MFA in Music Composition Archive

Award-winning Liberian-Norwegian pianist Kamilla Arku draws on her diverse background as inspiration for her work as a performer and educator.

Called “contemporary chamber trailblazers” by the Boston Globe, Hub New Music is a “nimble quartet of winds and strings” (NPR) forging new...

The Thalea String Quartet brings their signature vibrancy and emotional commitment to dynamic performances that reflect the past, present, and future of the string quartet...

Equally at home performing new contemporary and experimental works, playing to picture, improvising on jazz pieces, backing songwriters, and more, Anna’s Ghost plays and performs...

Frank J. Oteri is a composer and music journalist based in New York City whose syncretic compositional style, which combines emotional directness with an obsession...

Pianist, musicologist, and music industry professional Trudy Chan, since moving to New York City from Hong Kong in 2002, has enjoyed a busy career as...

Fellowship grant funds from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation will support the two VCFA faculty members' creative work and scholarship.

Exploring the personal and the idiosyncratic aspects of music-making, Brooklyn composer Lainie Fefferman’s most recent commissions have been from ETHEL, Kathleen Supov, TILT Brass, James...

Berkeley-based composer, bassist, improviser, and producer Lisa Mezzacappa has been an active part of California’s vibrant music community for nearly 20 years. Her activities as...

The Voice/Piano Trio is Stephanie Meyers, Robert Frankenberry, and Jeremy Siskind.