Time of Music - Summer Academy Course: “Environmental Dialogue” – with Claire Chase and Annea Lockwood

Time of Music festival presents its 2026 Summer Academy course: “Environmental Dialogue” – with Claire Chase and Annea Lockwood. This course offers a collaborative approach to the interpretation and performance of open-form ensemble works by four iconic experimental composer-improvisers: Annea Lockwood, George Lewis, Pauline Oliveros and Terry Riley. Facilitated by the flutist and interdisciplinary artist Claire Chase, the course is open to instrumentalists, vocalists, improvisers, and electronic musicians of any practice who are interested in the social dynamics, ethics, and performance practices of collectively-led ensembles.

A special component of the course will be the presence of the composer Annea Lockwood, who will work with participants to shape a performance of her improvisation-based ensemble work bayou-borne, which was written in 2016 in honor of Pauline Oliveros.

The course will culminate in public performances presented in collaboration with Chase and Lockwood.

The course language is English.

Details:

• Time: 30th June – 5th July 2026
• Place: Viitasaari, Finland
• Application deadline: 22nd March 2026, midnight EET
• Applicants must have been born after 1st July 1986

Read more and apply: https://musiikinaika.org/en/environmental-dialogue-with-claire-chase-and-annea-lockwood/