The Juilliard School 

60 Lincoln Center Plaza

New York, NY 10023

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All concerts are free with a suggested donation and open to the general public. 

All other events are open to auditor guest pass holders, full session auditors and participants only.

Monday, June 15 - Day 1

Registration, Convocation & Pizza! 

4:00-6:30pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

OPENING CONCERT: Imani Winds

7:00pm, Morse Hall

Suggested donation: $20

Tuesday, June 16 - Day 2

SEMINAR: A Practical Guide to Rehearsing with Imani Winds

9:00-10:15am, Kaufman Dance Studio

Efficient rehearsals are a cornerstone to ensemble playing. Imani Winds provides effective techniques that promote creativity and communication.

COACHINGS: Chamber Music with Imani Winds

10:30am-12:45pm, Various spaces

Ensembles work with members of Imani Winds on festival repertoire.

ECP SEMINAR: Meet IWCMF Composer-in-Residence, Allison Loggins-Hull

10:30am-12:30pm, Room 567

Ice breakers, introduction to Allison Loggins-Hull, her body of work, and goal setting for the ECP festival experience.

WORKSHOP: ECP Mentorship Sessions with Allison Loggins-Hull

1:30-4:30pm, Room 567

One-on-one sessions with IWCMF Composer-in-Residence

SEMINAR: The Art of Community Engagement

1:45-3:15pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

In a performance workshop format, Imani Winds demonstrates useful techniques and concepts that are the cornerstone to successful outreach concerts.

WORKSHOP: Support & Breathing Intensive with Monica Ellis

3:30-5:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Unlock the mysteries of playing with the best sound possible.

Wednesday, June 17 - Day 3

ECP COACHINGS: Chamber Music with Imani Winds

9:30am-12:20pm, Various Spaces

Ensembles and composers work with members of Imani Winds on ECP repertoire.

WORKSHOP: Keve Wilson, Creating the Career You Want

1:30-3:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Keve inspires and empowers while discussing entrepreneurial skills and weaving in personal tales from the world of Broadway, recording studios, and tours. This workshop guides musicians to discover how they can be the best advocates for their own careers. 

CONCERT: Sugar Hill Salon Juneteenth Concert: Recomposing America

7:00pm, The Africa Center, 1280 5th Ave., NYC

Led by IWCMF’s own, Alex Davis, the artistic collective that centers its mission on black and brown classical musicians performs a concert timed with the 250th anniversary of the USA, encouraging dialogue about music’s power to share our history to move forward into this country’s next era. 

Thursday, June 18 - Day 4

ECP COACHINGS: Chamber Music with Imani Winds

9:30am-12:20pm, Various spaces

​Ensembles and composers work with members of Imani Winds on ECP repertoire.

MASTERCLASS: Leelanee Sterrett, horn

1:30-3:30pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Third Horn of the New York Philharmonic & first woman to receive tenure in the orchestra’s brass section

CONCERT: Mark Dover and Friends

7:00pm, Morse Concert Hall

Join Imani Winds’ clarinetist Mark Dover, trumpeter Brandon Ridenour, and pianist Ahmed Alom for an evening of music exploring their collective influences; from Copland to Jelly Roll Morton to Cuba, exploring both standard repertoire, original compositions and arrangements, weaving seamlessly between through-composed music and improvisation. 

Suggested donation: $20

Friday, June 19 - Day 5

COACHINGS: Chamber Music with Imani Winds

9:30am-12:20pm, Various spaces

Ensembles work with members of Imani Winds on festival repertoire

ECP READING SESSION I: Emerging Composer Program Fellows with Imani Winds

1:30-3:30pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Imani Winds will read original works by the ECP Fellows.

ECP PANEL: Lines in Motion: Composition at a Crossroads with Curtis Stewart and Holland Andrews
4:00-5:30pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

What does it mean to compose music in a moment where boundaries between genres, disciplines, technologies, and audiences are rapidly dissolving? This panel brings together a range of voices working across orchestral, experimental, and independent spaces to examine the tensions shaping the field today: tradition and reinvention, human creativity and generative systems, institutional pathways and self-defined careers. The conversation will probe how composers are navigating authorship, sustainability, and connection in real time, where is the music going, who is it for, and what does it ask of us now? 

Saturday, June 20 - Day 6    

ECP COACHINGS: Chamber Music with Imani Winds

9:30am-12:20pm, Various Spaces

Ensembles and composers work with members of Imani Winds on ECP repertoire.

WORKSHOP: Daniel Anastasio: Stop Explaining and Start Connecting - How to communicate classical music through feeling, story and sound.   

1:30-3:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Pianist Daniel Anastasio guides general audiences to a new way of classical music expression. Find out how personal values, presence, storytelling, public speaking, and deep preparation all play important roles. 

WORKSHOP: Mark Dover - Improvisation for Classical Musicians

3:30-5:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

As classical musicians, the hardest aspect to approaching improvisation is taking that first step off the page when you just don’t know what to play. This workshop seeks to undo that mental block we all initially have through simple group exercises, touching on concepts like modes, pentatonics and groove.

