The New York Youth Symphony’s Musical Theater Songwriting Program (MTS) is designed to lead students through a range of musical theater songwriting processes. Whether their background is as a classical composer, singer-songwriter, performer, writer, or some cool hyphenate, this program will provide students with the opportunity to both study the fundamentals of musical theater songwriting and take artistic risks. Led by Director Michael Kooman, weekly sessions will feature seminars, workshops, and masterclasses with some of Broadway’s most distinguished composers, writers, performers, musicians, producers, directors, and designers. Throughout the year, students will also have the unique opportunity to workshop new material with performers from the Harlem School of the Arts and Molloy/CAP21 Musical Theatre Conservatory, as well as a Broadway pit band.
The 2024/25 Johanna Garfield Visiting Artist Series includes: Cinco Paul (Schmiggadoon!, Despicable Me, The Lorax), Anna Jacobs (Teeth, Disney The Tale of Moana), Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days, Scotland, PA), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Adelina Mithcell (Wicked), and David Korins (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hanson).
A Collection of Original Songs Written by Our Students Performed at One of the Most Iconic Music Venues in New York City.
"The first time we ever worked with a band - it was beautiful to see the music come together taking whatever was written down and transforming it into something bigger."
Anais Lee Escobar
Photo Credit: Molly Higgins
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