MFA in Music Composition Archive

Composer Rick Baitz is a founding faculty member of the VCFA MFA in Music Composition Program. Established in 2011, the VCFA MFA in Music Composition...

VCFA interviewed MFA in Music Composition faculty member Ravi Krishnaswami about his career scoring for everything from Super Bowl ads to best-selling video games for...

In anticipation of our summer 2024 residency—taking place on the campus of Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO from July 13-21, 2024—our six MFA programs...

The Playground Ensemble is the Rocky Mountain Region’s premier new music group. We are professional musicians, composers, educators and fans dedicated to presenting chamber music...

The ensemble’s name, Anna’s Ghost, refers to the legend of Anna, the resident ghost of Vermont College of Fine Arts, whose story you can read...

In 2024, VCFA MFA in Writing and MFA in Music Composition alumnx Shanta Lee (W ‘21) and Damon Honeycutt (MC ‘16) collaborated on the multimedia...

Pianist, violist, composer, and VCFA MFA in Music Composition alumnx Aruán Ortiz (MC ‘18) was recently awarded a distinguished 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition...

The ensemble’s name, Anna’s Ghost, refers to the legend of Anna, the resident ghost of Vermont College of Fine Arts, whose story you can read...

The City of Tomorrow, Wind Quintet The City of Tomorrow is an experimental wind quintet with a fearless aesthetic and a commitment to 21st-century music....

In anticipation of our winter 2024 residency—taking place on the campus of Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA from January 5-13, 2024—our six...