MFA in Music Composition Archive

Making their second appearance at an MFA in Music Composition residency, this phenomenal saxophone quartet features: Ken Thomson, soprano and alto; Peter Hess, alto; Edward...

Winter 2018 Piano Trio: Mary Rowell, violin; David Russell, cello; and Geoffrey Burleson, piano.

The Brooklyn Brass Quintet is five virtuosic musicians dedicated to the performance and creation of contemporary classical and alt-classical new music. The ensemble...

Praised by the Boston Globe as "superb", the dynamic bass clarinet/marimba duo Transient Canvas (Amy Advocat, bass clarinet & Matt Sharrock, marimba) has...

The String Trio is comprised of members of the Secret Quartet and the Power Quartet, both of which were formed at VCFA during previous MFA...

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...

Described by the New York Times as an ensemble possessing an "edgy, unflagging energy," Talujon has been mesmerizing audiences since 1990. For well...

Winter 2017 Crossover Quintet: River Guerguerian, drumset and percussion; Pat Swoboda, upright and electric bass; John Benthal, guitars; Gregor Huebner, violin; Anna Webber, flute and...

Since its inception, the Spektral Quartet has sought out the discourse between the great works of the traditional canon and those written this...

Approaching the delta where contemporary classical music, experimental music, environmentalism, and humanism converge, The City of Tomorrow is a woodwind quintet with unusual...