Benjamin Dean Taylor (DM, Indiana University) is an award winning composer of concert music. With a catalogue of more than 100 works including music written for orchestra, wind band, opera, choir, and jazz big band, he enjoys frequent performances of his compositions all over the world.

Don Freund is an internationally recognized composer with works ranging from solo, chamber, and orchestral music to pieces involving live performances with electronics, music for dance, and large theatre works. Freund is Professor of Composition at IU’s Jacobs School of Music.

Corey Chang, described as “a major composer…of his generation” by The Millbrook Independent, is a composer and pianist from Connecticut. Winner of an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award among other honors, Chang holds degrees in Composition and Mathematics from Bard College and an MM Composition from the Juilliard School.

Born in Russia, Alexey Logunov is a composer and pianist whose music explores textural density and timbral complexity. His compositions have been consistently performed by internationally recognized ensembles at numerous festivals such as reMusik.org, Sound Ways and From Avantgarde to Present Days. He is a winner of the 2023 Georgina Joshi Composition Commission Award at Jacobs School of Music.

Emma Cardon-Wake (MM, Cleveland Institute of Music) is a composer, harpsichordist, and cellist from Logan, Utah. She has been recognized as an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award winner and has received commissions from the acclaimed Fry Street Quartet, the American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, and many other ensembles and instrumentalists.

Dr. Yi-De Chen has a passion for teaching and a drive to connect with students with diverse backgrounds. Chen's career as a composer encompasses works for stage, concerts, film, animation, and ballet. This rich portfolio has showcased his exceptional creativity and equipped him with teaching methodologies that resonate with his students.

Xinyuan Deng is a composer, pianist, conductor, and educator who hails from Henan, China. Currently pursuing a D.M. at Indiana University, her diverse compositions blend delicate timbres from both Eastern and Western influences. Her award-winning works have seen performances by prestigious ensembles such as the PHACE Contemporary Ensemble, Zhejiang Symphonic Orchestra, and Harbin Symphonic Orchestra

Jamey Guzman (M.M. Composition and M.M. Music Scoring for Visual Media, in progress, Indiana University) is a composer and storyteller who tells necessary underrepresented stories with experimental and innovative techniques. Jamey has received major commissions from The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana; Really Spicy Opera, Opera Arlington, Strange Trace Opera, ENAEnsemble, Paradox Opera, and SONIT.

Designed for pre-college and adult participants, this offering includes:

• Weekly 60-minute masterclass, Tuesdays, 8:30-9:30PM (EST)
• Weekly 45-minute private lesson
• Performance of the students' newly composed works by one of the following trios of their choice: Trio 1: flute, cello, piano OR Trio 2: violin, horn in F, bassoon
• Performance will be scheduled upon the conclusion of the 12-week program. Participants are provided the opportunity to workshop their composition in-progress with the trio during week 9.

Designed for pre-college and adult participants who already study composition. Those enrolled in Track 1B will participate in all the same masterclasses, reading session, and concert performance as those in Track 1A. Track 1B students will not take private lessons with JCA faculty; rather, they will continue to work with their own private lesson instructor to ensure progress on their composition for the trio performance concert. This offering includes:

• Weekly 60-minute masterclass, Tuesdays, 8:30-9:30PM (EST)
• Performance of the students' newly composed works by one of the following trios of their choice: Trio 1: flute, cello, piano OR Trio 2: violin, horn in F, bassoon
• Performance will be scheduled upon the conclusion of the 12-week program. Participants are provided the opportunity to workshop their composition in-progress with the trio during week 9.

Designed for composition students of all ages, this offering includes:

• Weekly 30-minute lesson

Designed for young composers, ages 9 through 14-years, who are new to composing and are interested in exploring music creation. You may consider this masterclass series to be a music creation laboratory; a judgement-free zone perfect for exploration, collaboration, and creation. This offering includes:

• Weekly 60-minute group composition class (Thursdays 7:30-8:30PM EST)