![LGMF guest composer and musicians celebrate a successful performance at the Carriage House](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_a06a4953b30043be9fd8daf8ef9bf603~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/382939707_783969343737650_2928694504137142886_n.jpg)
JUNE 8-19, 2025
The Composer's Institute is made possible by the Touba Family Foundation.
THE COMPOSER'S INSTITUTE
AT THE LAKE GEORGE MUSIC FESTIVAL
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
The Composers Institute at Lake George Music Festival brings together some of the most promising young composers from across the country for a week of study and creative exchange. Under the mentorship of composer and Institute Director Alyssa Weinberg, students will attend a variety of seminars, masterclasses and private lessons, while being able to participate in the vibrant musical and social life of the Lake George Music Festival. Each selected composer will be asked to write a new work for string quartet, to be workshopped, performed and recorded by our ensemble-in-residence The Rhythm Method.
![A guest composer poses for a photo with Composer's Institute participants](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_92c3998312914951bcdc7439e6e7a5f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_662,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/EJ6A9488.jpg)
2024 FACULTY
![Portrait of LGMF Composer's Institute Director, Alyssa Weinberg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_b13070e3519a42249c1932a180daaeb7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/8-15_Alyssa-Weinberg-headshot.jpg)
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR
Alyssa Weinberg
![Portrait of LGMF Composer's Institute faculty member, Jessie Montgomery](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_e41e31734a704a15bd6c1e9b25ac4c0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_721,h_794,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/Jessie_Montgomery.jpg)
COMPOSER
Jessie Montgomery
![Portrait of LGMF Composer's Institute faculty member, Juri Seo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_80852173e5a44c59856ec6ddd29b77c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1059,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Juri_Seo.jpg)
COMPOSER
Juri Seo
![Portrait of LGMF Composer's Institute ensemble in residence, The Rhythm Method](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_223d8114a17246c1aa49090391e7db71~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_882,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/The-Rhythm-Method.jpg)
ENSEMBLE
The Rhythm Method
PROGRAM DETAILS
![A LGMF guest composer address the Composer's Institute participants](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_e71d35a0555e41e19c273faa90566eb0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_716,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/EJ6A8232.jpg)
Masterclasses with distinguished guest composers
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_08c1ae99f8504af3999ad58f637ee656~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/AdobeStock_195727150.jpg)
Individual composition lessons
![LGMF musicians at rehearsal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_d0c254dd978b4d839e20c61a74d20337~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/IMG_9478.jpg)
Rehearsals, performance, and professional recording of a new work for the Rhythm Method
![A LGMF guest composer address the Composer's Institute participants](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/55669f_b84ef55952d544a0b697eda3373aa088~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_656,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/CAMB3914.jpg)
Workshops, seminars, and discussions on issues relevant to the 21st century musician