Composer Institute
Composer Garrett Byrnes and Osmo Vänskä study the score.
The Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute, presented each season by the Minnesota Orchestra and American Composers Forum in cooperation with the American Music Center, provides the opportunity for up to nine composers from across the nation to participate in an intensive immersion into the world of a major American symphony orchestra. Read more »
The next Composer Institute is set for October 25-30, 2010. The score postmark deadline for the 2010-11 season's Composer Institute was March 1, 2010. Download a PDF of the poster with complete eligibility and submission information.
The Composer Institute features an evening concert at Orchestra Hall, conducted by Osmo Vänskä, showcasing all works selected for this season's Institute. Event Details »
Past Composer Institutes
- 2009-10
- 2008-09
- 2007-08
- 2006-07
- 2005-06
- 2004-05
- View a complete list of composers and works since the program's inception
We thank the following for their generous support of the Composer Institute: Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Amphion Foundation, Argosy Foundation, ASCAP, ASCAP Foundation, BMI Foundation, Gerald B. and Catherine L. Fischer, the Jack and Linda Hoeschler Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation, Daniel Kunin, F. Bruce and Diana Lewis, Meet the Composer, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, David and Judy Ranheim, and Fred and Gloria Sewell.
