reflections from participants
"This was an awesome series of events. So incredibly thrilling to be surrounded by such movingly talented folks, offering such a wide range of music, and so many aspects of creative energy." ~ Martin
"This festival has the potential to set new standards in forging the future of contemporary music. I was very fortunate to have my piece accepted and performed by professional musicians, hence the main reason for my being present at the open rehearsal and witnessing its premiere. The faculty members are top talents, eager to impart their vision and enthusiasm to the participants. It was a very inspiring week for me." ~ Anne
"The festival was definitely marvelous. Not just the music. The relationships, communication, and collaboration between people... simply many, many things were superb. Especially the chance to premiere great contemporary chamber works..." ~ Ahmet
"It was such an amazing festival and incredible working with you all. A truly invaluable experience. I can only hope I continue working with such great musicians and people." ~ Amanda
"Composers and performers work together to achieve a unity of purpose: Satisfying musical events to savor and treasure for a lifetime." ~ John
"Following soundSCAPE I am now full of inspiration to learn and perform as much contemporary music as possible and I envisage this to be a very rewarding career pathway. I aspire to expand the guitar repertoire and thanks to the festival, I now have a network of composers and performers from around the world to help me do so!" ~ Andrew
"Wonderful people, beautiful scenery, excellent concerts... A week in contemporary music heaven. All in all, a stunning success! ~ Lisa