CMS SUMMER WORKSHOP: JUNE 10-14, 2019, Full Moon Resort, Big Indian, NY
Join us in June at the Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, New York for the 2019 Summer Workshop.
June 10–14 Workshop Features Intensive Workshops, Jam Sessions and Intimate Concerts in a Spectacular Mountainside Setting
Masterclasses and workshops will be conducted by:
Fay Victor, Allison Miller, Billy Martin, Ken Filiano, Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso
CMS’ Spring Workshop, with long near-solstice days and short nights, features one Guiding Artist(s) working with participants in two workshops each day, creating multiple opportunities for artists to work directly with participants as individuals or in ensembles. As in the past, there will be daily CMS basic practice (body movement, breath work, rhythm and vocal training), as well as 90 minutes each day with Karl Berger leading an orchestra of improvisers. Additional Guiding Artists will be on hand to work with participants on a more personal level, informally coaching, playing and tutoring daily.
Recent testimonials from workshop participants: “My playing was reborn…I’ve been given the key to a musical language shared by few…CMS is beyond musical, it’s therapeutic…The best musical experience I have had…It’s a dream workshop…CMS is an unsurpassed life-changing experience…CMS workshops are like a reset switch for your creativity and spirituality… I found my freedom at CMS, in my ability to play what I hear and to hear what I play…CMS is more than a lesson in music, it is a lesson for life.”
CMS Workshop Guiding Artists (2013-2017): Henry Threadgill (Pulitzer Prize winner), Mary Halvorson, Tyshawn Sorey (MacAurthur Fellow), Pauline Oliveros, Steve Coleman (MacAurthur Fellow), Joe Lovano, Oliver Lake, John Medeski, Don Byron, Marty Ehrlich, Dave Douglas, John Hollenbeck, Vijay Iyer (MacAurthur Fellow), Badal Roy, Billy Martin, Peter Apfelbaum, Tony Malaby, Cyro Baptista, Marilyn Crispell, Steven Bernstein, Jason Hwang, Kurt Knuffke, Kenny Wessel, Steve Gorn, Mark Helias, Nels Cline,Tom Rainey, Thomas Buckner, Judi Silvano, Harvey Sorgen, Tani Tabbal, Ken Filiano, Omar Tamez, Warren Smith, Amir ElSaffar, John Menegon, Karl Berger, Susie Ibarra and Ingrid Sertso.
“This workshop continues CMS’ effort to showcase artists from diverse musical and personal backgrounds,” said Karl Berger, CMS artistic director. “Our mission is about finding and sharing what’s common to all music. Peter, Joe, Warren and Tanya are perfect examples – they all have different approaches to music, composition, sound and rhythm – the basic elements of all music.”
Recaps of recent CMS workshops, along with highlight videos, are here
