Forage & Flourish Contemporary Music Festival

02/28/2022

Registration for Forage & Flourish opens THIS WEDNESDAY, March 2, for Alpharetta residents and on March 16 for Non-Alpharetta residents.

Scan the QR Code below to register, spots are limited and we can’t wait to welcome you this Summer!

Have any questions? Reach out to us!

Forage & Flourish is presented with support from and in partnership with the City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services.

02/21/2022

Learn about the 2022 Forage & Flourish Commissioned Composer, Olivia Kieffer! Check our her website to read about what she has done and what she is doing, while rocking out to some of her music of course.

She will be writing a brand new work which will receive a world premiere by our student participants at our "Student Showcase Cocnert" on Sunday, June 20th at 3:30PM at the Alpharetta Arts Center.

Mark your calendars, registration for F&F 2022 opens on March 2nd!

Forage & Flourish is presented with support from and in partnership with the City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services.

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02/09/2022

Our 2022 announcement is here! 🍃🎶

Check it out below, spread the word and stay tuned for information about our concerts (locations and repertoire) in the coming weeks!

Our 2022 Artist Faculty:
Dr. Susan Tomkiewicz (Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University)

Dr. Brandon Quarles (UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music)

Dr. Doug Lindsey (Kennesaw State University Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music)

Dr. Gleb Kanasevich (Clarinetist, Composer and Noise/Drone Musician)

***The 2022 F&F Commissioned Composer is Olivia Kiefer***

Registration for our Student Participants opens on March 2nd, and we only have 20 spots available so mark your calendars!

06/24/2021

Our first edition is done, and all that we can say is - WOW!

To everyone who attended our concerts, thank you for supporting contemporary music in our community! To our amazingly talented and driven student participants, you have inspired us all, and we hope that you take all that we discussed back to your school music programs and will join us agin next year! To the City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services, without your support and partnership, F&F could not have happened!

To our Faculty Artists Ginevra Petrucci, Andy Hudson, Steven Banks, saxophone, Brandyn Taylor, Justin Waller and Daniel Pate, thank you for bringing your artistry to Alpharetta, GA through concerts and teaching, and for believing in what we do!

Our concerts featured music from over 20 living composers and we will include our programs below. F&F also gave the world premiere of two brand new works written by Flannery Cunningham and Peter Van Zandt Lane.

We want to also thank our collaborative concert venues, Thrive Coworking and South Main Kitchen (unfortunately cancelled due to the rain) for supporting contemporary music.

Please enjoy some of the photos taken during the festival by Brittany Hudson, Steve Hudson and Nathan Hudson. Our logo was designed by Victor Boyda.

We will see you all next year!

05/10/2021

F&F Faculty Artist Spotlight: Steven Banks

Recognized for his “glowing mahogany tone” (Seen and Heard International) and “breathtaking” (Classical Voice of NC) performances, American classical saxophonist Steven Banks “is at the forefront of musicians of his generation in his display of the highest level of both artistry and pedagogy.” (Taimur Sullivan, Professor of Saxophone, Northwestern University). Mr. Banks has an ongoing relationship with The Cleveland Orchestra, having performed with the legendary ensemble in Severance Hall, Carnegie Hall, and at the Blossom Music Center. Banks is the baritone saxophonist of the award-winning Kenari Quartet. The group has earned top prizes at 7 national and international chamber music competitions. He is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in music education, performance, and newly commissioned works in the classical realm and serves proudly as Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Ithaca College School of Music. He previously served on faculty at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory. He is an endorsing artist for Conn-Selmer Inc. instruments, D'Addario Woodwinds, LefreQue Sound Solutions, and Key Leaves.

The Forage & Flourish Contemporary Music Festival is presented in partnership with, and with support from the City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services.

