Author: John Aylward

Etchings!
I’ll be teaching composition again this summer in the heart of France! WIth the inspiring help of guest Franck Bedrossian and Nicholas Isherwood, working with a new group of young composers will be pretty exciting. Plus, scenes from Switch, my upcoming opera, will be workshopped!

A brief post to share this latest premiere–just performed by Sound Energy. What a group! Last fall, they premiered Arachne–has been a great experience working with them!

Teaching alongside my Ecce colleagues, Isabel Mundry and Raphael Cendo last week at the Goethe Institute. Eight fellows from around the world joined us for readings of their work, lessons and masterclasses. Read more here. Thanks so much to the Goethe Institute, Harvard, New England Conservatory and the French Consulate for their support!

Isabel, Raphael and Ecce conductor Ryan McAdams working with a workshop fellow

Ecce violinist Karen Kim speaking on extended techniques. Isabel and Raphael contribute.

Isabel and Raphael at the reading session.

Raphael and Isabel

Anne Schreffler from Harvard Speaks with Raphael and Isobel

Ecce After Performing Raphael’s Rokh

Thanks to everyone who made Etchings 2014 so special. Working with you all was an unbelievable pleasure and I feel lucky to have had another great summer. Special thanks to Mark Andre and Garth Knox for being extraordinary people and amazing musicians.

Ecce working with participant Gyorgi Dmitrov.

Ecce Ensemble Rehearsing

Ravi, Derek and Ethan working with Garth Knox.

Garth in Masterclass

Serafim giving a toast for the Saurraut’s–one of our hosts.

Festival Lawn

Festival Lawn

Garth in Masterclass

Mark Andre in Masterclass

After a concert

Garth and John

Jean-Philippe and Jay

Mark Andre and Garth Knox

Jay, Serafim and John

Jay with our two assistants: Kinga and…Kinga

Dinner at the Saurraut’s

Leonardo and Derek

Julien, Wes and Sean

Serafim, Garth and Szymon

Jay and Jean-Philippe

Last night in Auvillar. Jean-Philippe, Wes and Tristan

Looking forward to working with Beat Furrer, GarthKnox, and a group of great young composers at Etchings this summer. And so excited to be with some truly remarkable performers. Before we set out, you can catch the premiere of Ephemera at the Ivry-sur-Seine in Paris on June 28th, 8:30PM. If you’re in Paris next week, please come by!

Hear the New York premiere of Mercury at the DiMenna Center. May 15th. There will be a 7PM reception with the composers and the concert starts at 8PM. This is Ecce’s final event of the season before they set off for the Etchings Festival in France.