tuition reflects a 5-week semester
  3. Lessons will be scheduled according to the availability of the student and instructor

All tracks are subject to a $100 non-refundable enrollment deposit due at registration (credited towards tuition)

2026 Resident Ensemble Information

JCA’s resident ensembles contain some of the best student performers at Indiana University. For the summer intensive, we will have two ensembles (instrumentation TBA). Pieces deadlines and final edit deadlines TBA.

Schedule

Summer 2026 Semester
DateEvent
May 15Registration Closes and Payment Due
June 22Classes start
July 25Classes conclude

All times listed below refer to Eastern Time
● Track 1 lectures will take place every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-6:30 PM
    - Exceptions are on week 4 (only one lecture on Thursday).
● Distinguished Guest lectures will be every Wednesday from 7 - 8:10 PM 
● Masterclasses will occur on 7/5, 7/10, 7/15, 7/17, and 7/19, exact time to be determined. Two to four students will participate in each masterclass.
    - Any 2026 JCA Summer Intensive student may join to watch masterclasses, regardless of track, though talking/commenting is not permitted from those not directly involved.

Video recordings will be provided for anyone who is not able to make it to a lecture, either by a faculty or guest. These videos will be password-protected and may not be shared publicly on any platform or with friends, colleagues, or anyone who has not purchased a package from the 2025 JCA Summer Intensive

How to Apply

REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER 2026 WILL OPEN IN DECEMBER 2025

  1. Eligibility: Track 1 is for both adults and students age 15 and above. Tracks 2 and 3 are for any age, though for children under 9 years old, one parental figure must be present at all times for private lessons and/or distinguished guest lectures.
  2. Registration: Complete the online registration form and pay the Non-Refundable Registration Fee ($100) and tuition.
    • If you do not wish to pay tuition in full at the time of initial registration, please do not select the tuition option prior to completing registration, and select only the registration fee. Please be aware that tuition must be paid in full by the payment deadline of May 15 in order to participate in the program.
    • Save your login information so you can easily go back to edit your registration/tuition payment.
  3. Lesson scheduling: Participants will be contacted by the administrative assistant on teacher assignments. Once that is done, future scheduling can be communicated between the student and the assigned instructor.

Once you have completed the previous steps, please submit the Participant Agreement Form

Cancellation Policy: Click here for our most up to date cancellation policy.

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