To learn more about Steven, please head to his website, where you can also listen to him make magic with his horns.

http://steven-banks.com

04/16/2021

F&F Faculty Artist Spotlight: Dr. Andy Hudson

Performances by Andy Hudson have been hailed as “a treat for the listener” and have been praised for “an uncommon singularity of purpose, technical virtuosity, youthful vigor and a mature sensitivity.” He is an avid performer and educator of all styles of music, and has performed, taught and collaborated all over the world. He performs regularly with the The Zafa Collective, earspace and was a founding member of F-PLUS. He is currently clarinetist and co-artistic director of Latitude 49 and is the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at UNCG School of Music. Andy is an Artist-Clinician for Buffet Crampon and an Ambassador for Rovner Products. He performs exclusively on Buffet clarinets and Rovner ligatures.

The Forage & Flourish Contemporary Music Festival is presented in partnership with, and with support form the City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services.

To learn more about Andy, please head to his website to read more about him and to listen to him absolutely shred the clarinet.

04/12/2021

Did you know that we have an online hub for all things related to Forage & Flourish?

This page will stay up to date on all of our events, provide links to all of the composers featured throughout the festival as well as well as have the links to register for either the Student Workshop or the Youth (Children's) Workshop!

F&F is presented in partnerhsip with, and with support from: City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services

The Forage & Flourish Contemporary Music Festival is a new music event presented in partnership with the City of Alpharetta, with concerts featuring internationally acclaimed artists showcasing music written exclusively by living, powerful composers, two student workshops and an event for children.

04/05/2021

Before there was the Forage & Flourish Contemporary Music Festival, there was the Community Music Project (CMP)!

The CMP is a series of five YouTube videos, each introducing a brand new piece of music that you, your friends, your children, anybody (with or without musical experience) can engage with and perform! The music is written by Kevin Day, Alex Temple and myself.

The scores are linked in the YT videos, so check them out and make some music! Each video explains everything that you, your family, or your students will need to know in order to perform each work!

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

04/03/2021

Did you know that registration for both the High School Workshop and the Children's Workshop (Youth) is now available?

Let's take a closer look at the High School Workshop (June 19th-20th from 11:30am-3:30pm @ the Alpharetta Arts Center):

*Two days and 8 hours of instruction from our Artist Faculty featuring rehearsals, career conversations, college preparation, wild sounds, noise making and more!
*We will learn several pieces of contemporary music - notated/graphic/indeterminate/etc. - which you will get to perform alongside our faculty at our final concert!
*You will receive a fresh and sleek Forage & Flourish t-shirt!
*We will be providing a delicious lunch.

For Non-Alpharetta residents: $150.00
For Alpharetta residents: $100.00

***Spots are very limited, so be sure to register now***

The Student Workshops will provide high school youth in our community with an opportunity to learn from and engage with top music faculty from institutions all over the country. Working with this line-up of top professionals, the students will benefit from hands-on experience in rehearsal while prep...

03/24/2021

The Forage & Flourish Contemporary Music Festival is a new music event presented in partnership with the City of Alpharetta, with concerts featuring internationally acclaimed artists showcasing music written exclusively by living, powerful composers, two student workshops and an event for children.

The Student Workshops will provide high school youth in our community with an opportunity to learn from and engage with top music faculty from institutions all over the country while preparing several new works and discussing contemporary performance techniques, college preparation and more. Our Children's Workshop will be a fantastic opportunity to introduce younger children (and their parents!) to contemporary music through interactive performance and group engagement.

Our concerts will take place throughout Downtown Alpharetta (stay tuned for the locations and presenting collaborators to be announced!), and our workshops will be held at the Alpharetta Arts Center. Two brand new works written by Flannery Cunningham (Philadelphia based composer) and Peter Van Zandt Lane (The University of Georgia) will receive a premiere during this event, and the composers will be in attendance (virtually, if not in person). These concerts will be free and open to the public.

***WORKSHOPS REQUIRE REGISTRATION AND THIS INFORMATION WILL SHARED ON THIS PAGE***