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LGMF guest composer and musicians celebrate a successful performance at the Carriage House

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

2024 FACULTY

Portrait of LGMF Composer's Institute Director, Alyssa Weinberg

INSTITUTE DIRECTOR

Alyssa Weinberg
Portrait of LGMF Composer's Institute faculty member, Jessie Montgomery

COMPOSER

Jessie Montgomery
Portrait of LGMF Composer's Institute faculty member, Juri Seo

COMPOSER

Juri Seo
Portrait of LGMF Composer's Institute ensemble in residence, The Rhythm Method

ENSEMBLE

The Rhythm Method

PROGRAM DETAILS

A LGMF guest composer address the Composer's Institute participants

Masterclasses with distinguished guest composers

Individual composition lessons

LGMF musicians at rehearsal

Rehearsals, performance, and professional recording of a new work for the Rhythm Method

A LGMF guest composer address the Composer's Institute participants

Workshops, seminars, and discussions on issues relevant to the 21st century musician

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