Calling the cool kids!

Conductors, composers, performers, and music educators!

June 16 - 22, 2025, in collaboration with “A Heretic’s Guide to Musicianship”, we are returning to the great Avaloch Farm Music Institute for our professional development education retreat! Detailed information is available at this link!

https://www.avalochfarmmusic.org/pittsburgh-new-music-ensemble

We will be digging deep into the art of interpretation and learning how to study deeply, working on all aspects of rehearsing and musical leadership, and working directly with the incredible composer Gilda Lyons! Avaloch will be an amazing place to do some GREAT work together. They will provide full room and board, including 3 meals a day provided by Avaloch’s incredible professional chefs ! For our 2025 retreat, we are offering the incredible first year tuition price of only $850 per person for the courses for the whole week! Room and board will be an additional $1080 per person.

We are now taking deposits to hold your space, and we can only accept 25 participants for this incredible and unique opportunity! The remainder of the balance for tuition, and the room and board fees will be due by May 1 .

Arrive anytime on June 16 (dinner provided around 6 p.m. ), and depart on June 22 (breakfast provided around 8 am).

To hold your space for our retreat please click here on the link below submit your non-refundable $500 deposit. Select the appropriate amount, and also make a note in the available field that you are making the payment toward the Herertic’s Guide retreat! (Please note that if paying by credit card or through paypal, you MUST click YES and cover the 3% processing fee that we incur for any Heretic’s Guide payments.) If you would like to avoid this fee you are instead welcome mail us a check and you can email Kevin at kevinnoe@icloud.com to let us know and grab the address!