Tidriks Distance Learning Calendar
October 2020 – June 2021
Saturday & Sunday October 17-18, 2020
Percussion Practicum for Composers: Froh and Fujii
A two-day percussion intensive specifically for composers from the performers’ perspective. With beloved Bahlest Eeeble Faculty Haruka Fujii (Cycle 8) and Chris Froh (Cycles 3+8). The Happy Hour will feature special guest percussionists Yu-Hui Chang and Sam Solomon.
Four Masterclasses + Happy Hour:
Saturday, Oct. 17 (Masterclass): 10am-12pm PT/1-3pm ET
Saturday, Oct. 17 (Masterclass): 3-5pm PT/6-8pm ET
Sunday, Oct. 18 (Masterclass): 10am-12pm PT/1-3pm ET
Sunday, Oct. 18 (Masterclass): 3-5pm PT/6-8pm ET
Sunday, Oct. 18 (Happy Hour): 6pm PT/9pm ET (with guest percussionists Yu-Hui Chang and Sam Solomon)
Registration closed.
Sundays November 8-29, 2020
Music Lit: A Brief History of DIY Punk: 1980-2020
An exploration of DIY Punk culture and history from 1980 to the present day will be given by practicing punk and experimental music composer, guitarist, bassist and label manager Aeryn Santillan (GLFCAM Fellow, Cycle 5 and 11). This course will dive into local, regional, and global scenes through documentaries, articles, and albums that showcase a multitude of punk subgenres, values, and socio-political movements. The Happy Hour discussion event will feature a panel of DIY punk veterans: David Norman, Flora Lucini, Ruben Polo, and Fernando Obregón Espinosa.
Four Class Meetings + Happy Hour
Sunday, Nov. 8 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Nov. 15 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Nov. 22 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Nov. 29 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Nov. 29 (Happy Hour): 5pm PT/8pm ET (with guest punk musicians David Norman, Flora Lucini, Ruben Polo, and Fernando Obregón Espinosa)
Registration closed.
Saturday & Sunday January 9-10, 2021
Western Harp Practicum for Composers: Conley and Overton
A two-day harp intensive specifically for composers from the performers’ perspective. With upcoming GLFCAM Bahlest Eeble faculty Megan Conley and Charles Overton (new to the GLFCAM family!). The Happy Hour will feature special guest harpists Krysten Keches, Brandee Younger, and Elizabeth Steiner.
Four Masterclasses + Happy Hour
Saturday, Jan. 9 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Saturday, Jan. 9 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Jan. 10 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Sunday, Jan. 10 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Jan. 10 (Happy Hour): 4pm PT/7pm ET (with guest harpists Krysten Keches, Brandee Younger, and Elizabeth Steiner)
Registration closed.
Saturday & Sunday January 30-31, 2021
Bass Practicum for Composers: Burns and Conley
A two-day bass intensive specifically for composers from the performers’ perspective. With upcoming GLFCAM Bahlest Eeble Faculty, Shawn Conley and Lizzie Burns (new to the GLFCAM family!). The Happy Hour will feature special guest bassists Nina DeCesare, Sam Suggs and Nicholas Walker.
Four Masterclasses + Happy Hour
Saturday, Jan. 30 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Saturday, Jan. 30 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, Jan. 31 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Sunday, Jan. 31 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, Jan. 31 (Happy Hour): 5pm PT/8pm ET (with guest bassists Nina DeCesare, Nicholas Walker and Sam Suggs)
Registration closed.
Sundays February 7-28, 2021
Music Lit: Intro to Karnatik Indian Music
Lead by performer, composer and scholar Rajna Swaminathan (GLFCAM Fellow Cycle 12), this course will explore the constellation of rhythmic and melodic concepts that emerge from South Indian Karnatik music. Listening examples and interactive modules will guide participants deeper into having a feel for the sounds and structures, while discussions about social and historical context provide perspective on future possibilities for experimentation. Varun Rangaswamy will be contributing as Rajna’s research assistant, and the Happy Hour will feature additional special guest artists Miles Okazaki, Ganavya Doraiswamy, and Utsav Lal.
Four Class Meetings + Happy Hour
Sunday, Feb. 7 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Feb. 14 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Feb. 21 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Feb. 28 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Feb. 28 (Happy Hour): 5pm PT/8pm ET (with guest artists Miles Okazaki, Ganavya Doraiswamy, and Utsav Lal)
Registration closed.
Saturday & Sunday March 13-14, 2021
Flute Practicum for Composers: Furuta and Joachim
A two-day flute intensive specifically for composers from the performers’ perspecitve. With upcoming GLFCAM Bahlest Eeble faculty Nathalie Joachim, and Ray Furuta (new to the GLFCAM family!). The Happy Hour will feature special guest flutists Rosa Jang and Allison Loggins-Hull.
Four Masterclasses + Happy Hour
Saturday, March 13 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Saturday, March 13 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, March 14 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Sunday, March 14 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, March 14 (Happy Hour): 5pm PT/8pm ET (with guest flutists Rosa Jang and Allison Loggins-Hull)
Registration closed.
