cortona sessions

for new music

Ede, Netherlands

19 July – 1 August, 2026

One of the world’s premiere educational programs dedicated to the creation and performance of contemporary music, the Cortona Sessions is a destination for emerging composers and performers seeking to collaborate, learn, grow, and create. The Sessions provide participants with an inspiring and supportive environment in which new music is explored in all its possible forms.

Click here to read our 2026 Artistic Statement.

programs

performance

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composition

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conducting

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chamber music initiative

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performance • composition • conducting • chamber music initiative •

Three musicians playing marimbas on a dimly lit stage.
Three musicians performing on stage, one woman singing with her eyes closed, a man playing a saxophone, and another man playing a violin. All are under stage lighting with a black background.
A classical music ensemble performing on stage with a pianist, violinist, cellist, and a second violinist, with a grand piano and musical stands, on a wooden stage with dark curtains and green lighting.
A woman playing a grand piano on stage with sheet music on the music stand, illuminated by stage lights with a blue background.
A person playing a snare drum with drumsticks. The person is wearing a brown watch and a black shirt, with a colorful patterned skirt. The snare drum has a label that reads 'Akoesticum' and is illuminated with blue and purple lighting.
A man playing a gold saxophone on stage, reading music from a stand, with a black background.
Person with curly gray hair playing a flute on stage, wearing glasses and a striped long-sleeve shirt under a purple vest, with a dark background and stage lighting.
A woman playing the violin and a man playing the piano during a performance in a concert hall with warm red lighting.
A man playing the violin and a woman singing on stage in a performance setting.
A large group of people participating in a music rehearsal or workshop in an indoor space with bright lighting and white curtains. Some people are sitting oncarpets on the floor, while others are seated on chairs. A woman stands in the center with sh

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Plant Based thinking guides our 2026 Sessions.

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2025 Cortona Prize Results
2025 Cortona Prize Results

Congratulations to Corie Rose Soumah!

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2025 Sessions: Deepened Connections in the Netherlands
2025 Sessions: Deepened Connections in the Netherlands

Welcoming Anne La Berge to the 2025 Sessions!

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2024 Cortona Prize Results
2024 Cortona Prize Results

Congratulations to Aaron Israel Levine!

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our people

The Cortona Sessions is made great by all of the incredible people and musicians that have been a part of it since 2010.

Fellows of the Cortona Sessions have created their own new music concert series, joined university faculties, entered contemporary performance programs at leading conservatories, been winners of major composition prizes, and worked alongside many of the leading voices in contemporary music today.

Our Fellows
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2026 Faculty

COMPOSITION

Anthony R. Green, composition director & co-artistic director
Tina Tallon
Tonia Ko, special guest

PERFORMANCE

Sarah Brady, flute
Greg Oakes, clarinet
Geoffrey Deibel, saxophone
MingHuan Xu, violin
Cello TBA
Voice TBA
Michael Compitello, percussion & co-artistic director
Winston Choi, piano
Brianna Matzke, piano

CONDUCTING

Chris Younghoon Kim

Our Faculty

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