Sunday, June 21 - Day 7

Outreach Shorts Judging

1:30-3:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Groups will partake in a friendly competition performing their outreach programs.

WORKSHOP: John-Morgan Bush: Growth Mindset for Musicians

3:30-5:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

​Participants will learn about what a “portfolio career” is and how to seek opportunities to advance their goals resulting in a complete musical life. 

Monday, June 22 - Day 8

MASTERCLASS: Brandon George, flute

10:30am-12:30pm, Room 313

Flutist of Imani Winds and Faculty at Curtis Institute of Music

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MASTERCLASS: Mekhi Gladden, oboe

10:30am-12:30pm, Room 314

Oboist of Imani Winds and Faculty at Curtis Institute of Music​

MASTERCLASS: Mark Dover, clarinet

10:30am-12:30pm, Room 305

Clarinetist of Imani Winds and Faculty at Curtis Institute of Music, Rutgers University & Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music

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MASTERCLASS: Kevin Newton, horn

10:30am-12:30pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Hornist of Imani Winds and Faculty at Curtis Institute of Music

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MASTERCLASS: Monica Ellis, bassoon

10:30am-12:30pm, Room 340

Bassoonist of Imani Winds and Faculty at Curtis Institute of Music & Manhattan School of Music 

ECP SEMINAR: Inside the Residency: Building Music, Community, and Continuity

10:30am-12:30pm, Room 567

What does it take to build meaningful work within a major institution over time? Drawing on her residency with The Cleveland Orchestra, Allison Loggins-Hull explores the artistic, relational, and strategic dimensions beyond premieres; writing for specific musicians, building trust, and sustaining a creative presence across seasons. Ultimately, he shows how long-term collaboration can reshape both the music and the systems that support it.

READING SESSION II: Emerging Composer Program Fellows with Imani Winds

1:30-3:30pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Imani Winds will read works by the ECP Fellows.

CONVERSATION: Telos Consort

3:45-5:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

This innovative ensemble discusses their origins, development, unique ensemble configuration and maintaining a musical presence in New York City and beyond.

CONCERT: Telos Consort

7:00pm, Morse Concert Hall

A modular ensemble that exists as a blank canvas for experimental exploration and artistic dialogue.

Suggested donation: $20

Tuesday, June 23 - Day 9

COACHINGS: Chamber Music with Imani Winds

10:30am-12:20pm, Various spaces

Ensembles work with members of Imani Winds on festival repertoire.

​ECP WORKSHOP: Composer Presentations - Sharing Your Voice

10:30am-12:30pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

In a series of short lecture-demonstrations, ECP fellows will introduce their work and artistic identity to peers and mentors. Each presentation will begin with an artist statement, offering insight into your creative perspective. This is an opportunity to practice public speaking, build confidence in articulating your ideas, and connect more deeply as a community of composers.

ECP MASTERCLASS: inti figgis-vizueta, composition

1:30-3:30pm, Room 567

Ecuadorian-American composer known for atmospheric, rhythmically intricate works that often explore sound as a physical and spatial experience

MASTERCLASS: Evan Epifanio, bassoon

1:30-3:30pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Principal Bassoonist of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

MASTERCLASS: Yoonah Kim, clarinet

1:30-3:30pm, Room 313

Winner of CAG competition, former member of Ensemble Connect, active performer and educator around the globe

MASTERCLASS: Peter Davies, oboe

1:30-3:30pm, Room 314

Principal Oboist of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

SEMINAR: The Business of Imani Winds

4:00-5:30pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

IW/IWCMF Executive Director, Monica Ellis discusses the corporate side of Imani Winds while explaining various business practices and terminologies.

Wednesday, June 24 - Day 10

MASTERCLASS: Yoobin Son, flute

1:00-3:00pm, Room 313

MASTERCLASS: Chamber Music with Imani Winds I

3:00-5:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio

Select ensembles work with Imani Winds on festival repertoire 

CONCERT: Visionaries, Composers of NOW!

7:00pm, Morse Hall

Hosted by Allison Loggins-Hull. Hear world premieres composed by the Emerging Composers Program Fellows. Suggested donation: $20

Thursday, June 25 - Day 11

ECP SEMINAR: Now What? A Survival Guide for Emerging Composers

10:00-12:30pm, Room 567
Finishing a piece is just the beginning. In this session, we’ll explore what it takes to navigate the next steps as an early-career composer: getting your music performed, published, and heard. Through open discussion of real-world challenges, practical strategies, and evolving industry norms, we’ll reflect on the work you’ve created and map out how to keep building momentum beyond this summer. 

ECP Mentorship Sessions with Allison Loggins-Hull

1:30-4:30pm, Room 567

One-on-one exit session for ECP fellows.

MASTERCLASS: Chamber Music with Imani Winds II

1:30-3:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio 

Select ensembles work with Imani Winds on festival repertoire. 

CONVERSATION: An Afternoon Q&A with Imani Winds

3:30-5:00pm, Kaufman Dance Studio 

Our Story: All you wanted to know (and didn’t want to know) about Imani Winds.           

CONCERT: Chamber Music Celebration

7:00pm, Morse Hall

Culmination Concert for Festival Participants

Suggested donation: $20