MFA in Music Composition Archive

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...

CENTER FOR ART + SOCIAL JUSTICE STORIES: Meet composer and class of 2023 graduate Christopher Cobley, one of two recipients of VCFA’s 2022 Center for...

In late 2023, it was announced that VCFA MFA in Music Composition Alumnx Daniel Gil (MC ’22) was nominated to be in the first round...

Devin Barone DVB (he/they) is a composer, percussionist, & friend from Bay Shore, NY, currently residing in Saratoga Springs.

Pianist/Composer/Educator Angelica Sanchez moved to New York from Arizona in 1994. Since moving to the East Coast Sanchez has collaborated with such notable artists as...

Geof Bradfield’s work as a composer and performer on saxophones and clarinets embraces intersections of modern jazz and other streams of African Diaspora music, drawing...

Clarinetist and composer Ben Goldberg grew up in Denver, Colorado. He was a pupil of the eminent clarinetist Rosario Mazzeo and studied improvisation with Steve...