Dive into the creative process of musical composition as you learn about the instruments of the orchestra and how to write for them. Work with our professional composition instructors and receive constructive feedback on your original music in workshops with Tucson Symphony Orchestra's professional musicians and visiting composers and performers. Cultivate your familiarity with music notation through hands-on, experiential learning.

You will also have the unique opportunity to observe closed dress rehearsals, meet renowned guest artists, and interview professional composers - a privilege granted only to Young Composers Project students! At the end of class, you will leave with an original musical score you wrote, printed and bound yourself and a professional audio recording of your composition. The class culminates in the Young Composers Festival, during which the Tucson Symphony Orchestra performs your original work.