| cmash is a new-music repertory group dedicated to fostering and sustaining long-term collaborative relationships between composers and performers. Our creative product emerges from a joining of academic and mainstream sensibilities with a commitment to audience engagement and satisfaction. Through educational programming and outreach activities, we will infuse the contemporary music community with fresh interest and talent. |
| vision statement In the cmash collaborative model, composers and performers learn from and inspire one another in creative synergy. This cultivates a deep, mutual investment in resulting repertoire. cmash invites its members and associating artists to draw on the fullness of one another’s talents, resources and personal visions in crafting new works. Ultimately, the collaborative rapport between composer and performer becomes intrinsic to an audience's experience of new music. |
| we believe ~ |
| The fundamental role of music is to communicate. In every performance there exists the potential for an organic connection between listeners, performers and composers. With informative and innovative concert programming, cmash engages audiences of diverse backgrounds and musical experience levels in a dynamic exchange of ideas and emotions. |
| A noncompetitive, supportive environment is the ideal creative space for artists to do their best work. cmash encourages artists to conduct themselves with integrity and goodwill toward one another regardless of aesthetic perspective, academic affiliation, or material accomplishment. |
| Premieres are a thrilling and vital part of our work, but first performances needn't be the only performances. Musical works mature over multiple playings and hearings. To this end, cmash will cultivate a network of performers dedicated to repeat performances of new works. |
| Contemporary works are written by and for contemporary people. Seeking to connect with listeners and to draw out the potential creativity in young writers and musicians, cmash artists and composers offer masterclasses, seminars and workshops in the collaborative process. |
| Health and well-being are integral to artistic success. We strive to design business and creative models in which artists' health and well-being are valued as highly as professional development, material productivity, and financial gain. |
| A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: It's loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. |