Master of Arts in Composition and Theory

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Intensive two-year programme with a demanding schedule of project-work.

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The master curriculum includes individual tutorials, composition theory and analysis seminars, orchestration classes, electronic techniques (some of them in collaboration wih IRmus, Civiche Scuole Milano), workshops.
All work is rehearsed and recorded in regular workshops with instrumental and vocal students. Many opportunities arise for student compositions to be played by ensembles, and commissions are offered to write for a large number of events with professional performers both within and outside the School.
A seminar series underpins all studies and features guest composers (guests of the past years: Helmuth Lachenmann, Salvatore Sciarrino, Johannes Schoellhorn, Pierluigi Billone, Ivan Fedele, Giorgio Netti, Mauro Lanza, etc.) and guest performers (Ensemble Laboratorium, Daniel Gloger, Trio Recherche, Maurizio Grandinetti, etc.)
Students are expected to become involved in projects and different kinds of collaborative work in many domains such as visual art, dance and theatre (Lanterna Rossa, Novecento e presente, neon&caffeine, and many others)