An acclaimed contemporary music ensemble is in residence at the Creative Musicians Retreat (CMR). The ensemble presents a concert of new music to kick off the program. During the week, the ensemble rehearses and workshops pieces by the CMR participants. These works are then performed in a Composers Forum.
In 2012, the Ensemble-in-Residence will be the Wet Ink Ensemble.
The Composer-in-Residence at the Creative Musicians Retreat teaches private composition lessons, leads master classes and moderates the discussion at the Composers Forums, during which original work by the participants is presented.
In 2012, the Composer-in-Residence will be James Mobberley.
In 2011, the artists-in-residence at the Creative Musicians Retreat were Russell Pinkston and the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).