Saturday & Sunday March 27-28, 2021
Countertenor Practicum for Composers: Aguilar
A two-day countertenor intensive specifically for composers, from the performers’ perspective. With upcoming GLFCAM Bahlest Eeble Faculty César Aguilar. The Happy Hour will feature special guest countertenors, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Ryan Patrick McDonald.
Four Masterclasses + Happy Hour
Saturday, March 27 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Saturday, March 27 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, March 28 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Sunday, March 28 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, March 28 (Happy Hour): 5pm PT/8pm ET (with guest countertenors Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Ryan Patrick McDonald)
Registration closed.
Sundays April 11- May 2, 2021
Music Lit: Latin American String Quartet Music
Latin American String Quartet Music: The Nationalists and the new generations. In the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1921), artists throughout Latin America became newly concerned with developing a language reflecting their own national cultural heritages. Inspired by their peers in mural arts, many composers attempted to forge a similar movement of cultural pride in music. Led by the first violinist of the Grammy-winning Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Saul Bitran, this course will cover seminal works of the Latin American string quartet repertoire with music scores and audio examples. The final happy hour discussion event of the course will feature the remaining three members of Cuarteto Latinoamericano as special guests: Violinist Aron Bitran, violist Javier Montiel, and cellist Alvaro Bitran.
Four Class Meetings + Happy Hour
Sunday, Apr. 11 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Apr. 18 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, Apr. 25 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, May 2 (Masterclass): 1-3pm PT/4-6pm ET
Sunday, May 2 (Happy Hour): 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET (with guests Cuarteto Latinoamericano)
Registration closed.
Saturday & Sunday May 8-9, 2021
Bassoon Practicum for Composers: Guidry and Samson
A two-day bassoon intensive specifically for composers, from the performers’ perspective. With Joy Guidry and Midori Samson (both new to the GLFCAM family!). The Happy Hour will feature special guest bassoonists Kika Wright and Brandon Scott Rumsey, and special guest artist duendita.
Four Masterclasses + Happy Hour
Saturday, May 8 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Saturday, May 8 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, May 9 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Sunday, May 9 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, May 9 (Happy Hour): 5pm PT/8pm ET (with guest bassoonists Kika Wright and Brandon Scott Rumsey)
Registration closed.
Saturday & Sunday May 22-23, 2021
Oboe Practicum for Composers: Bruckmann and Underwood
A two-day oboe intensive specifically for composers, from the performers’ perspective. With Kyle Bruckmann and Titus Underwood (both new to the GLFCAM family!). The Happy Hour will feature special guest oboists Hassan Anderson and Jacqueline Leclair.
Four Masterclasses + Happy Hour
Saturday, May 22 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Saturday, May 22 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, May 23 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Sunday, May 23 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, May 23 (Happy Hour): 5pm PT/8pm ET (with guest oboists Hassan Anderson and Jacqueline Leclair)
Registration closed.
Saturday & Sunday June 12-13 2021
Special Topic: Climate Intelligence & Action for Artists
Climate change ― climate disruption ― is now a bona fide civilizational emergency. Yet, to understand climate change, it must be seen as part of a suite of interconnected ecological and social crises, arising from the same pathology: us. Billions of creatures and millions of species may soon vanish; billions of people live in critical deprivation; and systems of food, energy, and economy will soon be going away, collapsing under the weight of a civilizational metabolism that requires nearly two planet’s worth of resources to sustain itself. The next ten years are critical to turn things around.
A different future could be ours: a sustainable, just, and vibrant space upon this island planet defined by a human civilization that thrives within the ecological means of the planet, and without the subjugation of its living creatures. And we have everything technological we need to realize an alternate reality. Yet, scientists, for all of their hard work, have not been able to sufficiently move the needle in terms of general cultural acceptance. There are stories to be told that would connect to science in a way that impels response, and we are in desperate need of the storytellers.
These storytellers are the artists. Protests songs since the beginning of civilization have galvanized entire political movements. Novels such as Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin and Upton Sinclair's The Jungle helped abolish slavery and address worker abuse. Vibrant and fantastical murals capture a community's spirit for racial justice. Artists who witness the events of their time can not only document them through word, music, and paint, but do so in ways that invite empathy and action. And artists can employ their hard-won skillsets and overactive imaginations to message a future that is just and green.
To this end, this course specifically for artists is a weekend-long introduction to a whole-systems framework of planetary boundaries and social foundations. With some reading and viewing of documentaries suggested beforehand, connections will be laid bare by renowned scholar/communicator of climate science (and music lover) Rob Davies so that the climate-aware artist can begin to inform themself and stir their creative psyche for stories to convey through their chosen medium. As part of the Academy’s Climate Commitment, through the marriage of scientific knowledge and artistic imagination, everyone will be given the tools to begin to see where their own special charisma as artists fits in the urgent race for our existence, no matter their talents, interests, or means.
The Happy Hour will feature the composers from Composing Earth as guest speakers.
Four classes + Happy Hour (Five meetings)
Saturday, June 12 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Saturday, June 12 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, June 13 (Masterclass): 9am-11am PT/12-2pm ET
Sunday, June 13 (Masterclass): 2-4pm PT/5-7pm ET
Sunday, June 13 (Happy Hour): 5pm PT/8pm ET (with guest speakers, Composing Earth composers)
Registration closed.
