Hanneke Cassel

INSIGHT/ONSITE: A CREATIVE MUSIC RETREAT WITH MIKE BLOCK A Program Of The Fallingwater Institute Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s philosophy of “learning by doing”, Insight/Onsite for Musicians is for adult professional and college-aged musicians of diverse stylistic backgrounds to nurture composition, improvisation, and creativity in a collaborative setting. Fellows will enjoy individual creative time in the spaces of Frank Lloyd Wright’s beautifully designed Fallingwater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as in the natural surroundings of the Bear Run Nature Reserve.  There will be morning group sessions led by the faculty team, exploring daily creative challenges for Fellows to engage with each afternoon.  Fellows will also get one-on-one sessions with faculty to develop additional repertoire and concepts, and rehearsal time to workshop new material in collaboration with other Fellows. Evening sharing sessions in Fallingwater’s living room will give fellows a chance to try out new material in preparation for a culminating concert on the final evening, during which music created and developed during the retreat can be premiered publicly in collaborative performances by Fellows and Faculty.