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.

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.

Laura Pacheco Nieto is a Colombian composer and singer whose work blends Latin American traditions and ornithological inspiration. Winner of multiple composition prizes, her music has been performed by the Bogotá Philharmonic, the Colombian National Symphony, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris. She is pursuing a master’s in composition at Indiana University, studying with David Dzubay and Aaron Travers.

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.

Equally inspired by science and spirituality, William E. Hawkins (b. 1997) stretches and condenses music in the search for new paths toward catharsis. Hawkins has had works performed by chamber groups including the American Modern Ensemble, Neave Trio, Mivos Quartet, and Momenta Quartet. His song cycle Looking Up won third place in the 2023 American Prize for professional vocal chamber compositions. Hawkins holds a BA in Music from Brown University and is pursuing a Masters in Music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, studying with Don Freund, Gabriel Jenks, Chi Wang, and John Gibson.

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, viola, marimba OR Trio 2: violin, bass clarinet, piano

• Performance will be scheduled during the final week of the 12-week program. Participants are provided the opportunity to workshop their composition in-progress with the trio during week 9.

Tuition: $800

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, viola, marimba OR Trio 2: violin, bass clarinet, piano

• Performance will be scheduled during the final week of the 12-week program. Participants are provided the opportunity to workshop their composition in-progress with the trio during week 9.

Tuition: $550

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

• Weekly 30-minute lesson