CMS WORKSHOP FALL 2017 Monday, Oct. 2 October 2nd was a perfect fall day in this secluded valley in the Catskills. Surrounded by only hills and sky, there is nothing to distract one from the business at hand. Attendees came from around the Hudson Valley, NYC, L.A., and from Argentina, Read more…
By Martin Longley, a music critic who writes for The Guardian, Downbeat, All About Jazz, Songlines and Jazzwise, among others. video: geoff baer Video: Joseph boulet Opening Concert, Monday 12th June The opening Monday night concert of the CMS spring workshop displayed the talents of its guiding artists, playing together Read more…
CMS NYC Workshop ChroniclesBy Michael Shore FRIDAY MARCH 31: WHY IS THIS WORKSHOP DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER WORKSHOPS? I’ve only ever been to one CMS Workshop, June 2015 at Full Moon resort in Big Indian, NY. when I was mainly there to chronicle it for the CMS twitter feed and Read more…
Pauline Oliveros, Fabian Almazan and Steven Bernstein Go Deep at CMS Fall Workshop – Read Kurt Gottschalk’s Recap CMS Fall Workshop 2016 Chronicles By Kurt Gottschalk Monday, September 19: A pair of double bassists took the Roadhouse stage Sept. 19 in the second of a series of evening encounters. Both were Read more…
Steve Coleman, Hassan Hakmoun and Adam Rudolph Wow Participants at CMS Spring Workshop June 13, 2016 – Guiding Artists Steve Coleman (2014 MacArthur Fellow), Hassan Hakmoun and Adam Rudolph, along with a host of other world-class musicians, enthralled participants at the CMS Spring Workshop 2016. Joined by Karl Berger, Ingrid Read more…
Creating Community Through Sound Day One: October 5, 2015 Orientation Heaven doesn’t have clocks. Karl Berger And so the founder of the CMS Fall 2015 workshop acknowledged that orientation started a little later than the printed schedule but in the excitement to begin I’m not sure anyone noticed. Sure, the Read more…
Workshop Notes by Marc Epstein, Concert Notes by Michael Shore Monday, June 8th orientationAt the evening orientation for this exciting four-day event, Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso introduced themselves and gave a brief history of CMS workshops, which date back to 1973. The 23 participants then introduced themselves. They are Read more…
Another Ear-Bending Experience September 29, 2014 With autumn colors blazing the hills that cradle Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY, the CMS Fall 2014 Workshop began auspiciously. As usual, CMS co-founder Karl Berger opened the session, explaining the origins of CMS and talking about the need for creative space Read more…
Ears Split, Hearts Open, Minds Blown The Creative Music Studio’s Spring 2014 workshop took place between June 9 – 13 at the Full Moon Resort, nestled streamside in a valley 30 minutes west of Woodstock, NY. Twenty-two participants, from Berlin to Warsaw, Tokyo to Los Angeles, interacted day and night Read more…
4 Days of Intensive Workshops and Intimate Concerts The Creative Music Studio’s second 40th anniversary workshop took place between October 7 – 11, 2013 at Full Moon Resort, nestled streamside in a valley 30 minutes west of Woodstock, NY. Twenty participants interacted day and night with 14 Guiding Artists, including Read more…