2025 Creative Musicians Retreat

All participants at the Creative Musicians Retreat take classes, sing in chorus, attend improvisation workshops, hear concerts, and participate in Composers Forums. Courses include the Walden School Musicianship Course, seminars on Contemporary Topics, and courses in electronic music.

Each summer, an acclaimed contemporary music ensemble and composer-in-residence join us at the Creative Musicians Retreat. Recent Composers-in-Residence include Oscar Bettison, Amy Beth Kirsten, Lei Liang, Marcos Balter, Lisa Bielawa, and George Lewis, and past visiting artists and ensembles include David Friend, Bonnie Whiting, Kyle Flens, Matthew Gold, International Contemporary Ensemble, and Mivos Quartet.