Yarn/Wire is hosting its ninth annual International Institute, an incubator for sonic collaborations between performers, ensembles, composers, and creators, serving as an ecosystem for emerging and world-class artists to collectively push the boundaries of music, performance and sound. Over the duration of the program, participants from around the world, including both instrumentalists and composers, collaborate on new and existing works, participating in performances, collaborations, talks, and workshops.  

This year’s faculty members include Yarn/Wire—Russell Greenberg and Sae Hashimoto, percussion; Laura Barger and Julia Den Boer, pianos—in addition to Anthony Cheung and Zeena Parkins. Guest artists include Laura Cocks (flute), Christopher Gross (cello), Gwen Rouger (piano), and Festival Artists include Nava Dunkelman (percussion), gabby-fluke mogul (violin), Core of the Coalman (Jorge Boehringer), and Cory Smythe (piano). Tickets for the Festival on June 21-22 are free and available here.

COMPOSITION FACULTY

PARTICIPANTS

Sam Alvarez, Bret Berry, Jake Ellzey, Cendan Dillon, Sam Friedman, Maxwell Hinton, Kristian Josifoski, Maya Kaya, Jee Won Kim, Peter Ko, Graham Lazorchak, Zachary Mezzo, Julián Pujols-Quall, Alexandra Saraceno, Mansi Shah, Jaze Matteo Wharton

GUEST ARTISTS

Laura Cocks, flute; Christopher Gross, cello; Gwen Rouger, piano; Nava Dunkelman, percussion and gabby fluke-mogul, violin; Core of the Coalman (Jorge Boehringer); Cory Smythe, piano and DoYeon Kim, gayageum.

The Institute Festival Final Performances will take place at The DiMenna Center on June 21-22.

JUNE 16 - Stony Brook University

7:00PM Yarn/Wire performs works by Patrick Higgins and Seong Ae Kim

JUNE 17 - Stony Brook University

Christopher Gross, cello

4:30 PM Public Masterclass with Institute Participants

7:00 PM Solo Performance

JUNE 20 - Stony Brook University

Laura Cocks, flute

1:30PM Solo Performance + Masterclass with Institute Participants

JUNE 21 - The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, NYC

7:00 PM Institute Participants perform works by George Lewis, Igor Santos, Cassie Wieland, Klaus Lang, Anna-Louise Walton, and Erin Rogers

8:30 PM Yarn/Wire with Anthony Cheung, piano and Zeena Parkins, harp

JUNE 22 - The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, NYC

3PM Nava Dunkelman, percussion and gabby fluke-mogul, violin

4:15 & 5:30 PM Institute Participants perform music by Bret Berry, Jake Ellzey, Sam Friedman, Kristian Josifoski, Jee Won Kim, Graham Lazorchak, Zachary Mezzo, Julián Pujols-Quall, and Jaze Matteo Wharton.

7:30 PM Core of the Coleman (Jorge Boehringer)

8:30 PM Cory Smythe, piano and DoYeon Kim, gayageum

Admission to all festival concerts is FREE with registration. 

All events take place in Cary Hall.

The 2024 Yarn/Wire International Institute and Festival is made possible by generous support from The Stony Brook University Music Department, The Albert Augustine Foundation, The Robert D. Bielecki Foundation, and The National Endowment for the Arts, Yamaha Artist Services, New York State Council on the Arts, and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

SPONSORS