Collective Composition Workshop - 2026 Summer Registration

Experience creativity and composition with the AMFS!
July 30-August 1, 2026 | Aspen, CO

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The Aspen Music Festival and School’s first Collective Composition Workshop, presented in partnership with TACAW (The Arts Campus at Willits), invited student musicians in grades 4–12 to come together for a week-long, after-school workshop in April 2026 to create an original musical composition.

This summer, returning and new students (grades 4-12) are welcome to join us for the Summer Extension, which will continue the composition process from Thursday-Saturday, July 30-August 1, 2026. The culminating work will be performed on the Aspen Music Festival and School's summer season on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 4:30 PM at Harris Concert Hall.

Please complete this registration form and tuition payment if you are a NEW student participating in the Summer Extension. Students who participated in the April Workshop do NOT need to complete this registration form.

About Collective Composition:
Centered on student voice and leadership, Collective Composition encourages participants to explore themes that matter to them and to express their experiences through sound. Guided by professional musicians who have honed this educational approach with young artists nationwide, students will nurture their innate creativity, grow their individual musicianship, and build confidence as collaborators while composing and refining an original piece of music together.

Support for this project comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, Nancy Swift Furlotti and the Pettit Foundation, and Alpine Bank.

April Workshop space provided in partnership with TACAW (The Arts Campus at Willits)

Program Information

Participants

For students (grades 4-12) in or near Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley with at least 1 year of experience on their instrument or in vocal study. No prior composition experience necessary!

We welcome students affiliated with AMFS AfterWorks, TACAW, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, the Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra, Rock and Roll Academy, Bravo! Vail, in-school music programs in and around Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley, home school students, and/or those studying with private instructors.

Please complete the registration form and tuition payment if you are a NEW student participating in the Summer Extension. Students who participated in the April Workshop do NOT need to complete this registration form.

Summer Extension Schedule

Thursday - Saturday, July 30 - August 1, 2026

Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, 12 - 6:00 PM

Aspen Music Festival and School - Aspen, CO

Tuition and Scholarship Information

Tuition: $100

Partial and full scholarships are available for students in financial need.

For more information or with questions, please visit the AMFS Collective Composition Workshop webpage or contact us at education@aspenmusic.org.

Contact Information

Student First Name

Student Middle Name

Student Last Name

Gender

Age of student (as of July 30, 2026)

Racial or Ethnic Group

If other (please specify):

2025-2026 Grade

2025-2026 School

If other, please specify:

Student Email (if applicable)

Student Phone Number (if applicable)

Guardian 1: First Name

Guardian 1: Last Name

Guardian 1: Email Address

Guardian 1: Phone Number

Would you like to submit contact information for a second parent/guardian?

Guardian 2: First Name

Guardian 2: Last Name

Guardian 2: Email Address

Guardian 2: Phone Number

Workshop Details

We can help students and families connect with other workshop participants to arrange carpools to and from the workshop location, if needed.

Will you require transportation (via carpool) to or from Aspen during the workshop dates?

Yes

Maybe

From where will you require transportation?

Your Musical Background

Instrument (If your main instrument is voice, please pick voice. If you do not play an instrument nor sing, please pick percussion.)

How long have you been playing this instrument (or singing, if instrument is voice)?

Do you currently take private lessons on this instrument?

Who is your private lesson / classroom music teacher?

Do you currently or have you played other instruments (or sang) in addition to the instrument selected above?

Please describe your musical background and experience. (List 2-3 pieces you are currently working on or have worked on recently, organizations you are affiliated with, etc.)

What's On Your Mind?

What is one thing you wish adults knew about being a kid/teen right now?

What are two words that describe what "home" means to you?

What are three things that remind you of living in the Roaring Fork Valley, in Colorado, or in America?