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The NOI+F Composition Academy is dedicated to furthering the training and development of emerging composers, especially those historically excluded from the orchestral repertoire. Composition Academy participants receive individual mentorship from NOI+F composition faculty members and benefit from seminars, intensive score study, masterclasses, community engagements, new work readings and performance opportunities with NOI+F faculty and orchestral fellows.

More About the Composition Academy:
Each fellow receives a $500 mini-commission to write a 10-minute work for sinfonietta. This will be rehearsed by two NOI+F conducting fellows under the guidance of NOI+F Music Director Marin Alsop. Each fellow’s work will be recorded and performed twice in a mainstage concert hosted by Maestra Alsop.

Fellows will take part in several one-on-one masterclasses, work-sharing sessions and informal coffee table discussions with visiting composition faculty.

NOI+F composition faculty member Nathan Lincoln De-Cusatis will host a variety of industry sessions with professionals in music publishing, programming and other pertinent areas. Past sessions have included Philip Rothman (NYC Music Services), Jessie Montgomery, Carlos Simon, Marcia Farabee (Librarian, National Symphony Orchestra), John Gennaro Devlin, (Music Director, Wheeling Symphony), Allison Weissman (Dworkin Management) and Mason Bates.

All who are 18 or older by June 9, 2025 may apply. The typical age range for NOI+F is 18-30 years old.

Key Dates:
- Application Opens: Thu, Oct 31, 2024
- Application Due: Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 11:59PM ET
- Admissions Decisions Released: Thu, Jan 30, 2025
- Commissioned Work Due (Parts & Score): Fri, May 1, 2025
- Composition Academy Dates: Mon, June 9-Wed, June 18 (Not Inclusive of Arrival and Departure Dates)