The Global Music Institute
About the Institute
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide an intimate space, via concerts and workshops, in which students and lovers of music can connect directly with master musicians and skilled practitioners from the world’s great musical traditions and burgeoning cross-cultural forms.
Our Values
Musical transmission happens beyond books, theory and academic observation. We at Halcyon believe in sitting with the master and in traditional teaching methods that emphasize the orality of deep musical learning. This style of musical training asks more of the student than mere specialization and integrates into its subject matter other disciplines and human experience as a whole. Halcyon aims to provide an environment in which students can sit at the feet of masters of the great traditions and learn from them on their own terms. We expect our students to respect the traditions, but not to treat them as fixed exotic forms. We recognize that these traditions are contemporary living entities and we aim to cultivate an environment of discipline, play, experiment, and full-bodied engagement.
Programs Offered
Programs Planned
Music Lessons
One hour sessions, offered online or in person, taught by musicians in a variety global traditions.
Concerts
Located at Halcyon affiliated venues in New England.
Webinars & Workshops
Located at Halcyon affiliated venues in New England or online. Designed by visiting artists and may be paired with an evening concert..
Residential Workshops
Thursday through Sunday program at a retreat center in New England taught by a visiting artist or ensemble who also perform a public concert Saturday night.
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Halcyon House Ensemble
A collective ensemble of regional musicians who each bring an original composition or repertoire piece. Musicians arrive on Friday evening, rehearse Saturday and Sunday and give a public matinee concert on Sunday. Initially by invitation only.
Halcyon Global Music Festival
An annual music festival lasting a weekend bringing a wide variety of global music and musicians to New England from around the world.